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<blockquote data-quote="Romans5.8" data-source="post: 7923334" data-attributes="member: 645790">I appreciate that but in looking at them, there is absolutely no way the crossovers are marine certified.&nbsp; They are in an open/mesh enclosure and the circuits are obviously not coated.&nbsp; Either way, that is a little outside of what I&#039;d like to spend.&nbsp; For one, there is so much sound degradation from the exhaust and wind anyway that there is really a diminished return out of a high end system (and with no amp I won&#039;t be able to take advantage of the higher wattage capacity).&nbsp; Further more that&#039;s a lot of money to spend on speakers that are so incredible exposed to the elements, AND, can be so easily stolen.&nbsp; It&#039;s not like you can lock the doors on a motorcycle.&nbsp; I just have a bad feeling about having $400 speakers in a motorcycle fairing.&nbsp; A few minutes with a screwdriver, or even less time with a sharp knife, and they&#039;re all yours.&nbsp; I suppose that could happen with cheaper speakers too.. but, it hurts a little less that way!But ultimately, these are going to be abused.&nbsp; Direct sunlight for hours on end, cold, heat, rain, debris, consistently at high volume.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if whatever I put in only lasts a couple years.&nbsp; Lots of guys with even marine setups on their boats don&#039;t see more than a couple years out of a set of truly exposed (deck) speakers.&nbsp; I can handle replacing $150 marine 6x9&#039;s (though I would prefer not to, but, it&#039;s just something I&#039;ll have to accept with a setup like this), but $400 is a lot of money.And again, I&#039;m not looking for a competition setup.&nbsp; If you&#039;ve ever ridden a motorcycle with a stereo, you&#039;ll know that there is a tremendous amount of distortion and &#039;muffling&#039; that happens purely from the wind, even if it sounds fantastic at the same volume at a stop.&nbsp; Speakers work, of course, by driving air at certain frequencies to create sound.&nbsp; It has a lot to compete with at 70 miles an hour!&nbsp; But, there&#039;s no sense in just throwing anything in there either.&nbsp; What I&#039;m here for is to learn what the best setup would be for my limited options.&nbsp; Head unit only, 4 5 1/4&#039;s, or 2 6x9&#039;s (and potentially 2 5-1/4&#039;s in the rear as well but that&#039;s more for my wife than anything, with the wind noise I probably won&#039;t hear much of them.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Romans5.8, post: 7923334, member: 645790"] I appreciate that but in looking at them, there is absolutely no way the crossovers are marine certified. They are in an open/mesh enclosure and the circuits are obviously not coated. Either way, that is a little outside of what I'd like to spend. For one, there is so much sound degradation from the exhaust and wind anyway that there is really a diminished return out of a high end system (and with no amp I won't be able to take advantage of the higher wattage capacity). Further more that's a lot of money to spend on speakers that are so incredible exposed to the elements, AND, can be so easily stolen. It's not like you can lock the doors on a motorcycle. I just have a bad feeling about having $400 speakers in a motorcycle fairing. A few minutes with a screwdriver, or even less time with a sharp knife, and they're all yours. I suppose that could happen with cheaper speakers too.. but, it hurts a little less that way! But ultimately, these are going to be abused. Direct sunlight for hours on end, cold, heat, rain, debris, consistently at high volume. I wouldn't be surprised if whatever I put in only lasts a couple years. Lots of guys with even marine setups on their boats don't see more than a couple years out of a set of truly exposed (deck) speakers. I can handle replacing $150 marine 6x9's (though I would prefer not to, but, it's just something I'll have to accept with a setup like this), but $400 is a lot of money. And again, I'm not looking for a competition setup. If you've ever ridden a motorcycle with a stereo, you'll know that there is a tremendous amount of distortion and 'muffling' that happens purely from the wind, even if it sounds fantastic at the same volume at a stop. Speakers work, of course, by driving air at certain frequencies to create sound. It has a lot to compete with at 70 miles an hour! But, there's no sense in just throwing anything in there either. What I'm here for is to learn what the best setup would be for my limited options. Head unit only, 4 5 1/4's, or 2 6x9's (and potentially 2 5-1/4's in the rear as well but that's more for my wife than anything, with the wind noise I probably won't hear much of them.) [/QUOTE]

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