Originally Posted by Shakeydeal

So you've blown two speakers so far. Remember the two things that will destroy speakers most of the time.

1) Underpowering them.

2) Trying to get more bass out of them than they can safely supply for long periods.

You probably already know this, but since you will get little or ZERO bass out of those puppies @ 70+ mph, don't get too bass happy on the tone control. You will actually be able to play them louder when you don't try make them reproduce bass at higher volume levels (bass that you won't hear anyway until you stop the bike).

Just sayin.....


Shakey

Originally Posted by SG_Dave

I've had the Arc 125.2 amp for several years. Had the Arc 6.5 speakers for a while at first. Sounded ok but blew one so went with Infinity reference 6.5 for a while, sounded good. Blew one of those on my last long trip. Ran one Arc and one Infinity until I got a chance to buy what I wanted, didn't sound very good. Went with Polk MM651 2 ways this time. $100 on amazon when I ordered. I was thinking about components but decided to I wanted to keep my gauges for now.

I mounted the crossovers directly below the speakers using heavy velcro. I coated the inside of the outer fairing with dynamat. I got it all back together and took it out. Its very clear with good mid bass. Best bass I've heard from a 6.5" speaker. I'm sure components would be even better. I was careful setting the gain on the amp and turned the bass boost all the way down. Used an Adele CD (my wife's) to set it up. Its distortion free all the way up but I can't stand it more than halfway for any length of time. Its so loud I think my ears are going to bleed. I'm very happy.

I've seen posts where guys are spending $600-$800 and are unhappy. This setup will run about 450 or less if you shop carefully, for everything and sounds great. Plus they're marine speakers.