That would be very convenient! The Hogtunes speakers are rated lower (50W) than the Elf amp (75W), although I doubt if I'd ever have it pumped-up that much to harm the speakers. I'm not sure what the rating is on the Tweeter Pods.

I may give this a try, then if the speakers aren't up to the task I'll look into something else, like maybe the J&M's.

You guys are giving me some good advice! Just what I needed.

 

That's your ticket right there, so order the amp, I think the 135 is a deal also, I looked up the seller and may purchase one myself. Although I have just installed the Hogtunes, and have the Bazooka brand new in the box still sitting here, ah heck one more won't hurt anything.

 

I am using the ear Pro 3's and love em you can get on amazon pretty cheap. http://www.surefire.com/EarProProducts

 

The Elf and Vibe both look essentially the same, with only minor variations. The Vibe is $5 more but has a one-year warranty vs. 6-mo. for the Elf (refurb). Also, the Vibe has a 3-yr. extended warranty for only $17, which might be worth buying. The fine-print on the Vibe says the warranty is good only if installed by an "authorized Vibe dealer," so if they hold firm to that you may be screwed if you get a bad one.

What's your gut feeling between the two? I had a feeling running 1.5Ω wouldn't be a problem, as with the Tweeter Pods the head unit would be running that impedance. I don't think HT would configure them this way if they destroyed the head units.

 

I'll get some of those. They're on the Home Depot site, but don't say if they're in the stores. I'll run by a local store tomorrow and check.

 

If you are worried about the 6 month warranty (which I'm sure if it last 6 months it will last 1 year, so to me not a difference) then you could buy a square trade warranty on the eBay item, they may provide 3 yrs for around $20 also.

 

The one thing about the Vibe is, I did have to do some modification to install it.
I had to use a hammer and chisel on my Tach and Speedo housing to make it fit.
Seriously, I did have to trim them back a bit with a Dremel.
So maybe the Elf would be better, as I believe it will fit with no mods.
I haven't heard an Elf, but the Vibe I have is set up so I can hear it clearly at 70 mph, showing 4 bars on the HK, this is with ear plugs and a FF.

Bob

 

scheck out the Polk MM 6501 Components.. i just installed these in my street glide and holy **** do they sound good. I had J&M speakers in there before i upgraded.

its a pretty easy install and the clarity and bass is much improved.. i actually have bass now!

 

I use that elf amp I had one issue with the low, mid, full switch it was just loose enough that sometimes it would vibrate. At first I thought I had a loose wire on speaker(s) then it would be fine for long periods of time so I never investigated until I changed the front fork springs and installed a sony marine head unit. I finally figured out what the intermittent problem was. The way I fixed it was a little dab of silicone around the switch. Even with that little problem I would not hesitate to buy another elf amp. But I personally think the components and general quality is probably better with the arc amp. To me it sounds like the Elf amp would be a good choice for you.

 

you can take a quick look at post # 90

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...cs-here-3.html

My follow up on the Jm speakers I am not sure I would buy again. I would take a listen to the Rokkers but I am not going to spend the money to hear them. I can wait until I run into some to hear.