Originally Posted by slyedog

It is nice to see the variety becoming available to those whom don't know what, where, and how to buy sound components that are not on the forum or facebook mainstream. I see this as the tip of the iceberg with much more to come. Now if I only knew where the deals on the Stinger 9000 are, as it will be a cold day in hell before I but 5 pairs of interconnects at the lowest price I saw them at.

Originally Posted by BaggerAudioLab

You know it brother!!! I have a line up of things to test or have tested and hopefully will roll out soon. I'll see what the price is on those 9000's for you.

Originally Posted by pdevore

5 sets? What am I missing? Are you running a infotainment HU? DSP?ins and out? I have 3 sets of the 18" waiting for the rest of my audio needs.

Originally Posted by BaggerAudioLab

Hey guys, been busy testing out new products. Here are some thoughts, vids, and pics!

Diamond Audio 800.4 Amplifier
Gotta thank No Cage Audio for sending me one of these to test out. I was excited to get my hands on one. Package and build quality on this amp is excellent. I first connected it to a 10 inch bid bass hoping to get blown away. Honest assessment - i was a bit unimpressed, same when I hooked it up to a set of 8's, even bridged. I then connected it to a set of component speakers and it sounded much better pushing 6.5's but I think if I was looking for an amp for a 4 speaker set up I'd grab the Arc Audio 600.4 first. I do see the benefits of using this amp when running fairing, then lowers and rear pods in parallel...you have more wiring options. In comparison I do like the sound of the Diamond Audio Micro4, just wish it had some more power behind it. Having said that, the below vids of the white bike are with the Diamond 800.4 and my friend said his bike was so loud going down the highway he had to turn it down. He previously had a PN4.1000D DS18 pro audio speakers and Kappas.




Next up was a set of DD Audio CC 6.5 components. The fit and finish for these was awesome. The tweeters come in a metal housing and screw on back that's missing from some of the other DD lines. Sound wise they had nice low end, and play pretty loud. Highs did break up just a tad when pushed too hard. A good EQ can fix this. I'd say these are very similar to the BT 7.1's with a tad warmer sound. They retail for 259.00 and I think that's a great target for what you get. Now before anyone asks, the AW's are on another level. I'll post some vids below so you guys can hear them.





My boy Brad Ball from The Cycle Lab in Mississippi recommended I try out the AD Design 6.5 speakers - AD CX62 2100 series. With a name like Cycle Lab I figure Brad and I must have similar taste. These speakers sound REALLY good. I'd say they are a baby version of the Focal KRC. They are crystal clear, with a good rich warm sound. Not a ton of bass, but a ton of clean warm volume. I'd run these in lowers and/or tour pack pods with some bass friendly speakers in the fairing and then these for some volume. What I thought was neat about these speakers is the video they have posted of them working while submerged under water. These retail for 279.00 and that's a fantastic price for a speaker with this level of sound quality. Oh and the tweeters pivot and they are "almost" shallow enough to drop in. Probably need a 1/4 inch spacer.







Here's a vid of them with the CC's in the fairing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClCW...k&spfreload=10

Here's a promo vid of theirs with the speakers playing in water!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nOf2Lnzp0



Not too long ago I saw Garage Bagger Stereo post that they had used Tempesta 6.5 speakers on a build. Never heard of them? Well until last week, so I decided to try a set. These are pro audio speakers, slim fitting but still at tad bit too big to drop into rear pods. I think they are 2.36 deep. These things run around 40.00 a speaker and let me tell you they get LOUD. If you've ever consider running some pro audio speakers in your lowers but didn't want to spend some crazy cash to test them out. I would check these out. There's better pro audio speakers out there, and many that cost a bunch more, but no many that drop right in to a set of lowers. There's a vid below.




Same bike with the CC's in the fairing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xBKE86jzeA


Lastly we had a guy with a guy that was running Hertz SPL in the fairing with horns and had an HDP4 but wanted bass. He also REALLY wanted an Aquatic headunit. For those who say you can't get could sound quality from an aquatic...check out the vid below. We yanked the HDP4 out and replaced it with JL Audio amps, and slapped a 10 and an 8 in each bag. This thing screams now and you would never know by looking at the bike parked. Props go to my business partner Henry of Da Funk Shop Miami for the install.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbxWh9EiO0Q

That's all for now. I'll be out of town for the next few weeks and back in time to get a few bikes ready for Daytona. Hopefully I can post up some Daytona build threads, introduce a few new items, and come back with some hardware! Daytona we're coming strong.

Originally Posted by troop

What about using DD VO-M6x9 midrange speakers in lids? Maybe the trade off for increased dB not worth giving up a fuller range?

Originally Posted by petejoe43

Thanks for all the great info. My 12 FLHTCU is in dire need of an audio makeover. With so many choices in the marketplace today, we need to lean on each other for support. I am stuck at the moment trying to decide on components such as amp/speakers/ possible head unit swap. I don't care about buying the best, but I do care about quality. Quality isn't always wrapped in $100 bills......