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Old Oct 25, 2022 | 02:16 PM
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Default Which flash?
For now gonna run a 2 sp 1 amp setup but that may change in the future.

is the soundz 8 sp 2 amp flash really the best? Or should i consider a different one?
 
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Soundz/8:2 is the flattest.
Rf has a small bump in midbass

Either one is good for any system.
 
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There is some great information that Adenton528 posted with a link to his findings on different flashes.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/audio...ash-rta-s.html
 
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ok so now is it worth just paying for a flash at a random shop or do i just order the tool for the extra $150 and i can flash as much as i want?
 
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ok so now is it worth just paying for a flash at a random shop or do i just order the tool for the extra $150 and i can flash as much as i want?
If your talking about the Alaris flash tool, you get one flash with purchase. Then you have to pay $79 for each bike your flash beyond the first one. Once the bike is flashed, you can flash that bike as many times as you want.
 
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If your talking about the Alaris flash tool, you get one flash with purchase. Then you have to pay $79 for each bike your flash beyond the first one. Once the bike is flashed, you can flash that bike as many times as you want.
i get that. I’m asking if it’s worth having for your own bike in case you want to try different flashes with your set up?
 
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i get that. I’m asking if it’s worth having for your own bike in case you want to try different flashes with your set up?
Nope
 
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So just pick a flash and get-r-done….

the three i am considering are

rockford
soundz
and hd 8/2

of the three which works best on 2 sp setup with a possibility to to do some lids in future?
 
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So just pick a flash and get-r-done….

the three i am considering are

rockford
soundz
and hd 8/2

of the three which works best on 2 sp setup with a possibility to to do some lids in future?
I use Soundz for every bike, 2 speaker with no DSP to 10 speaker and DSP.
I want to start with the cleanest/flattest single
 
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See this is why research and reading come in handy before making any purchases. I’ve been trying to figure out and wrap my brain around how everyone is going from speaker level inputs directly into amps and DSP and I finally found a website that explains that when you flash the radio, not only are you flattening the EQ curve you are also bypassing the internal amp, so the outputs are now line level, even though the wiring is going directly to the speakers.
 
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