Hi,

I've had hogtunes in all 4 speakers in my 05 Ultra Classic since 2005.
I just installed the new speakers with the AMP in the front.
Install went fine, no issues. The problem is that the speakers hiss something fierce.
A constant "white" noise. Doesn't matter if I'm on Aux, CD, FM etc... In fact, even
when I have the speakers off, I hear the white noise. If I just play the rear speakers 5 year old hogtunes there is no hiss. The rear's are not going through the AMP. I then tried to attach one of the older hogtunes I replaced to the front and sure enough hiss like crazy.
So it's not the new speakers, I assume it's due to the AMP.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Joe

 

I'm not very exprieinced with speakers but I was thinking it might be a problem with the wiring going to the amp.

Here is a note from crutchfield's website.

 

It sounds like a connection to me too. I had an issue with mine a while back too. All of a sudden all music just stopped, period, nothing.
Turned out it was a negative connection to the battery. It had broken and you couldn't tell it, but as soon as you touched it the little eye just fell off and low and behold that was it. Start off with your battery first if you think that your other connections are good in your fairling. Just start tracing wires.

 

Do they hiss when nothing is playing, or can you hear it OVER music that is playing?

If its when nothing is playing, thats normal for HogTunes. If your hearing hiss OVER your music, then I think you have an issue. What he told me when I called about was, he is aware of the hiss when nothing is playing, but to add the circuitry to the amp to eliminate it would have driven the price of the amp up quite a bit, and since you cant really hear it when something is playing, especially going down the road, he preferred to keep the cost of the amp more affordable.

Then again, my experience is with using the Ultrasound setup to ADD rear speaker pods to a bike that does not have them, so I don't have any inside knowledge of your specific situation.

 

Check all of your connections and very very good. Been there and done that too. My issues were connection related. Hope it helps.

 

get a hold of Pez at info@hogtunes.com

Or call him 705-719-6361. He is a great guy and will straighten out your problem.

geezerglide

 

I have an 05 with the same set up. Can hear a hiss when I first turn on the bike with no music, once the music gets cranking I can't hear the hissing or don't notice it. Double check the ground like somebody else said.

 

Where did you run the amp power and ground cables?

 

I've checked and double checked all wires, and I'm conficant it's not a loose wire. The power to the amp (per the instructions) is from the lighter. The AMP and speaker kit comes with a "Y" connector to hook up the amp to this. It's in the instructions and the video on their site. As for the hiss or white noise. It's pronounced of course when no music is on (AUX, or CD with no CD), it's there when the speaker button on the fairing is off. Now this may be normal if there's no filter in the amp for it. I can hear it over the
music but I am listening for it now and I wasn't moving, just with the engine running. I'm sure it's from the AMP since the original speakers (5 year old hogtunes without AMP) didn't do this, nor do the older rear hogtunes still in the bike "hiss". What I was thinking it might be as this has happed on my last car that I put a very nice stereo and amp in was poorly insulated wire. I'll call Pez on Monday or see if he's checking things here.

Thanks all,
Joe

 

My guess is that you have everything hooked up right, and its just the normal hiss from the amp. Sadly, like you said, your listening for it now, so it seems more pronounced. (I had the same reaction when I installed mine...what did I screw up??) but Ill bet when your up and moving, you wont hear it.

In any case, Pez will take care of you if there is a problem.