I have a 07 Street Glide with the Hogtunes speakers in the fairing and the Hogtunes amp. Playing the radio or a CD and this set up really jams.

But....I just added a Sirius Starmate 3 which is sitting in my saddlebag until I get around to buying a handlebar mount for it. When I switch from radio or CD to Sirius, it is not nearly as loud. To the point that you cannot even hear it going above 60mph. When you turn the volume on the radio all the way up, it is just a distorted mess. But everything works great on the radio and CD.

The volume on the Starmate is tuned up all the way and the gain setting on the amp is up all the way. Has anyone else noticed problems with satellite not being as loud? Thanks in advance.

 

My XM coming from a Zumo 550 GPS does the same thing. And it doesn't matter if it's in a bike or car, there always seems to be a volume difference thru the aux input.

 

Yes,
mine's the same way with XM. I dont have a amp, I believe the AMP was suppose to be a remady for this problem. Earbuds does solve this problem and keeps the ringing out of your head after long rides.

 

OK, cool. I have played with this thing forever trying to find out what the problem is. I thought the amp would help too but it doesn't. Thanks guys.

 

Thanks for the info,I was thinking of getting XM. Jrsess

 

I have Sirius, No Amp and J&M Speakers and the Satellite radio sound much better than FM radio. I also have the Sirius wired directly to the AUX input rather than RF to an FM station.

 

My XM is not quite as loud as the regular radio or CD player, but it is still good enough to hear at any speed I go. This is also true of the XM in my pickup and the wife's Sequoia.

Bill

 

My xm was the same way. But turning up the volume control on the xm Roady did the trick. Works great now

 

On the RG I have a XM Sportscaster with built-in FM Mod... Mounted about 8" or so from the radio (above the ign switch) and running a hidden antenna in the fairing & it sounds GREAT... I seldom listen to the AM\FM or the CD... And have had very little loss or bleed from other Radio stations... (And living in So Cal you know there's a bunch of stations)...

 

There are 2 places to adjust volume with the Zumo 550. If you turn both up all the way you will see a big difference.