Greetings,

I wanted to share a great deal I found on a set of high end Polk Audio 6 1/2" fairing speakers that are marine grade and perfect for fairing installation. Regular price is $120 and they currently are on sale for $34 with free shipping.

For sale on Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._ya_os_product

Polk Audio DB651 6.5-Inch Coaxial Speakers

• 6.5-inch high-performance marine-certified coaxial speakers, perfect for boats of all types
• 180 Watts power handling with 4-ohm impedance
• 0.75-inch liquid-cooled silk-polymer composite dome tweeter
• Polymer/Mica composite cone with butyl rubber surround for big sound and durability
• Swivel-mount tweeter allows precise aiming of sound

I'm upgrading the J & M speakers that I installed for these as I wanted to go 6 1/2" The cheapest speaker adapters I could find was at Dragonfly Cycle Concepts for $40.

Enjoy

 

Are these speakers much better than the stock I have in my 2010 Street Glide?

 

Damm, I was just about to go with the J&M's. Confussed, have you heard these on the highway?

 

I used to be a car audio junky and although have never heard the marine grade, Polk makes fine speakers. Great deal Easy!!!!

 

Good deal; just note that they are 4 ohm impedance; the HK head unit is 2 ohm. Won't hurt anything, but head unit won't play quite as loud as it would with 2 ohm speakers; at least that's what I've been told by several audio folks.

 

Now's a nice time to tell me! I just order J&M 7.25" yesterday for $235. I don't think I'll be disappointed though.

 

You won't be, love my 7.25" J&M Speakers....

 

To answer a couple of your queries...

I haven't heard these on the road in a bike, but I have heard them in a boat at speed and they are fabulous. They are common install in high end ski boats. The fact that they are marine grade makes them weather resistant and great for install in bikes.

I noticed a big difference in the upgrade to J&M over stock and I expect the sound quality to be a lot better. A very easy exchange and cheaper upgrade than messing with amps. BTW, I might have a mint condition set of J&M speakers for sale soon...

 

I'm learning that I should take more time on the original post and won't have as many ???

The stock Harmon head unit puts out 20w a channel at 2 ohms and any speaker upgrade helps to increase the volume to which you can play it and not have the music distorted. The separate tweeters help with that. For instance, on the stock speakers on can turn it 6 of 10 for good listening. With the 5.25 J & M you can run it up to 8 of 10 and still get really clear sound. This is more an issue of clarity and not so much pure loudness.

As harleypingman stated, you'll need to add an amp for anything above that to boost the 20w a channel your pushing. Otherwise, the 4 ohm speakers will sound tingey or weak being pushed by the stock head unit.

 

How about with the older radio that's in my 05 Ultra?
Also they are now $29.99 with free shipping so I picked up a pair.