SSJ ,,,,,,,

do you know of anyone who has used an amp in the Harley for a while ? ,,,,,,

do they have any troubles ? ,,,,,, are the amps dependable in the somewhat hot fairing environment ? ,,,, do they have any chaqrging issues with the bike after the amp is installed ? ,,,,,

it will takea bit of R&D to answer those types of questions on my side ,,,,, might get to it by August I hope ,,,,,

but I would certainly be interested in any experiences the readers on this form have already had with installing additional amplifiers ,,,,,

 

Was at Myrtle beach last weak and stopped by the J&M booth. I bought the shorty antenanas while I was there. They work great. They had a kioskto compare the J&M speakers to the new Harmon Kardon speakers. It was a very noticable difference. I had intended to get back there and buy a set, as well as one of their half helmets equipped with headset, I just never had a chance to get back there. I'd definitely like to order a set, but I'm very leary about installing anything electrical on my own.

 

What are you riding? The EG fairing is absolute cake to remove and reinstall compared to a RG. The speakers are easily removed and the new grills and wiring is just about as easy to install. Spade connectors are sized so that one can't make a mistake. Instructions are excellent.

Even an Orangutan can do it!

 

I have an ultra.i guess i could give it a shot.

 

Ravens35 ,,,,

send me an e-mail at john@jmcorp.com and I will give you the install instructions ,,,,,,

have a great weekend ,,,,,,,

 

And here I thought all of the heat I was experiencing was coming from the lean running V-twin engine located right below where I am sitting when all the time it was the amp located in my fairing

 

No I don't know of any one running a amp but seems like someone makes one that attaches under the tour pack which should solve the heat issue, Like I said music is a must with us but we also have a 40K sound system in our home which tells you how serious it is to us..

 

Well, havin' just installed the J&M speaker units (already have the J&M headsets), lemme assure ya that there's really no way ta mis-wire 'em. The plugs themselves are different sizes for the appropriate terminals, so unless you REALLY worked at it (and bent the plugs) it's impossible to wire 'em wrong. Ah'm "old-school", so was prepared ta tag each terminal so ah'd know where ta reinstall 'em. Saw the different connection sizes, and snatched 'em out an' tossed in the new ones w/o worry!! It takes longer ta git the front fairing off than ta install the speakers!!

 

5.5ohm vs 8ohm at 1khz isn't particularly relevant. Speaker impedence changes with frequency. What matters is the impedence at 20-100hz, where the amp will be asked to produce the power to deliver bass. Speakers aren't rated in that range, so there's no way to compare them. That's why amps have fuses and/or overload circuitry built into them.

I haven't replaced my stock speakers yet, but when I do, I probably won't replace with Hogtunes OR J&M. I'm an audiophile and I want the very best possible sound. I've never bought $100 speakers in my life. The first thing I always do (boats, cars, whatever) is to replace head unit, replace the stock speakers with top-line Polk Momo's or similar, add an MTX or Alpine amp, and a 10" sub (or two).

I'm tempted to go Hawg Wired, as their stuff seems more top-end. But I can tell you that I don't think your stock unit will be damaged by speakers rated at 5.5ohms at 1000 hz. If you're worried about it, get Hogtunes amp. Then you're not even using the stock head unit amp, and you're sure they're compatible.

Not to hijack, but does anyone have a truly amazing audio setup on their bagger? $100 speakers just aren't going to do it for me.

 

I with grinner on this as I too want a better sound than China made $100-175 dollar speakers could ever produce. It really bugs me that the price they charge for speaker made in China. For 2 to 300 dollars speakers should be able to be produced in America. Just my two cents. I can tell you my Maggies wasn't made in China and no they are not cheap but I would rather spend a little more for a product made here in America.