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J&M Speaker Upgrade on a RTS
OK folks my latest upgrade. As always I try to video the procedures as best I can with only 2 hands.
Anyway for those interested in the process here is a video.
Also thanks to the other Spyder Lovers that gave me the tips on taking the fronts out the side of the bike instead of the huge process J&M has in their instructions. HELPED A LOT! THANKS!
I did not think the rear boxes were all that hard! Just took some figuring out. Hopefully my video will explain it well enough so your not frustrated taking those apart.
Enjoy,
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A lot of help
Installed the speakers today! Sounded great. Easy install after watching. THANKS!!!
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Originally Posted by Browny
Installed the speakers today! Sounded great. Easy install after watching. THANKS!!!
Your welcome. Glad the video helped.
Did you decided to remove the foam seals or did you leave them as is?
Bob
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Bought June 2013 with 450 miles. 27K on 8-1-2017.
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Originally Posted by finless
Your welcome. Glad the video helped.
Did you decided to remove the foam seals or did you leave them as is?
Bob
I left them in. I'm a Bass player in a band in Va. so I'm used to low notes! Thanks for your help!!
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If J&M sent the seals, the intent seems to be to seal the chamber. This improves control and reduces distortion from overexcursion while improving the power handling (in a mechanical sense).
Air movement (sound) from the rear of the speaker can also interfere with the intended sound waves in the front and create perceived attenuation (not as loud) or interference (distortion). That's why there is always a baffle, at a minimum, or a box, on drivers of any size that produce upper midrange to very low frequencies.
Everybody seems "pleased" with these.
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What are the part numbers for the J&M as well as JBL speakers? Are they both water proof?
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Well bassed upon what you said i just ordered 2 of the 528's for my pending road trip next week. Suppose to be here by friday so may go ahead and have them installed same day. Is there any foam on the back of the speaker tht i need to remove like on the afore mentioned J&M speakers? Or is it a simple unistall and slap these 528's in the factory holes?
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FOAM ? ? ?
Originally Posted by outlawsix
Well bassed upon what you said i just ordered 2 of the 528's for my pending road trip next week. Suppose to be here by friday so may go ahead and have them installed same day. Is there any foam on the back of the speaker tht i need to remove like on the afore mentioned J&M speakers? Or is it a simple unistall and slap these 528's in the factory holes?
.....As stated , I don't know about the J&M's .........The 528's didn't have foam, I just swapped them ......making sure the polarity was the same for both speakers when I connected them..................PS, DO NOT TRY MAX VOLUME IMMEDIATELY ,,,,they actually need to be broken in so to speak................................and please let us all know how they work out for you ......Mikeguyver .....................................There is a problem with only using one pair of the JBL's ....They are going to sound great at any level of volume the radio/amp can throw at it ..........BUT the rear OEM speakers are going to break up at about 1/2 volume .....Unfortunately there is no easy way that I know of to disconnect the rear speakers,,,,,,unless you can do it from the AUDIO screen mode ???????....Maybe Bob (finless) can chime in on this......or PM Him !!!!!
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Ok, so I have finally installed the GTO's 528 & 428. We took it on a long ride that included a good majority of freeway riding to and feom the main route, approx 100 miles. The wife was very pleased with how much clearer the sound was with the speakers. She said it made it easier to hear the music when traveling 75+ mph on the freeway. This was just using the stock radio and not her mp3 player. I tried to get her to use her mp3 player but she likes to channel surf the radio to much. I would bet the mp3 player would be even cleaner and clearer. Well worth the $40/pair IMO.
Thanks for the help Mike.
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Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
You are very welcome , you said She had the Spyder up to 75 MPH . Did she have to go to MAX volume to hear the music or could She have actually made louder ????....The Audiophiles on this site are going to be interested in this info............................Mike [emoji106]
No not at max volume at all. She sets the volume when the bike is sitting still at idle and lets it adjust on its own usually. If she needs it louder she just bumps the volume a notch or 2 up. Our speeds on the freeway were between 75-85 mph. She said she didnt have any issues at all hearing the music.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Very interesting... [emoji106]
I'm pretty sure that finless Bob has addressed this, but how tough is this speaker swap for those of us who would consider being "all Thumbs"; an improvement?
The speaker swap is fairly easy. I would suggest to watching the videos on it. I followed the videos suggestions and didnt have an issue. I was going to try and get the 5 1/4" to fit in the rears but when I mentioned to the wife I might have to cut some of the plastic, the look on her face said, "hell Noooooo". So went with the stock 4" size. I'll look for the youtube video I used to swap the speakers out.
Just looked and it was Finless's videos I used.
Watch "J&M Speaker upgrade install on a Spyder RT" on YouTube
J&M Speaker upgrade install on a Spyder RT:
Last edited by M109Dreamer; 12-16-2014 at 07:06 PM.
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JUST SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION
Originally Posted by M109Dreamer
The speaker swap is fairly easy. I would suggest to watching the videos on it. I followed the videos suggestions and didnt have an issue. I was going to try and get the 5 1/4" to fit in the rears but when I mentioned to the wife I might have to cut some of the plastic, the look on her face said, "hell Noooooo". So went with the stock 4" size. I'll look for the youtube video I used to swap the speakers out.
Just looked and it was Finless's videos I used.
Watch "J&M Speaker upgrade install on a Spyder RT" on YouTube
J&M Speaker upgrade install on a Spyder RT:
The how-to video shows J&M speakers ...........But M109Dreamers complimentary post is for the JBL gto speakers ....which are about half the price..........................Mike
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Yep, I got the JBL's for $88 for all 4 speakers off of Ebay.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Thanks for bringing the video up for me! [emoji106]
No prob. The rears speakers go together like a rubiks cube. Not difficult, just that all the sides latch together.
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