I agree, sound bytes don't give a good representation ,especially if you are looking to hear how loud they will be. If you turn your volume up they sound loud if you turn your volume down not so loud.I have short slash cut TORs that I had on my SM and I didn't like the sound at all. Too quiet and kinda if tin can sounding. Didn't sound bad when I was hard on the throttle though. I had the straight through type.

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