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[QUOTE=ElGigante;13202594]So one round of my stereo was similar to your setup (different speaker is all). Here are somethings to check
1) Are +/- matching from headunit to speakers? Meaning are your speakers in phase?
2) Make sure amp is set to AP
3) Set amp to about 5.5 or 6 to start with
4) Use something with good overall sound to test/setup with. IE not rap, not pop, not new R&B. Something with good mix of bass and treble and not over compressed.
Starting with those you should be able to see some improvement
Man I sure hope so !!! Thank you
1) Are +/- matching from headunit to speakers? Meaning are your speakers in phase?
2) Make sure amp is set to AP
3) Set amp to about 5.5 or 6 to start with
4) Use something with good overall sound to test/setup with. IE not rap, not pop, not new R&B. Something with good mix of bass and treble and not over compressed.
Starting with those you should be able to see some improvement
Man I sure hope so !!! Thank you
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So one round of my stereo was similar to your setup (different speaker is all). Here are somethings to check
1) Are +/- matching from headunit to speakers? Meaning are your speakers in phase?
2) Make sure amp is set to AP
3) Set amp to about 5.5 or 6 to start with
4) Use something with good overall sound to test/setup with. IE not rap, not pop, not new R&B. Something with good mix of bass and treble and not over compressed.
Starting with those you should be able to see some improvement.
1) Are +/- matching from headunit to speakers? Meaning are your speakers in phase?
2) Make sure amp is set to AP
3) Set amp to about 5.5 or 6 to start with
4) Use something with good overall sound to test/setup with. IE not rap, not pop, not new R&B. Something with good mix of bass and treble and not over compressed.
Starting with those you should be able to see some improvement.
Didn't forget about you Satch. . .Had to crash for a few. Elgigante has given you some great advice. If still no improvement. Let me know and we'll get together and figure it out!
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I have an 2010 Ultra Limited with a stock HU....A new PBR 300x2 amp and 2 front BT7.1 speakers..My buddy and I hooked it up and it just sounds like crap....At times the stock back speakers sound better...I have had some advice and will try and check those things out Saturday. I know when we did this weeks back my buddy had posted a few questions and got some advice from you as I did when pulling the trigger on this setup...I am NOT tech savvy whatsoever so that's why I was looking for someone not too far away to take this rig and figure something out...Hopefully just something a simple adjustment will fix...Fader is set to middle as is bass and treble...AVC off for the most aprt...At times it seems to sound good but 99% of time it sucks and really sucks spending $$$ and the stock system almost sounded better
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UltraNutz, on your post with installation instructions in BOLD red it says... run ground to battery....Hook to what ?? On printed instructions it said to hook to ABS screw under tripletree...
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Rider718 is who asked for advice for wiring up....When first installed it was about deafening in the garage but after buttoning up with zip ties and fairing back on the ride home was dismal....I'm thinking something has come loose...I can't think of anything else..
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I have an 2010 Ultra Limited with a stock HU....A new PBR 300x2 amp and 2 front BT7.1 speakers..My buddy and I hooked it up and it just sounds like crap....At times the stock back speakers sound better...I have had some advice and will try and check those things out Saturday. I know when we did this weeks back my buddy had posted a few questions and got some advice from you as I did when pulling the trigger on this setup...I am NOT tech savvy whatsoever so that's why I was looking for someone not too far away to take this rig and figure something out...Hopefully just something a simple adjustment will fix...Fader is set to middle as is bass and treble...AVC off for the most aprt...At times it seems to sound good but 99% of time it sucks and really sucks spending $$$ and the stock system almost sounded better
- wrap those 7.1" in polyfil. 3 thin layers on each speaker. you can get this from Walmart
- battery and ground cables. make sure both are going directly to the battery
- make sure your crossover switch is set to AP (All Pass). When set in this position, the freq **** is disabled by design.
- make sure that the speaker wires coming from your head unit are matched to those going into the amplifier. meaning make sure R+ from the head unit is going to R+ on the input of the amp, same with left side
- then make sure that the same thing applies from the amp to the speakers.
If you get the polarity wrong on 1 input or 1 speaker, it will make the whole system sound like crap.
Head unit to amp connections:
Stock RF+ (green/black) goes to grey wire on input of amp harness
Stock RF - (grey/red) goes to grey/black wire on input of amp harness
Stock LF + (white/orange) goes to white wire on input of amp harness
Stock LF - (white/green) goes to white/black wire on input of amp harness
Amp to speaker connections:
grey wire to right speaker +
grey/black wire to right speaker -
white wire to left speaker +
white/black wire to left speaker -
Something to keep in mind also. Any speaker that is sold as a Harley "replacement speaker" is going to have it's + and - terminals reversed from that we are all used to dealing with on car audio. Harley in all their infinite wisdom has the small terminal on the speaker as the + instead of - like on every other speaker in the world.
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Those step by step instructions I put up there were done long before Rockford Fosgate released their technical service bulletin about running grounds directly to the battery. Connect it directly to the battery terminal. Some are still grounding up front and that's fine if it works for them. As an overall blanket statement, I tell everyone now to run directly to the battery with the ground as well as the power.
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