Speaker Lids? Decisions, decisions
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
what i dont understand is why everyone wants to run away from the h-d 2 ohm speakers that they make for the lids? i mean they have been R&D'd and proven to work and work quite well and require no modification and can accept whatever power level that the OP is trying to throw at them. I mean his original intent was to spend about $475 but he could've spent $25 more and got the lids and the speaker setup from cyclepartsforless or surdyke and wouldnt have to worry about a wait or anything. am i missing something with the h-d speakers? I just bought a set yesterday and im about to buy the lids to go with them. i sure hope im not missing out on something WAAAY better than the H-D lid speakers.
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From: Florida
I have a 2012 street glide and I am looking to purchase a Boom amp with new fairing speakers and saddlebag speakers ( all Boom). I have read that some have installed a small amp in the saddlebag to power the saddlebag speakers. Is the under faring Boom amp enough to power the two faring speakers and the two saddlebag speakers or do I need to purchase two amps.
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what i dont understand is why everyone wants to run away from the h-d 2 ohm speakers that they make for the lids? i mean they have been R&D'd and proven to work and work quite well and require no modification and can accept whatever power level that the OP is trying to throw at them. I mean his original intent was to spend about $475 but he could've spent $25 more and got the lids and the speaker setup from cyclepartsforless or surdyke and wouldnt have to worry about a wait or anything. am i missing something with the h-d speakers? I just bought a set yesterday and im about to buy the lids to go with them. i sure hope im not missing out on something WAAAY better than the H-D lid speakers.
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yeah you are right, i have never heard a side by side but i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the h-d lid speakers i bought powered by the 500w J&M rokker amp wont sound much worse (im using that word loosely) that the ones you speak of. plus, are the 6x9 in the cyclesound lids weather and shock/vibration proof? just curious. also, were they powered by an amp and how do the cycle sounds lids look in comparison to the H-D lids and what was the total cost of lids, speakers, etc. gotta go apples to apples when doing a comparison.
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disregard my last post...i stand corrected! $400 for just the cycle sounds lids?! and $700 for the lids and speakers together?! hell yeah, they better blow away some H-D lid speakers for them damn prices! and that doesnt even include an amplifier! wow, thats a hell of a comparison you just made there coolerman69. $500 5x7 H-D speakers and lids combo versus a $700 6x9 cycle sound speaker and lid combo? seriously? who does that type of comparison? really? 5x7 vs. 6x9? that aint apples to apples at all.
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From: OHIO......UGH !!
You have the wrong Pioneers then. My Pioneers each have 150 watts from the amp. Perhaps something is wired up wrong.
I'm sure the Alpine PDX4.150 is putting out more power than the Elf.
Maybe you have a distortion problem.
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disregard my last post...i stand corrected! $400 for just the cycle sounds lids?! and $700 for the lids and speakers together?! hell yeah, they better blow away some H-D lid speakers for them damn prices! and that doesnt even include an amplifier! wow, thats a hell of a comparison you just made there coolerman69. $500 5x7 H-D speakers and lids combo versus a $700 6x9 cycle sound speaker and lid combo? seriously? who does that type of comparison? really? 5x7 vs. 6x9? that aint apples to apples at all.
what i dont understand is why everyone wants to run away from the h-d 2 ohm speakers that they make for the lids? i mean they have been R&D'd and proven to work and work quite well and require no modification and can accept whatever power level that the OP is trying to throw at them. I mean his original intent was to spend about $475 but he could've spent $25 more and got the lids and the speaker setup from cyclepartsforless or surdyke and wouldnt have to worry about a wait or anything. am i missing something with the h-d speakers? I just bought a set yesterday and im about to buy the lids to go with them. i sure hope im not missing out on something WAAAY better than the H-D lid speakers.
$55 TYD lower 48 sometime next week ..http://www.saddlemen.com/en/products...cover-only-flh
** Just did some quick checking and the top Pioneer 6.5" speaker, TSD1602R, can be had for low $60 range and has aramid/poly cone, butyl rubber surround and looks pretty stout. I'll check these out locally for a listen.. **
Last edited by troop; Jul 19, 2012 at 07:51 AM.
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Road Master
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From: Fl
I'm on the fence with lid speakers. I know they will sound better than having speakers buried deep in the saddlebag, but I just don't want to risk water either ruining the speaker or getting into the saddlebag. Mounting speakers so they fire sideways towards the wheel would seem to be a safer alternative, although I'm sure it would make them harder to hear. Anyone run lid speakers in a wet environment? Here in Fl we are smack dab in rainy season, and I often find myself out somewhere waiting out blinding downpours that seem to occur every afternoon. Should I even consider lid speakers, or are they really just for mainly dry weather?
I'm on the fence with lid speakers. I know they will sound better than having speakers buried deep in the saddlebag, but I just don't want to risk water either ruining the speaker or getting into the saddlebag. Mounting speakers so they fire sideways towards the wheel would seem to be a safer alternative, although I'm sure it would make them harder to hear. Anyone run lid speakers in a wet environment? Here in Fl we are smack dab in rainy season, and I often find myself out somewhere waiting out blinding downpours that seem to occur every afternoon. Should I even consider lid speakers, or are they really just for mainly dry weather?