Ensuring that each speaker on the bike sounds the same will make your music sound more realistic.

Second, the front and rear speakers can be tuned to deliver the same response. You aren’t left at the mercy of the radio and the response curve of the speakers. When used with a calibrated microphone, your installer can tune the audio system to sound great with any high-quality speaker solution. There are two reasons why this is the best choice if you want truly amazing sound on your bike. One of the best options for dealing with the tuning built into your Harley radio is to add a digital signal processor to the audio system. If you’re going to upgrade the audio system on your Harley, your installer will need to deal with this tuning. Thanks to Extreme Audio in Virginia for this photograph. That giant peak at 80 Hz, combined with the dip at 4 kHz, sounds terrible. One of the many EQ curves built into the Harley Boom! Box radio. While the tuning may sort of work with the factory-installed speakers and the limited power from the amplifier, once your local specialty mobile enhancement retailer starts to upgrade things, those equalization settings make your new speakers sound terrible. The specific tuning depends on the option level on the bike and varies depending on the number of speakers installed. Harley-Davidson Boom! Box Radio Tuningįor reasons that escape us, Harley has chosen some unique tuning parameters for the equalizer built into the radio on their cruisers. Let’s talk about upgrading the stereo on your Road Glide, Street Glide or Electra Glide. Luckily, many companies offer amazing upgrades.

Where the system falls short is in the speakers they have chosen, the power of the amplifier in the radio, and the way the system is tuned. We know that the Boom! Box radio has a reasonable set of features with navigation, an AM/FM tuner, a USB port for digital audio files, and support for phone calls with a compatible helmet headset.

If you own a 2014 or newer Harley-Davison touring bike, then there are a few things you need to know before you decide to upgrade your stereo system.

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