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CVO Technical => Electronic Toys and Gadgets => Topic started by: Screamin_Beagle on February 19, 2006, 12:40:11 AM

Title: Hawg Wired
Post by: Screamin_Beagle on February 19, 2006, 12:40:11 AM

Installed the speakers (Hawg Wired) and tuner( Sony 23W/ch rms) today.....I guess I expected a little more bang for the buck.  Sounds beter than the stocker (from a "99 Ultra Classic),  but for $850,  I guess I'd expect a little more sound ( or at least better sound).....Home stereo is a MAC 170w/ch)...Klipsch speakers (all around.....)......Who makes solid top end speakers for bikes.......BTW...let's not get into the whole "who hears what at what speed thing"

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: Twolanerider on February 19, 2006, 12:53:28 AM

Beagle, the system may not sound like a lot; but from your spec's it's only just over 20 watts per channel.  Without regard to how much gets paid for it that's not a lot of poop to compete with an open air environment at road speeds  [smiley=nixweiss.gif] .

Think how much worse it would be with the stock speakers...

Of course part of your cost wasn't the radio or speakers themselves but whatever mounting and electronic hookup hardware you had to have to make the aftermarket radio bolt to and work with the bike.  But you're right.  Shelling out the better part of a thousand bucks just to end up with a 23w radio as the end game is... well..... not parsimonious.

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: 110tHunDer on February 19, 2006, 01:08:31 AM

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. . . Who makes solid top end speakers for bikes . . .

Hawg Wired is one, Hogtunes is another.  But no matter which one you pick, they're going to sound like crap with only 23 watts.  That's about like having 40 watts driving your Klipsch's. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

Get the Hawg Wired amps.  I suspect that would change your perspective on things.

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: hd-dude on February 19, 2006, 01:36:14 AM

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Hawg Wired is one, Hogtunes is another.

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: spydglide on February 19, 2006, 01:53:29 AM

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Shelling out the better part of a thousand bucks just to end up with a 23w radio as the end game is... well..... not [highlight]parsimonious[/highlight].

Is that one of those legal garden herbs?  [smiley=drink.gif] har!  [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] spyder

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: SPIDERMAN on February 19, 2006, 01:56:53 AM

dude  you're up late   :-/

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: spydglide on February 19, 2006, 02:03:56 AM

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dude

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: spydglide on February 19, 2006, 02:08:48 AM

How many watts is the amp. in a '05 Electra Glide Classic?  Anyone know right off hand?  :-/ spyder

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: Twolanerider on February 19, 2006, 02:38:59 AM

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How many watts is the amp. in a '05 Electra Glide Classic?

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: Fired00d on February 19, 2006, 08:37:06 AM

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......[highlight]parsimonious[/highlight].

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Is that one of those legal garden herbs?

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: Screamin_Beagle on February 19, 2006, 01:36:58 PM

Well fellas.....gotta retract the "sounds like crap" statement.......All you need to do is put the freakin fairing shell back on and then give it a try.......Sounds much better this way.  I agree,   a little more power would be good,   but still haven't given it the road test yet.   All in all,  way better sound than the MoCo's thinky with all the wires in and out.......

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: spydglide on February 19, 2006, 03:15:16 PM

hey Beagle, while you're in the fairing, check the fairing mounts, lots of people having them crack/break around here lately.  Causes a shakin' type viberation that's hard to diagnose unless you're suspecting them.  [smiley=nervous.gif] spyder

Title: Re: Hawg Wired
Post by: Screamin_Beagle on February 20, 2006, 10:54:46 AM

Thanks for the tip Spyder.  I took a look and all is well,   good to know though iof your trying to track something like that down.....



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