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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Does anyone make a better speaker that'll fit in the factory hole on my '13 Streetglide? Seems a little hard to hear on windy days and when you go a little above half volume it doesn't seem to increase the volume level any.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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Just about everybody makes a better speaker. It depends on how much you want to spend. Any 5 1/4 speaker will fit. Any bigger and you will need adapter rings.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rickdavis
Does anyone make a better speaker that'll fit in the factory hole on my '13 Streetglide? Seems a little hard to hear on windy days and when you go a little above half volume it doesn't seem to increase the volume level any.
UltraNutz has a recommended quality sound build:

Polk audio mm651 6.5" speakers
Soundstream pn 4.540 amp
Poly fill (to wrap the speakers
Adapter rings

All for slightly over 3 hundo. I ordered everything from amazon but the speaker adapters. Do a search on UltraNutz to find all you want on the subject.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Didn't know if they needed to be a certain kind of "all weather" speaker or if I could just swing into best buy and pick up some polks or kickers.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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Didn't know if they needed to be a certain kind of "all weather" speaker or if I could just swing into best buy and pick up some polks or kickers.
Most Polk's are marine rated. DB651, DXi650, and the MM651's are all fine.
 
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I thinking of going Polks cause my current speakers on my PBR4 are J&M. They do just fine, but I'm looking for a little more and matching 4ohm speaks.
 
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no offense, but if you want a little more get rid of that PBR300x4. Bet those J&Ms would sound pretty good with a good 2ohm stable amp driving them.
 
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Does anyone make a better speaker that'll fit in the factory hole on my '13 Streetglide? Seems a little hard to hear on windy days and when you go a little above half volume it doesn't seem to increase the volume level any.
Yes! If ya don't want to add an amp too, get a set of 6.5" 2ohm coax speakers ya like. Polk/infinity/jbl make some good ones. Mount them with some adapter rings from arc/dragonfly/throttleup... Enjoy!
 
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Hog tunes sound good and bolt right in
 
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