Do the 2023/24 RT Speakers sound good & loud enough?

[Hancop]

Have been searching and can’t find any reviews on this.
Do the 6 speakers on the 2023 and 2024 spyder RT’s sound good without distortion?
Are they loud enough to listen to while driving with helmet on and no distortion?

Thanks

Peter

 

[LongIsland]

They're good enough for me.
You are posting quite a few questions to help you decide on purchasing a Sea to Sky, which is a good idea. Why not make a list of your questions and put them in one thread so they can be answered in a single response?

 

[FrogmanDave]

Around town, sort of. On the highway, no.

 

[Johndeeredoo]

Being a new owner of a 2024 spyder RT, they do work good for me in town or on the freeway wearing a modular helmet.

 

[troop]

Hi quality bit rate of streamed music makes a big difference...

 

[Lee0123]

Don't know, I never use them. I Bluetooth into my headset on the rare occasion that I listen to music.

 

[troop]

Just came back from a decent ride that had speeds up to 75mph. Wearing a 3/4 helmet, I could hear music/lyrics at 75mph on IHeart radio. Certainly not high fidelity, but what is on an open air vehicle

 

[BigPoppa]

IMHO volume and quality is subjective and up to each individual. Regarding volume, I've found setting fade to 50% or more to the front makes a noticeable difference, not to mention setting the auto volume adjust to high instead of the default medium setting. Sound quality will likely suffer but at freeway speeds quality is probably less of a concern. Setting fade to a 60%-70% rear bias seems to improve the sound quality but at the expense of volume at freeway speeds.

Since I have comm units in all of my helmets, if I find the volume isn't loud enough at freeway speeds, I switch the audio to my helmet. I should mention that I always wear ear plugs and the reduction in wind noise seems to improve the audio coming from both the trike's speakers and my helmet speakers. I don't send the audio to my helmet when my wife and I ride together since the music gets cut every time one of us speaks or the comm unit picks up enough ambient noise. Maybe that's just a Sena thing though.

 

[Jesster72]

Good points made above. I find that my Sirius app provides the best sound, followed by Pandora, then IHeart radio. (All through the bikes speakers, wearing modular on the interstates or cold/rainy weather, or 1/2 helmet on twisties or local rides.)

Also, messing with the volume on the source may be needed, and getting the fade between front and back makes a difference.

Personally, I'll spend my money on other things before upgrading the sound.