6.5 Subs in lower fairings
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07-17-2015, 05:30 PM
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I live in Miami if you want to hear lowers with BT 6.5’s or Arc Moto’s.
Cruising 35 down A1A you wouldn’t hear it man. There’s just not enough low end to replicate from those speakers in that enclosure. I looked up a few 6.5 subs and all of their frequency ranges weren’t much lower than what a quality 6.5 midrange produces and worse of all their sensitivity were all in the lower 80’s (those Earthquakes were 77). Which means you would need a ton of power to get those speakers at the volume where you could hear them on the road. By comparison the BT 6.5’s are 94db.
I live in Miami if you want to hear lowers with BT 6.5’s or Arc Moto’s.
Cruising 35 down A1A you wouldn’t hear it man. There’s just not enough low end to replicate from those speakers in that enclosure. I looked up a few 6.5 subs and all of their frequency ranges weren’t much lower than what a quality 6.5 midrange produces and worse of all their sensitivity were all in the lower 80’s (those Earthquakes were 77). Which means you would need a ton of power to get those speakers at the volume where you could hear them on the road. By comparison the BT 6.5’s are 94db.
#12
07-17-2015, 05:42 PM
While you are riding without question lowers. They’re in front of you.
Speaker lids can get louder since you can slap some 6X9’s and they have an entire bag to move air. You can generate some decent bass from them too, but on the road you won’t hear them much on the highway, and while cruising it’s background noise. Quality 6.5’s with a strong amp and you’ll hear it all day riding.
Speaker lids can get louder since you can slap some 6X9’s and they have an entire bag to move air. You can generate some decent bass from them too, but on the road you won’t hear them much on the highway, and while cruising it’s background noise. Quality 6.5’s with a strong amp and you’ll hear it all day riding.
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07-17-2015, 06:03 PM
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While you are riding without question lowers. They’re in front of you.
Speaker lids can get louder since you can slap some 6X9’s and they have an entire bag to move air. You can generate some decent bass from them too, but on the road you won’t hear them much on the highway, and while cruising it’s background noise. Quality 6.5’s with a strong amp and you’ll hear it all day riding.
Speaker lids can get louder since you can slap some 6X9’s and they have an entire bag to move air. You can generate some decent bass from them too, but on the road you won’t hear them much on the highway, and while cruising it’s background noise. Quality 6.5’s with a strong amp and you’ll hear it all day riding.
#16
07-17-2015, 09:01 PM
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Good decision. What we have to remember is we are on a Motorcycle. The charging system can only stand so much. All of us who have been associated with subs have some idea of the power it takes to push subs. Most subs are pushed by mono amps strictly dedicated to the lows or bridged with a class D amp. So we have to ask ourselves. Do we really want to start putting mono amps and caps on our bikes for subs that you can't hear while riding?
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07-18-2015, 04:02 PM
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#18
07-26-2015, 11:55 PM
It is a common question, I have yet to see anyone do it, yet everyone says it's not worth doing?
Lack of enclosure space is usually the answer, yet there are free air sub's out there.
I'm tossing JBL's 6x9's in my lowers Polk's 6.5 in the fairing... this should cover all my mid-range and IF I need more I'll most likely focus on subs or 6x9's in the bags. I listen to rock and country 99% of the time so I'm not much of a "base-head" audio guy. I'm more for clear sound.
I for one say go for it...
Lack of enclosure space is usually the answer, yet there are free air sub's out there.
I'm tossing JBL's 6x9's in my lowers Polk's 6.5 in the fairing... this should cover all my mid-range and IF I need more I'll most likely focus on subs or 6x9's in the bags. I listen to rock and country 99% of the time so I'm not much of a "base-head" audio guy. I'm more for clear sound.
I for one say go for it...
Hey TO34!,
What lowers were you looking at for the 6X9 pods?
Thanks!!
#19
07-26-2015, 11:59 PM