Anyone serious about audio? Not happy AT ALL with j&m, what do I do?
#11
03-01-2012, 03:33 PM
#14
03-01-2012, 03:47 PM
The padding is horrible stuff, no clarity, it just makes the music sound muffled, very muffled. You need something like second skin, not the J&M crap. Just take out the part right behind the speakers and check out the difference. Very noticeable. When I had the J&M setup the first thing I did was rip that padding out, I could not stand the muffled sound.
#15
03-01-2012, 04:21 PM
Road Master
I run Dynomat extreme with xblocks directly behind the speakers.. You can notice the difference in bass response when sitting parked / low speed, but going down the road you cannot tell....
If you still have the J&M amp there is no reason to toss it, it's a good amp... I'd probably buy a set of the Arc Audio Moto series speakers to start and see what you think. You can get 'em for $250 or less easily if you shop around.
They are designed for the motorcycle, their cone is protected from water / moisture / debris... Their bass response is improved for the motorcycle fairing. I have heard good things about them. I don't own them yet, but will be installing them with the Fat Baggers iPad fairing in a few months.
Two sets, one in the fairing, one in the lowers.
If you still have the J&M amp there is no reason to toss it, it's a good amp... I'd probably buy a set of the Arc Audio Moto series speakers to start and see what you think. You can get 'em for $250 or less easily if you shop around.
They are designed for the motorcycle, their cone is protected from water / moisture / debris... Their bass response is improved for the motorcycle fairing. I have heard good things about them. I don't own them yet, but will be installing them with the Fat Baggers iPad fairing in a few months.
Two sets, one in the fairing, one in the lowers.
#16
03-01-2012, 04:25 PM
Grand HDF Member
I spent a good chuck of money on J&M rokkers & amp recently, finally got it installed and it is probably the worst sounding stereo I have ever heard.
Don't get me wrong, it is loud, but it sounds like I'm listening to it underwater or something, very flat and muffled sounding. Everything is set up correctly, settings are correct. Just sounds like butt.
So any serious audio guys found a good two speaker solution for good sounds on their bike?
If you're running something like jenson, or Rockford fostgate, no offense but this thread isn't for you.
Anyone found any speaker / amp solutions with serious sound manufacturers? I'm pretty sure I'm going with a kenwood slide our DVD player at this point, I'm looking for information on bikes that have alpine, kenwood, jl or other legit manufacterers that are serious about sound.
Also: could it possibly be the head unit making my J&M system sound so much like garbage? The quality of the J&M product seems nice, no idea why it sounds wal Marty.
Do I honestly have
Don't get me wrong, it is loud, but it sounds like I'm listening to it underwater or something, very flat and muffled sounding. Everything is set up correctly, settings are correct. Just sounds like butt.
So any serious audio guys found a good two speaker solution for good sounds on their bike?
If you're running something like jenson, or Rockford fostgate, no offense but this thread isn't for you.
Anyone found any speaker / amp solutions with serious sound manufacturers? I'm pretty sure I'm going with a kenwood slide our DVD player at this point, I'm looking for information on bikes that have alpine, kenwood, jl or other legit manufacterers that are serious about sound.
Also: could it possibly be the head unit making my J&M system sound so much like garbage? The quality of the J&M product seems nice, no idea why it sounds wal Marty.
Do I honestly have
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03-01-2012, 04:47 PM
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go listen to a set of Hertz speakers and mind u these are not cars and the sound you get wont sound like the cabin of a car if your willing to sacrifice bag space there are many options with amps and speakers I used a 6x9s in the bags on a road king with 500 watt 4 channel amps and 6.5s in the front Head units that i have used range from sony Kenwood and alpine then even tried a sub woofer but found that when running the bass out of the pipes canceled the bass from a 10 inch sub anyway good luck with what you finally decide on after all the advice given on the site its your ears that you have to please
#19
03-01-2012, 05:17 PM
#20
03-01-2012, 05:26 PM
Tourer
I am looking to upgrade from the stock head unit, hog tunes speakers,and have been talking to a vendor at another site... he has recommendations similar to the products Drangonfly uses...
- Arc audio 125.2 or .4 amps.
- Focal has a series of 6.5" speakers out that are supposed to be their low end series, but most reviews say they are better than most other companies hi-end stuff. They are called their ACCESS series...
Only recommendation the vendor made to me that I know nothing about is Medallion. They have a new head unit out, pricey, but waterproof, hi-watt'd and slim lined so that the amp can remain with the fairing and not go in the bag. Medallions reputation is for hi quality gauges for baggers, so I hope the new bagger stereos are built the same way. Hooking up with the company in MB and having it installed... I cant wait!
- Arc audio 125.2 or .4 amps.
- Focal has a series of 6.5" speakers out that are supposed to be their low end series, but most reviews say they are better than most other companies hi-end stuff. They are called their ACCESS series...
Only recommendation the vendor made to me that I know nothing about is Medallion. They have a new head unit out, pricey, but waterproof, hi-watt'd and slim lined so that the amp can remain with the fairing and not go in the bag. Medallions reputation is for hi quality gauges for baggers, so I hope the new bagger stereos are built the same way. Hooking up with the company in MB and having it installed... I cant wait!