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Archive for January, 2010
Monday, January 25th, 2010
 Brian Car Sounds Security (BCSS), Coulsdon makes Massive with tiny Nano car amplifiers. American manfacturers of Car stereo Hi-fi amplifiers, Massive have broken new ground with a range of high powered amplifiers called Nano. Topping the range is a 2000 Watt RMS mono block which will drive into 1 Ohm and comes in a tiny package measuring just 5.5″ X 13.4″ and just 2.1″ high.
With FOUR MASTER credentials, the team at BCSS can build a big bass system without using up all the space in your car. As small cars become the only viable option, particularly as a first car, size really is important and Massive provides a range of class A/B and class D amps offering the flexibility to build a huge sound from a small space. A specially crafted Raven Black, aluminium heat sink and the use of micro technology is the secret to this staggering performance/size ratio. The ability to link multiple amplifeirs in line or to stack them means amazing power to multiple channels can esily be accommodated under a seat or behind a removable panel in the side of your luggage compartment.
If showing off your system is important the Massive Nano range will pass muster. The smart, sleek black case features a classy Massive badge on top with a high power blue LED offering additional style notes. The range consists of 5 amplifiers including: N2 monoblock (800 Watts RMS into 1 ohm), N3 monoblock (1400 Watts RMS into 1 ohm), N4 monoblock (2000 Watts RMS into 1 ohm) and the Nx4 4-channel (4 X 100 Watts into 4 Ohms).
So, if you have a car, live in Surrey and space really matters, you need to head down to FOUR MASTER BCSS and get the system of your dreams.
Contact Brian Car Sound Security on 0208 645 0655 or click here to find out how to get there.
Tags: car amplifiers, Car hi-fi, Car stereo, light weight car audio, sub bass
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The brand new show-stopping Hertz SPL Show SX300 stocked by FOUR MASTER, Accutek in Hampshire is well worth checking out. Designed in the Hertz tradition, this ground shaker is built to provide system builders with bundles of bass whilst looking drop-dead gorgeous. Designed for competition and extreme SPL performance, the SPL Show SX300 is described by Hertz as an “Acoustic Pressure Generator”. The SX300 is a 12″ dual 2 ohm voice coil subwoofer with an exceptionally light, four layer voice coil assembly on a 40mm aluminium former offering exceptionally rapid excursion resulting in more air movement and extreme efficiency.
The unique dual spider design ensures extreme control and linear movement of the cone even during maximum cone excursion conditions. This results in incredibly accurate and surprisingly musical reproduction of sub frequencies with very low distortion. A triple magnet assembly also aids with accuracy under high SPL conditions and the unique back vented spider support system, consisting of vertical holes which drive air directly over the voice coil ensuring effective coolong without discenible compression.
Despite the technology on board, these subs add attractive styling to any installation whether mounted cone or magnet facing outwards. Accutek has competed in UK rounds of the European Mobile Media Association’s sound-off format and are well placed to help their customers build class winning SPL or SQ systems. Coupling Accutek’s skills with this state of the art subwoofer should help propel them to the forefront of the growing number of FOUR MASTER competiton car builders.
See the Hertz SPL Show range at Accutek in Winchester, Hampshire and check out what they can do, or click here to find your local FOUR MASTER
Tags: Car hi-fi, Car stereo, Hertz Subwoofer, SPL Show
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Source Sounds, Sheffield expert installer of Audison Bit One. The Audison Bit One is the most sophisticated car audio specific digital audio processor on the market today. Designed by Italian audio officianado’s Elettromedia, the product is hailed as the ultimate work around for installing external audio equipment to standard fit CD Tuners.
Car manufacturers these days are going to extraordinary lengths to optimise the performance of, in some cases, extremely ordinary factory fitted components. In some luxury cars, the CD Tuner electronics contains tricky sound algorithms which boost or cut certain frequencies at different listening levels and the traditional technique of simply converting the level of the speaker output of a factory fit product and feeding it into a decent amplifier is no longer an option. This is where the Bit One comes into its own as it can undo all that internal trickery and leave you with a flat response from the head unit at all volume levels.
Source Sounds Sheffiled were one of the first UK companies to get there hands on this revolutionary product and so stole a march on other specialists. Due to their dedicated time and effort in taming what can be a very sophisticated beast, they, along with other FOUR MASTERS, are now able to offer this superb solution and use it for post installation tweaks.
 The Audison Bit One makes a perfect acompaniment to any high end amplifiers and speakers, in particular the Audison Thesis products launched last year. Source Sounds is renowned for building class leading competition cars and with the Bit One in their armoury are set to have a great 2010 competition season. You can meet Source sounds at this year’s unique Car Audio show Auto Sound and Style at Stoneleigh park near Coventry on March 7th and 8th.
Call Source Sounds, Sheffield on 0114 257 1550 or call in and find out more! Take one of these with you just in case!
Tags: Bit One, Digital Signal Processor, elettromedia, Replacement car stereo
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
 Look no further for Poket prefabricated door builds than K&M acoustics in Wigan. These unique speaker enclosures are designed and built to replace existing door cards with prefabricated speaker enclosures in a variety of styles and configurations. One of the biggest challenges facing a FOUR MASTER or any other car hi-fi specialist is how to optimise speaker positioning without making permanent changes to a vehicle. Poket, from PM Modifiche, Italy offers a unique way of doing this as they have products which will replace all or part of the existing door card, which can be stored and refitted to the vehicle at time of sale.
Poket produces soloutions for over 150 vehicles including saloon cars, light commercial vehicles and trucks. The builds are constructed using MDF and finished to match the vehicle interior and are a useful way to ensure that your speakers sound great whilst ensuring your vehicle can be returned to stock condition for resale. With a long history in vehicle modifications, Poket is able to custom build for most vehicles, while their comprehensive catalogue of standard enclosures means that they can supply a solution from stock in many cases.
K&M Acoustics in Wigan became FOUR MASTERS in 2009. With excellent in-house expertise they are perfectly placed to advise on car audio solutions for any road vehicle and deliver high class, competition standard installs on a regular basis. With a huge range of equipment in stock including Poket products a complete head-to-toe system is simply a phone call away, or pop into their store in Wigan for a demonstration of some of the finest car audio products available.
Contact K&M Acoustics Wigan here or call 0845 450 1594
Tags: Car Audio, car door builds, door builds, Four Masters, poket
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
National network of car audio dealers FOUR MASTER’s work has been used to create a car hi-fi magazine called Driving Sounds. The publication available free of charge from in car entertainment distributor, FOUR features audio installs into a wide variety of cars along with the profiles of the car owners and their taste in music. Deliberately avoiding lengthy equipment lists and technical specification, the publication focuses on the stories of the car owners and explores their motivation for purchasing aftermarket car hi-fi systems as well as reporting on the difference an install has made to their driving enjoyment.
For instance, an article entitled “Expert Hi-fi for a Tenor” tells the story of the son of an opera singer who saved for years to purchase the car of his and his father’s dreams. When finally in a position to do so, he quickly became dissatisfied with the factory fitted sound system and visited his local FOUR MASTER, Source Sounds in Sheffield, to see what could be done. The resulting system and its install has, in the mind of the owner, enhanced his ownership experience although he began by wanting an installation that would not affect the resale value of the vehicle: “I really didn’t want anything done which would affect the car’s resell value and this is the other point that escapes most car owners, all of the work that has gone into improving my vehicle can be reversed if I ever wish to sell the vehicle. I suppose it is true that I would never realise the full value of the system as part of the car, but I can remove it and have it all installed in my next one”
Another important aspect of having such work carried out on the vehicle is the process and service delivery. After all, in this case, we are talking about a cherished vehicle which the owner has scrimped and saved to be able to purchase. According to Driving Sounds, the owner was delighted that he could get involved in this process but without having to spend days researching: ” I found that once the process began, I wanted as much input as possible, listening to equipment and adding my own personal touches to the system. One thing I would have never thought possible, was sprung on me by Paul (Paul Ellis, Source Sounds Sheffield). When I went to finally collect the car the boot installs had been finished in the identical Napa Leather used by Mercedes for the interior of the car! It was this sort of attention to detail which convinced me that I had been lucky to find one of a group of the finest installers in the country, prepared to go that extra yard to deliver customer satisfaction.”
A free of charge copy of Driving Sounds magazine can be obtained by clicking here or call 0845 450 1594
Tags: driving sounds, Four Masters, Mercedes sound system, Source Sounds Sheffield
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