With all the hype concerning speakers which do you guys feel were the worst upgrade?

 

the J&M 7.25 are junk.

I shoulda known better in that J&M will not publish complete specs on the product.
Even when i emailed and asked.
The product does not live up to sales claims.

my experience is that the overall output level is similar to the stock speakers- the bass easily distorts, the high frequencies are uneven and screetchy.


ooops- considering I have over 35 years professional experience with musical and concert sound systems and I shoulda known better than to buy based on claims.

a replacement speaker set should work with the stock head unit and not require further amplification or expense- it should be designed to make efficient use of the power produced by the HK unit


some Riders suggest that the Boom audio speakers are a nice upgrade.




Mike

 

Although i havent heard any of there products i remember seeing there line at bike week a few years ago and every thing they sold was relabeled arc amps and hertz speakers! when i questioned them about it the sales guy walked away. The price for there arc/herts setup was 800.00!!! i called arc and down the line bought the mpak6 from a vendor here for half the price as the j&m stuff. I was actually lucky enough to get there new moto speakers which sounded great!! what other companies or speakers should we stay away from as i am now looking to add rear speaker to my SG?

 

I bought the amp/speaker set from the most popular company that provides systems for "Hogz" and was surprised at just how little improvement was realized. Now I have a RF amp and some Focal speakers and it kicks the stuffing out of the other setup for about the same money. It's a little more work and isn't "plug and play", but it is definately worth it!

 

J&M was the worst for me. Not even close to the RF and Polk I have now.

 

J&M 7.25 for me too. They were terrible. So not worth the money. My Polks were 1/2 the price and sound so much better.

 

1. JBL 6 1/2 two way speakers - horrible

2. Hogtunes amp and speakers - not horrible but for the money - you can get something a lot better -- they do have excellent customer service

 

For those that refer to the J&M 7.25's as the worst upgrade
Are u referencing the XTC Rokker series or the pre XTC Rokker series?
Just asking...

 

Mine were pre rokker

 

Ok thanks. I have the XTC rokkers and personally cannot fault them. Coupled with the PBR300x2 loud and crystal clear.
I believe the polks are great though and 1/2 the price. May try them in the future out of idol curiosity to compare