Audio question for all you experts out there
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Deerkiller (User)
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Audio question for all you experts out there 5 Years, 8 Months ago
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Just got off the phone with the guys over at reckless. Pretty sure I'm going with a reckless fairing but I'm going to do the audio myself so I get exactly what I want and save a few bucks in the process. I won't have any problems with the installation but I'm wondering how the charging system holds up on a 2000 Road Star. Most of the head units I'm considering are in the 52Wx4 power range and I'm probably going with 2-6x9's. Expressway driving, stop and go, etc. give any issues? Thanks in advance!
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Re:Audio question for all you experts out there 5 Years, 8 Months ago
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I have an o3 with a Sony 52*4 and 4 5.25"s. The thing to remember is you rarely if ever are pulling 100% of what the head can produce. But to answer the question, no, I've not had any issues. I also charge a gps, but on the savings side, I'm running a HID headlight, and led tail light. I would also recommend not to go with a cd unit, but one that has either a tune tray like my Sony or at least a plug in for a flash drive on the front. To much vibration for any cd player.
Also, don't try to save money by buying one of those knock off ebay hidden antennas like I did. It barely gets a signal here in town and forget about it when I'm out and about. I'm thinking of trying an antenna booster and seeing if that helps any....
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Last Edit: 2012/06/18 15:02 By Roger7886.
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Re:Audio question for all you experts out there 5 Years, 8 Months ago
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You may want to change your stator and rectifier out to an 05 or newer version for more amps. I have the Reckless with 2-6x9's and I love it. I'm running a Pioneer media reciever, not sure the model number. I wired the front and rear speaker outputs together to push more wattage to the speakers continuously, no need for any amp. Mine doesn't have a usb port but it plays mp3 and wma files on dvd's so I've got about 2hrs on 1 dvd. Plays fine, only skips on bad bumps, at highway speed it is zero problem.
Roger is right.... do not waste your money on the hidden antenna. I have one with a booster and it sucks!
I'm looking at changing my head unit to a MB Quart marine, I think WR1-USB? It has usb in, aux in, and sd card slot. When I change it I'm gonna remove the hidden antenna and put in a stubby one inside the fairing and see if that will work better. Also my Polk DB's are awesome if you're looking for speakers.
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Last Edit: 2012/06/18 20:59 By signal20k9.
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Re:Audio question for all you experts out there 5 Years, 8 Months ago
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Thanks for the info. All my music is on my iPhone so I'm thinking about going with a Bluetooth capable unit. Good info on the speakers too. Pioneer makes some 5-way 6x9's that are pretty good but I've heard really good things about the Polk audio speakers too. My current radio is headphones plugged into my phone and I know that is not the safest thing to do. It does deaden the sound of the wind and pipes on long highway trips though. Recently took a 11-hour one way trip to Lillington NC and the headphones saved my ears. Spent a few hours not listening to anything-just using the phones as earplugs.
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