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I've looked at audio solutions until I'm blue in the face and haven't found exactly what I'm looking for. I'm interested in anyone who has a Softail with audio and what speakers, amplifier, etc. you have used.
I don't have bags so I don't want to add anything to the backend of my bike. I also want it loud enough to be heard at highway speakers and prefer a 4 speaker solution.
What do you recommend? Any pics?
Think I'm gonna go with these. Seeing its a built in amp and don't feel like have something external around my bike.
You don't have to spend a lot of $ to get a decent stereo system for your Softtail. I picked up a CHEAP ($9) 100 watt Shark amp (looks like this
), which came with a pair of speakers, and another set of 300 watt speakers ($10 -
), because I didn't think the amp came with them. I have both sets of speakers hooked up to the amp, which is mounted under the handlebar clamp, and sits just above it, and speakers are mounted, 1 set on the handlebars, and 1 set on the crash bar. I get enough sound out of them that even on the highway I can hear the music fine, though it's not "audiophile" quality. I plug my phone into the amp, and have my phone at about 80% max volume, and the amp is kept at about half. When on the highway, I turn the phone up to max, but leave the amp the same, and everything plays good. When I'm running around town, I typically will lower the volume on the phone to half or less, so I'm not being a nuisance, blasting out the cars sitting next to me, and when I take off, a couple notches louder is fine. If you're looking for something similar, you could get one like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...pe!87114!US!-1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/100W-Amp-Wa...9dfbf1e72f18ae https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-Sound-S...torefresh=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/PLMCA51BT-M...0AAOSwOWNdVCdu
My 2 cents would be high quality earbuds and a smartphone. I tried everything on a Street Glide a few years ago and never could get decent sound (I am an admitted sound snob, but still....).
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