speaker locations

[Cerberus]

afternoon,

so I'm in the middle of putting together an audio system for my nomad. I'm going with a 6x9 fairing, my question comes down to the second set of speakers. I'm torn between 6.5"polk speakers in jtd lowers or 5.25" polk speakers mounted in a tour pack clone. if anyone can provide some first have experience with trunk mounted speakers vs speakers in the lower fairings that would be fantastic.

thank you,
Justin

[HwyRider]

I had a Gold Wing with the rear mounted speakers. They were great for the passenger but I couldn't hear them in the front.

If you ave 6x9's in there and feel the need to add another set of speakers I would start looking for a more powerful amp.

No matter what you stick in there you will never get the sound quality that you get in a car.

[plumber63]

I have the 6x9s in my fairing. I purchased a set of jtd lowers used and they came with 5 1/4 polks so I hooked them up. there was no improvement in sound or loudness. In fact it may have made it worse. I may remove them. I'll mess with them a little, but I'm not adding a amp, it was fine for me with just the 6x9s

[Cerberus]

good to know, the second set is 90% for the better half. I wouldn't mind a little more sound but mostly it's for her. I just wasn't sure if bigger speakers in the lowers would be better vs smaller ones in the trunk firing into the wind. If I could just find a decent priced trunk with 6.5 cutouts that would be perfect. all I've come across has been 4", 5.25" or with a big price jump 6x9s. I'm not looking for a killer show quality bike audio system. I've used handlebar mounted speakers for years I'm just looking to build my nomad...more polished. Thanks for the input.

[cactusjack]

My Harley has 4 speakers (2 in fairing, 2 on tourpak). When riding solo, there is a noticeable difference if the rear speakers are not on. The sound is not as full.

[HwyRider]

You can get speaker pods that mount to the trunk/tourpak.

[redjay]

The OEM speakers mounted on the trunk on my Voyager were pretty much useless.
With a full face helmet I could not tell they were there.

[Cerberus]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-TOUR-...cb2c3e&vxp=mtr

This is the trunk i was contemplating vs the lowers

http://www.jtdcycleparts.com/images/...udio%20Kit.jpg

[HwyRider]

If you put a trunk on with speakers you are forcing your riding partner to listen to the music even if they don't want to unless you have a passenger volume control.

[Cerberus]

She will have her own remote, and we agreed on a split playlist years ago. Roll of the dice whether i pull up to a stoplight blasting metallica or maroon 5 :p

And she could hear the music with just 4 handlebar mounted speakers i'm sure she could hear it with just the 6x9s, i figured i have 4 channels might as well use em and make it a little clearer at 55-60mph

[shadowcruzer]

I had speakers in the lowers before I got a bat wing, and they were pretty much useless. Don't waste your money, I do t know about the rear facing ones. But I had them in the fairing and hey work great. I have the polk audios.

Doug

[VulcanE]

I have a Harley ultra Classic trunk on my bike. I have 2 Polk 6 1/2" speakers in my fairing, and 2 Polk 6 1/2" speakers in the speaker pods on the trunk. Like Scott said, "there is a noticeable difference if the rear speakers are not on" even when my wife is on with me. I do have a Kenwood 400 watt marine amp also, and sound is awesome. Like was stated, it ain't going to sound like in your car (when your going down the road @ 60+ mph, but putting around town, it's close)

[gssbmm]

Originally Posted by VulcanE

I have a Harley ultra Classic trunk on my bike. I have 2 Polk 6 1/2" speakers in my fairing, and 2 Polk 6 1/2" speakers in the speaker pods on the trunk. Like Scott said, "there is a noticeable difference if the rear speakers are not on" even when my wife is on with me. I do have a Kenwood 400 watt marine amp also, and sound is awesome. Like was stated, it ain't going to sound like in your car (when your going down the road @ 60+ mph, but putting around town, it's close)

I am about to add rear speakers to my tour pack. Did you use the stock harley pods to add the 6.5 polls vs the stock 5.25 and did you have do any modification to upside the speakers?

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by gssbmm

I am about to add rear speakers to my tour pack. Did you use the stock harley pods to add the 6.5 polls vs the stock 5.25 and did you have do any modification to upside the speakers?

Although my trunk is an Ultra, the person I bought it from had removed the speaker pods to sell to one of his buds. I got a set from Dragonfly concepts, below is a link to them, but they have doubled in price since I bought mine.

http://dragonflycycleconcepts.com/speaker_pods.htm