My adventures in F6B Audio Upgrade

[LacoocheeBoy]

I put in Alpine series e 5.25 speakers and rode with them for a few weeks. They sounded like crap even though there was more volume. Yesterday I added a kenwood KAC-M1824BT amp. The BT stands for Bluetooth so my phone can be in my pocket. The controller was installed in the blank space below the right handlebar. The amp is under the rear left of my mustang seat. It is very loud and clear! Total cost including install $600.00 I also like the fact that I can control the volume either from phone or controller. Attachment 14262

[LacoocheeBoy]

Sorry my pic was upside down

[Jimmytee]

I put in Alpine series e 5.25 speakers and rode with them for a few weeks. They sounded like crap even though there was more volume. Yesterday I added a kenwood KAC-M1824BT amp. The BT stands for Bluetooth so my phone can be in my pocket. The controller was installed in the blank space below the right handlebar. The amp is under the rear left of my mustang seat. It is very loud and clear! Total cost including install $600.00 I also like the fact that I can control the volume either from phone or controller. Attachment 14262

So you can't use the factory handlebar controls then?

[LacoocheeBoy]

When you are using the Bluetooth from your phone that's right. But when you switch it back to AM/FM that uses the factory controls.

[Jimmytee]

When you are using the Bluetooth from your phone that's right. But when you switch it back to AM/FM that uses the factory controls.

I guess I'm missing something.

How are you inputting a signal to the amp?

[LacoocheeBoy]

The amp is Bluetooth it self. So my phone goes directly to the amp

[Jimmytee]

The amp is Bluetooth it self. So my phone goes directly to the amp

No, I understand that. I'm asking how you're able to control the factory system as you say the factory controls work with the AM FM radio? If you have installed a new amp, and I'm assuming you then have the new amp powering the speakers instead of the OEM amp, and then you change volumes with your phone, where does the factory controls come into play? How do you have the factory system tied into it? Are you using the speaker outputs of the OEM system to plug into the speaker level inputs? And if so, it seems to sound alright?

[LacoocheeBoy]

The largest button on the control in the picture is the input switch. The radio is also hooked directly into the amp so when you change the inputs you go back to the radio controls