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by OnYrMrk » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:57 am

Just to show you guys the possibilities, my installation shop just finished a Harley install. Check this out: fatboy at Audio Midwest

by GlassWolf » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:37 pm

ya know, I had some of their old first gen black amps.. the AMP100a, AMP190, etc.. and they mostly sucked.
When I went to work for Gregs, we picked up their newer silver PowerLogic line, and those amps were terrific.. although we lost a few to heat when people ran them with lamp cord for a 480 watt class AB amp, and mounted them upside down to their package shelf in the trunk.. that tended to cook the amps, but otherwise, great stuff. I ran several for friends with great results.

by audiobass10 » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:50 pm

OnYrMrk wrote: some might sigh from me saying this, but since you are going to have it in a motorcycle environment, you might look into the Coustic 160SE, it is a fairly powerful amp, with a lowpass filter for the subs, and fairly inexpensive. joe
I'm actually a fan of coustic, mainly for people on a budget. I built a ported box for their lowest end sub (1 12") and it sounded pretty good, with decent output for what it is.

by GlassWolf » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:44 pm

he's getting distortion audibly at volumes he needs to hear the speakers.
he just needs to amplify a better set of components on the bike. lose the sony stuff and add an amp. that should make it clearly audible, and may circumvent the need for any sub.

by sinister audio » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:21 am

ya i think thats what he was going for was the feel because you would be needing to push over 125dbs to hear the bass on a motorcycle and thats open air.

by OnYrMrk » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:17 am

only problem with the auro bass shaker is that it isn't a subwoofer, it just emulates the feeling of bass. As for the Focal's, some might sigh from me saying this, but since you are going to have it in a motorcycle environment, you might look into the Coustic 160SE, it is a fairly powerful amp, with a lowpass filter for the subs, and fairly inexpensive. I have just bought 4 of them from an ebay provider and paid just over 120 for all 4.
You get 160w out of it bridged mono to the sub so that should be plenty.
I can get you the ebay seller's name so you can find these for yourself.
--joe
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by sinister audio » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:10 am

the smallest amp i have seen so far thats decent is the hifonics eagle. its a 4ch and you could use the front for a set of comps i would suggest maybe mb quart cause those are loud and harsh you should be able to hear everything from them. and then bridge the rear channel for an aura bass shaker.

by lotas » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:52 pm

You could look into a jl e1200, that a nice, compact, little amplifier that can push some wattage for about $150. Not sure if that matches up with whatever 5"/6" you are looking at, though.

by BigHawg » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:28 pm

Ryan from Ohio wrote:Solution: None
First people forget about Harley's and how loud they are and how they vibrate the bike.
You wouldnt hear or feel bass if it was even present on it. The motor will drown out any of it. Just like the motor noises probably and easily cancel out the sound from your speakers.
If you had something thats smooth I would sugguest Aura Bass Shakers.
This bike is not that loud, even at highway speeds - the engine is rubber mounted, so shaking is minimal. I can clearly hear the radio at a volume setting of about 20-25. My whole quest here is to get a little more bottom end so that I don't have to run the radio so that it sounds like tin can speakers.

by Ryan from Ohio » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:17 pm

Solution: None

First people forget about Harley's and how loud they are and how they vibrate the bike.

You wouldnt hear or feel bass if it was even present on it. The motor will drown out any of it. Just like the motor noises probably and easily cancel out the sound from your speakers.

If you had something thats smooth I would sugguest Aura Bass Shakers.

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