Hertz HT 20R Supertweeters for sweeter in-car sounds from your FOUR MASTER. Much is made of the need for additional bass reinforcement in the in-car listening environment however, this usually requires an investment in amplifiers and subwoofers which may be a treat which requires saving for. In the meantime, the addition of a pair of high quality tweeters will deliver immediate hi-fi results and could cost a lot less. Developing the sound in your car is often a case of building as and when the budget is available and also when a prticular element of the soundscape in your car needs attention. Most cars need every element to be looked at and there is a good case for looking at the top end reproduction first.
Tweeters carry frequencies which allow our ears to pinpoint exactly where a sound is coming from and therefore, what is known as the stereo image, is very much defined by the quality of reproduction of high frequencies. The Hertz HT20R is a set of ribbon supertweeters complete with crossover which deliver fantastic quality treble tone and help to improve the definition of the stereo image you are listening to. As with anything else there are many differing qualities of tweeters available and the HT20 R’s are right up there with some of the best available. But a well designed entry level pair of tweeters will still have a huge effect on overal sound as it is here that car manufacturers make many compromises to the extent that they may even deliberately make their tweeters work less well to conceal poor quality.
A trip to your local FOUR MASTER for a pair of replacement tweeters will help you to reproduce high frequency nuances that are often lost when transfering music from home to the car and ironically, if you travel any distance to work and back you probably spend more time listening in your car than at home! so why not, er, “tweet” yourself (sorry) and get on the road to great car stereo.
For further information call 0800 652 5125 or visit your local FOUR MASTER
Christmas AmperChristmas AmperFOUR’s Christmas Amper or, Bass – The Final Front Ear
There is nothing like a significant bass boost to captivate your interest in music and there is no shame in starting your musical journey this way. Bass is the most difficult kind of audio to produce with integrity and although many companies can make a noise, it is usually one loaded with distortion rendering the source music unlistenable at worst or unintelligible at best!
Christmas Amper Car Audio Package
This is where Hertz differs from the crowd. They research, build, test and review each product tirelessly until it pleases them and as they have amassed some of the finest designers and critical listeners in the world over the years it takes something extra special to impress them!
Many music and sound experts have begun their interest following a moving bass related experience. Even some of the nation’s finest Sound Quality competition entrants will admit that their interest began with the memory of organ wobbling bass from a PA stack at a gig, real life sound such as a low-flying aeroplane or a sub-filled car heard at a show.
Following the incredible interest shown at shows and on YouTube in its ultra loud Hertz equipped FIAT Panda FOUR has pulled out all the stops and put together this very special package so that others may begin a journey through the music universe. (See the video at the bottom of this page)
Consisting of a Hertz 2-channel HE amplifier and an EBX 250 boxed 10” Hertz Energy subwoofer with a high quality Audison Connection amp kit, this superb package will connect directly to your OEM or factory fitted equipment to provide you with chest rattling, musical bass that will change your driving experience forever!
This package would normally cost you £407.98p from all FOUR MASTERS and FOUR dealers, but Santa wants you to treat yourself to an early pressie and you can therefore get all of this for just £249.99
Try FOUR’s brand new “Shop online, Collect in store” feature at http://www.fourcars.co.uk/category.php?cat=33make sure you get your equipment efficiently delivered to your local FOUR MASTER for you to collect. Alternatively, call 0845 450 1594
FOUR MASTER adds Audio Joy to iPod Solution
The following is edited feedback received by one of FOUR MASTERS delighted customers. Sign up to receive Driving Sounds and make sure you get news of special offers which could change your driving pleasure for the good!
The customer is a 40 year-old account manager for a distributor of consumer durable products. An Avid iPod user and downloader of obscure Indie-style music he visited a FOUR MASTER with a view to finding a way to connect his iPod to his factory fitted radio.
Whilst there, he perused some in-store material which mentioned complete audio system installs called Audio Joy, Audio Heaven and Audio Expert but dismissed big installs as being for the young, free and single – How wrong he was!
The iPod interface was easily resolved. The FOUR MASTER had a standalone product he could install very quickly and cheaply which would allow him to play his “special” music through the factory fitted system. Our customer continues: “The FOUR MASTER offered to sit me in his demonstrator and plug my actual iPod in. The sound was fantastic, and I was now excited at the prospect of being able to indulge my passion in my own space. However, I remained resolute about not wanting an entire sound system in my car, booked the car in for an iPod adaptor to be fitted and left the store”
“Once fitted, I plugged my iPod in and of course, the sound was no better. My FOUR MASTER spoke about how the sound could be improved. The answer was to commit to a system but I feared that the products I had been demonstrated would bust the family budget. I was shocked to find that an entry level Audio Joy package could be mine for just £699 including installation. I dropped my car off in the morning and later that day, collected it with eager anticipation and a selection of music on my iPod – Wow! From the first chord of the first track, I was amazed by the clarity, depth of bass and spacious sound that arrived at my ears.
The whole FOUR MASTER experience has changed my attitude to driving as well as shopping and I vowed there and then to only use specialists to advise me!”
Contact your local FOUR MASTER and find Audio Joy or call 0845 450 1594 or click here for special offers!
Hertz SPL Show Stoppers Add Flawless Highs and Mids to Floorless Bass
The Hertz SPL Show range of products has been extended with the addition of two mid-range products and a bullet tweeter to the existing three subwoofers released earlier this year.
Hertz SPL show can now be used to build an entire matched system with tremendous impact and almost unparalleled SPL performance.
As with the subs, the mid-range moving assemblies are equipped with very large motor structures and all SPL Show components employ an extremely compact aluminium wound voice coil, reducing weight to a minimum whilst remaining thermally efficient.
Special attention has been paid to the development of the venting system for the voice coil and magnetic assembly. In the mid-range drivers, dissipated air is eased through holes in the bottom plate of the speaker. The cones are pressed paper finished with Polypropylene dust cap domes, combining light weight and robustness which contribute to high SPL readings whilst remaining musical at all levels.
Mid-range drivers, SV 165 and SV 200, 165 mm and 200 mm respectively, also feature a copper core and double-wave surround to maintain linearity even under extreme excursion.
The ST 25tweeter, with its 25 mm flat wire wound voice coil, features an extra-light aluminium membrane with high thermal dissipation, an extremely powerful Neodymium REN® magnet and a highly efficient compression loaded horn, designed for maximum high frequency acoustic pressure. Handling up to 100 Watts peak, the tweeter is as much about robustness of assembly as it is high frequency reproduction.
The complete range of SPL Show speakers can be seen and heard in Four’s new FIAT Panda demonstrator. The system includes: 16 x SPL Show SX 250 – 10 inch subwoofers, eight pairs of SPL Show SV165 – 6 inch midranges and four pairs of SPL Show ST25 tweeters all driven from a Hertz SPL Monster, 15KW amplifier. The vehicle has recently been measured at 155.3dB (dB Drag rules) and has cracked a windscreen at each show it has attended so far.
Hertz HE Amplifiers from FOUR MASTERS – Power Your Pleasure! Looking for some proper sound reinforcement? With the proliferation of substandard, cheap amplifiers on the market, it is good to find that Hertz amplifiers have hit new heights with this range of solidly built high quality, entry level amplifiers. The range which includes class AB 2 and 4 channel amplifiers as well as a class D monoblock are cooled by a solid die-cast heat sink for maximum heat dissipation as well as offering a business-like design which will look at home in any install.
Hertz HE features both speaker and line inputs offering a pseudo balanced noise free input with great flexibility and the Automatic Remote Turn on facility available on the speaker level inputs only, makes connection to existing OEM head units a doddle! The range uses only the finest components as skimping at this stage seriously compromises final performance, quality and reliability, This is why you will only find high-spec capacitors, transformers and MOSFETs inside.
In contrast to the deep black heat sink is a silver end panel set in at each end of the amplifier. These not only complete the visual impact but also hide wiring and controls leaving a sleek looking install with no exposed wiring or scruffy interconnects. The three amplifiers in the range are: HE 2 Class AB at 400 Watts Max, HE 4 Class AB at 800 Watts max and the HE 1D at 900 Watts max.
Don’t believe what the pedlars of inferior equipment will tell you. You really can hear the difference, even at entry level – Always insist on a demonstration no matter how much or little you plan to spend.
Prices range from just £99.99 to £199.99 and are available now from your local FOUR dealer. Visit www.fourcars.co.uk for further details or call 0845 450 1594
Huetsand Hertz, West Sussex and East Sussex, not a Mille Miles away! Tabloid Headlines apart, Huets and Hertz is a match made in heaven. With the Hertz high-end range of speakers, Mille, fitting perfectly with the high quality work carried out by Huetts’ Worthing and Hove stores.
Hertz is as much a leading edge manufacturer of state-of-the-art products as it is a designer of car audio. With every single component required to pass rigorous testing along the way to final assembly, it is almost impossible for any product to leave the factory with a defect. But the process approach to production is applied to every single step of the process from design to delivery which is why, Hertz Mille speakers contain a huge number of first time technologies.
The long-throated V-Cone ensures maximum dispersion of sound whilst minimising distortion through cone break up. With the voice coil wound from revolutionary copper covered aluminium wire (CCAW) and wound on a carbon fibre former for light-weight rigidity, the Hertz Mille speakers are able to cope with all kinds of genres from classical through to banging rock music, without colouring the music in any way. A triple venting system on the back plate assembly guarantees a 30% reduction in heat build up which further improves reliability and longevity as well as improving performance well above the quoted specifications. Hertz is designed, built and delivered by Elettromedia, based in Italy. This company is so driven by a desire for excellence that not a single element is overlooked when designing a product. Hertz Mille crossovers contain hand wound coils and the finest manufactured components available and the final product is subjected to the harshest most discerning ears in the business before receiving the Elettromedia seal of approval.
So, whether you are in the market for the Mille entry level component set, MLK 165′s or the top of the range MLK 3 or one of the three superbly crafted subwoofers in the range, you can be guaranteed perfection and when installed by FOUR MASTERS Huets, you can be guaranteed the best attention and service possible. Visit a Huets store today and ask for a demonstration. 01903 237707 for Worthing or 01273 430533 for Hove.
FOUR MASTERS Car Clinics, great car sounds which save your ears, £’s and now lives! A network of independent specialist car audio dealers brought together by distributor FOUR, FOUR MASTERS have been delivering first rate installation techniques, expert advice and fantastic products for some years now. If you attend a mainstream modified car show you will always see FOUR MASTERS shouting loud about what they live for! Now, as well as showing and demonstrating great installations, we invite you to have your install looked at by an expert to fight back against ill-advised DIY installs out there which, seriously risk driver and passenger safety.
Our first ever FOUR MASTER Car Clinic held at the Auto Sound and Style show in March showed us just how much dangerous practice goes on when unskilled installers are let loose on a car with insufficient knowledge and equipment to carry out even the simplest of tasks. FOUR MASTER Paul Ellis, Source Sounds Sheffield said, after a very busy day; “The market entry price for powerful amps and speakers has come down rapidly, drawing a new audience of DIY installers who really just need a hand with basic safety. Today, I have seen power cables run directly from the battery of a car through holes in a bulkhead, without grommets, to a powerful amplifier in the boot with no in line fuse! When, eventually, the sharp metal of the bulkhead wears through the power cable a serious incident will happen with devastating consequences! Fortunately, those who took the opportunity to have their cars checked by us are now able to make slight but essential modifications to their installs to prevent this from happening.”
But, FOUR MASTER Car Clinic offers huge benefits even to the safety conscious. All FOUR MASTERS are trained, not only, to install safe hi-fi but also great sounding car hi-fi and those attending with complete, professionally installed systems were just as likely to go away with great expert advice on how to squeeze more power and better fidelity from their equipment.
Check out our events page to find a FOUR MASTERS Car Clinic near you now!
Ray Smith supplies Great Car Hi-fi from his premises in East Lothian and is proud to to be part of the FOUR MASTER independent network. Supplying and installing premium FOUR brands such as Rainbow, Hertz and Audison proves that Ray Smith’s ears are in the right place. Having joined FOUR MASTERS when it first launched in 2006, Ray Smith has benefited from excellent marketing as well as excellent products. Able to provide a bespoke system design and a build service, Ray Smith operates with trained and qualified staff capable of steering you through the jungle of millions of very similar products.
Ray Smith tells us; “As a FOUR MASTER we are able to provide a comprehensive range of amps, speakers and subwoofers as well as sound deadening materials and cables. Our qualified installers are capable of working on any car and we would always encourage those from outside of the motor trade to use a professional installer. Cars are of such complexity now that the DIY installer of yesteryear will always struggle and could cause irreparable damage. But. this is not the only reason for using skilled installers, we can also get the best from your equipment by applying our knowledge and skill of speaker placement, Skinz sound treatment and Audison Connection, optimum cable gauges for instance.”
With over 35 years experience and knowledge and with the backing of the UK’s strongest network of independent dealers, Ray Smith not only offers great products but also great service including a national 3-year warranty on parts and labour. The FOUR MASTERS network covers the whole of mainland UK ensuring that if you move to a different area, a FOUR MASTER will be on hand to service your post installation requirements.
Visit Ray Smith in Dunbar and find out how they can help you to achieve a great musical experience in your car or simply call our efficient, friendly staff on 0845 166 7104
ACA Redditch provides great car hi-fi products and installation. As a FOUR MASTER, ACA is at the pinnacle of its field providing first class customer service, high-end products and excellent quality installations all designed and delivered at its high-tech premises in Redditch. Carrying brands from the top European manufacturers, ACA holds the most comprehensive range of Hertz amps, speakers and sub woofers in Europe.
Manufactured by Italian company, Elettromedia, Hertz has become renowned for high quality, robust products to fit all pockets, and the trademark orange design notes draw customers attention to a wide range of products all built specifically to provide beautifully rich, musical tones to the ears of listeners. Coupled with ACA’s installation know-how you can be assured of a first class result. Other brands include Rainbow. The German manufacturer of Car Stereo Amplifiers, reference level speakers and sub woofers probably holds more knowledge on the acoustic environment of the motor car than any other. This knowledge coupled with a heavy investment in technology, helps its designers to come up with award winning products time after time.
The Rainbow iPaul amplifier range can be provided with beautiful customer spec images, photo-etched on to the case which will set your installation off perfectly when matched with the quality of workmanship which goes into the custom fabrication and trim work of ACA’s installations. Elettromedia owned, Audison is an aspirational brand. Designed as study pieces, each Audison product delivers quality above everything else. Many of the technologies found in sister brand, Hertz products, were tried tested and developed whilst researching Audison products.
Customers can sometimes be a little reticent to place their beloved vehicles in the hands of a car stereo dealer. FOUR MASTERS exists to help to reinforce the fact that all member dealers work to strict standards of quality. we put as much pride into our premises and facilities as we do into our work which is why we are the nations number one network of specialist independent car hi-fi installers.
ACA doesn’t actually exist, but if it did, reading this would help persuade you to find them wouldn’t it?
Visit SPL Monsters at Surrey Car Radio and discover the most outrageous amplifier yet from Italian manufacturer, Hertz. As FOUR MASTER, Surrey Car Radio is well placed to advise you regarding all things bass, and full range for that matter! The product we focus on here is the MP15K Unlimited amplifier. This monstrous stereo amplifier can deliver 6100 Watts RMS in to two 1 Ohm loads or it can be bridged to drive a ball-busting 15,500 Watts RMS when powered with 18 Volts DC. Featuring no less than 20 X 190 Amp Impulse response MOSFETS in the output stage and 8 toroidal transformers in the power supply, you can guess that this isn’t built for vehicles where low weight is an overriding requirement!
If 15,500 Watts is a bit lightweight, The MP15K comes with six robust brackets and an interconnect system called SPL stack which allows multiple amps to be stacked and bridged together offering up to 45 Kwatts. Measuring a whopping 323 X 830 X 68.5 mm and a suspension lowering 25.5 Kg in weight, the Hertz MP15K is not for the shy or the easily scared. Lo-pass and hi-pass filters help to keep all of this raw energy under control while the outputs can be configured in bridged, stereo by-pass or L+R mix mode, there is no getting away from the blatantly over the top credentials of this substantial package. However, given the pedigree of Hertz, you would expect some subtle refinement and this it delivers by way of the well balanced and musical sound, this marks the difference between the Hertz SPL Monster range and other manufacturers product which go for power alone. Don’t forget when shopping for extreme bass, distortion stifles sound. Hertz is well known for delivering low distortion power, it was obvious with the HP range of amplifiers and many of the sound design principles behind that highly successful range have been further developed to ensure that the MP15K is as musical as it is powerful as it is huge!
Take a trip to SCR today or call 01784 420563 to see this extraordinary product
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Mid-range drivers, SV 165 and SV 200, 165 mm and 200 mm respectively, also feature a copper core and double-wave surround to maintain linearity even under extreme excursion.![ST25[1]](http://fourcarsblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ST251-150x150.jpg "ST25[1]")
