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Old Jun 11, 2026 | 10:54 AM
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is there any benefit to just replacing the factory speakers? With so much talk about them basically being a 4 inch speaker and a 6 1/2 inch housing, would replacing them with a better speaker at 2 ohms provide any benefit?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2026 | 02:41 PM
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I replaced my fairing speakers from Hd worked good. Its best to use chrome makes your bike go faster.
 
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Never mind, I’ll probably just go full send when I’m ready
 
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Originally Posted by Jersey Drew
Never mind, I’ll probably just go full send when I’m ready
I'll explain it like this.
If you were to replace the speakers in your car, non amplified system old school, with aftermarket speakers then drove down the highway with the windows down and dual exhaust, how much better would it sound?
No different than a bike. Actually, it's worse on bike because it's open air and there's nothing to help contain the sound.

This is exactly why motorcycle audio is a creature of it's own. It's not like anything else for when you want to actually hear the music and words while cruising down the highway.
 
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HUGE rabbit hole$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Just like everything on our bikes, we always want better$$$$$$$
 
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