Ipod driven sound system
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Ipod driven sound system
Hello All,
I am new here, so I apologize if I am in the wrong place here posting. I have a 2005 Softail that I have put hard bags and a tour pac on. I wish to add the luxury of an Ipod driven sound system to my tour pac. I was told by people at Biketronics and Hog tunes this could be done. I have drilled the holes in my newly painted tour pak and mounted the rather pricey hd speaker pods in preparation for my new purchases from said vendors. I go to order the Titan amp and 5.25" speakers and get told the Ipod will not have sufficient power to drive the speakers. Now what? I now have a tour pac with empty speaker pods and no tunes. I really don't want to go the expense of an after market fairing. Can anyone suggest a solution that will work and sound great. This is what I have set up, I have installed the HD 12 volt cigarette lighter assembly and purchased a usb power adapter from Best Buy. I have routed the wires from my battery to tour pac and purchased the Hog tunes 5.25" speakers. Speakers look to have rca connector inputs. I have held off o the titan amp purchase until I can verify this can be done
Many Thanks,
Porkpie
I am new here, so I apologize if I am in the wrong place here posting. I have a 2005 Softail that I have put hard bags and a tour pac on. I wish to add the luxury of an Ipod driven sound system to my tour pac. I was told by people at Biketronics and Hog tunes this could be done. I have drilled the holes in my newly painted tour pak and mounted the rather pricey hd speaker pods in preparation for my new purchases from said vendors. I go to order the Titan amp and 5.25" speakers and get told the Ipod will not have sufficient power to drive the speakers. Now what? I now have a tour pac with empty speaker pods and no tunes. I really don't want to go the expense of an after market fairing. Can anyone suggest a solution that will work and sound great. This is what I have set up, I have installed the HD 12 volt cigarette lighter assembly and purchased a usb power adapter from Best Buy. I have routed the wires from my battery to tour pac and purchased the Hog tunes 5.25" speakers. Speakers look to have rca connector inputs. I have held off o the titan amp purchase until I can verify this can be done
Many Thanks,
Porkpie
Road Warrior
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As long as you use an amp as stated above it'll take the iPod output and step it up to your speakers level, or at least it should. The particular one you are looking at I have no idea if it'll work or not in this particular application, but there are automotive/marines that will. Check with a good automotive stereo installation shop in your area. They can get you on the right road. Good luck with the project.
Road Warrior
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Looks like this guy's sold out, but this is similar to what you're looking for.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Red-MP3-iPod...Car_Amplifiers
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Red-MP3-iPod...Car_Amplifiers
Road Master
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I don't have your exact setup, but I have Cycle Sound speakers and iPod setup on my Heritage with their amplifier. I see no reason why the wiring could not be run into the tour pack and use your speakers. However, what I have noticed is that the iPod can be a pain in the butt. I have the iPod Touch which has a hard drive in it so it can run movies etc... Anyway, when the bike hits a bump, shifts gears, etc..., the iPod's drive skips and changes the song. I started using one of the old iPod Nano's with the flash drive and the problem stopped.
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