Happy with my Hogtunes setup; speakers, amp and tweeter bar. But can I get a little more out of my set=up by replacing the speakers?

Looking for a plug and play speaker upgrade, I may get the new head unit and cables - but will not install system anytime soon (the riding season is here).

I would love a 5.25 speaker, but getting an adapter is no problem.

I have searched hundreds of post, Help. "Thanks"

 

My bike is an 04 FLHT

 

Lots of things, a whole lot better than Hogtunes. HTs was my 1st upgrade from stock. Best speakers I've had so far are Hertz from Biketronics.

 

Keep the tweeter bar and the amp, but replace the speakers with Polk MM651s. They are a 6.5 inch coax with separate crossovers, marine grade, and can really rock out. I'm running mine with the 70.2 amp and Hogpod and have no complaints.

 

The OP said that he had the amp, speakers, and hogpod and wasn't satisfied.

floridapoolboy - I am wondering if he has the new system like you do. Also, why did you change your speakers after the new system just came out? You have already had time to say that wasn't enough for you?

Shane

 

Actually he said he was satisfied, but wanted to know if he could get a little more by replacing his main speakers. I believe the answer is yes, the Polks are a larger, more efficient speaker than the Hogtunes, and should be a noticeable improvement at a very nice price. In my case I was replacing the stock FLHX system, and after much research I chose the new Hogtune 70.2 amp and Hogpod tweeter bar, but I went with the Polks instead of the Hogtunes 5 1/4 inch speakers. I wanted plug and play convenience with the amp, as well as future expandability, which the 70.2 gives. I also wanted the tweeter bar, which IMO looks great and adds to the sound clarity at speed. I didn't choose the Hogtunes speakers due to the larger size and greater efficiency of the Polks. That, along with the much better Polk crossovers, is why I went with them instead.

 

I have the old hogtunes amp and speakers - the what the problem/question is.

Are the Polk speakers plug and play. or just add adapter plug and play? Or is there a cross over tech issue I have to work out. Road trip on Mar 24 - wanna have all the parts in before.

Thanks for the help, Took my bike to shop (Eastern Performance) for the first time in six years. Thank to HDForums, bike runs well. Thanks

 

Check out the Focal speakers. The Access 165 CA1 might work for you. They do need adapter rings since they are 6 1/2" speakers. Or, since you already have a tweeter pod, you might want to check out the Focal Access 165 A1 component speakers. The tweeters are separate with those but you can replace the ones in your tweeter pod with them.

And yes, there is life after Hogtunes. You go to a much better place so don't weep for yourself, weep for those you leave behind.

 

The Polks, like any 6.5 inchers, will need adapter rings to install. These are available from Cycle Sounds, Dragonfly, Hawgwired, etc. The crossovers are the size of a pack of cigarettes, I mounted them on each side of the HK receiver. You need to crimp on some connectors to the crossover input wires to mate them to the amp output wires, and I needed to "persuade" the Polks to match up to the adapter holes, but it wasn't too difficult.

Edit - That old amp of yours might need an upgrade as well. The new Hogtunes amp is much more powerful, as are the Arc, Elf, etc. You'll need to try it to see, but more power never hurts.