An auxiliary amp only if you want more power, make sure if you do get one, that it's compatible with preamplified signal. In the old 8-track days, we called 'em "boosters" as actual line-signal radios and true "amps" were pretty rare (Blaupunkt Berlins were $500 in 1976 dollars, not in my neighborhood!) And, of course, make sure your speakers can handle the nominal AND peak wattage.

 

No can do on the taller windshield....Thanks, though....I'll just go for better speakers......maybe an amp.....if Pez recommends it. BTW, shot him an email about what he recommends.....he answered it back promptly and shot me a link for the HD Forums 10% discount that I didn't know was available.....for 90 bucks, I'm going with his product.

Thanks for the word of mouth, guys.

 

That $90 will save you some work and give you the end product you need. Don't forget to protect your front fender and have a moving pad handy to rest your fairing on. Good luck and congrats.

 

Save your money and frustration: Go with Hogtunes. Avoid J & M on this one. Yes, J & M has other good products, but my personal opinion is that the speakers don't fall in that category.

I did my initial upgrade on my '05 Ultra from factory to J & M. While they were a bit better compared to OEM, they didn't produce what I wanted. Then I discovered Hogtunes.I heard them on a friend's bike and was sold. I had a set (4) on my bike within a week. No comparison. I posted the J & M's for sale for a while and, when no one picked up on them, tossed them in the garbage... (Garage space is at a premium...)

Hope that helps!

 

I run a short windshield also, 7inch. Just upgraded my speakers with Hogtunes no amp, they rock, more sound than you will need. Like was said before, if looking at automotive speaker you would want to make sure they were weather proof and make double sure they are 2 ohm.

 

(My windshield is 8.5 inches)

Hogtunes, fer sure.

In the past 2 years I'veblown through two sets of premium speakers. Originally, Iswapped out my stock radio witha Sony GT400 head unit* and installed a $300 set of MB Quart's speakers (with external crossovers) which fried on me after about 3 months of use (when I was about 1k from home, of course....grrr..). Man, those things sounded great WHEN SITTING, but at highway speeds, I think that the stock speaks were nearly as audible.

I then went to a $150 pair of Polk Audio speakers, which sounded pretty crappy all around after the Quarts and THEY blew after 2 months.

After calling Biketronics for a recommendation I tried out the Hogtunes they sold me on. I had actually heard a pair of these on a bike prior to this, and thought they sounded a TINY bit better than the stock speaks, but not much better, BUT --- I was listening to them with the bikeSITTING (off, actually).

Here's the deal -- at ROAD SPEEDS the Hogtunes are phenomenal. Their energy seems to go into producing sound at the frequencies you can hear at 70 mph, which is basically all mid-range. I actually STILL turn down the Bass on the Sony quite a bit and the treble slightly. These puppies sound GREAT going down the road. Legible, clear, loud without distortion.

I've given them about 3k of hard use so far. I'll keep this forum updated as I put on another 5 or 6 k in the heat of the summer, but I think they are gonna hold up, as they don't seem to have to be pushed to the brink of distortion to be heard like the "premium" speakers I WAS using.

All for less than $100? Seems to good to be true, but knock on wood....let's ride....

GiGi's Mack Daddy,
-LCD

*Only 17 / 52 watts, so not exactly a powerhouse. This was installed with a Biketronics RetroRadio harness, which lets me use my thumb controls. Coupled withtheir Sony iPod Adapter, and I'm runnin' down the road with nearly 9000 songs at my fingertips. Heaven for a music-loving long-distance biker.