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Posts Tagged ‘Car stereo’
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
FOUR MASTERS Offer Free Bass to Car Audio Fans – For those who haven’t experienced proper audio in a car, giving over precious luggage space to bass speakers or subwoofers may seem a crazy thing to do. For those who know the true joy of an engaging musical experience on the move, it is well worth the compromise. Fortunately, thanks to ever-evolving technological advances, it is now possible to drastically reduce the amount of space required while still providing that magical car audio experience.
Hertz skinny sub enclosures are compact and stylish and provide warm, deep bass more typical of bass boxes much larger in size. They are also designed to be very power efficient, which means you don’t need a 1000 Watt amplifier to make them work correctly. In fact, a FOUR MASTERS Audio Joy system featuring a Hertz EBX F20 slim subwoofer system can be driven with modest power and still provide you with accurate, deep bass. FOUR MASTER Audio Joy systems are designed to demystify car audio for those who want great sound but without having to learn a new language and whole branch of science. Just because we know all about Total Harmonic Distortion, Root Mean Squared power conversion and dynamic range doesn’t meant that we have to bore you with it – We understand that you are interested in great sonic reproduction and not necessarily the internal workings of Ohms law!
Audio Joy is a car audio system sold as a package including front component speakers, subwoofer, amplifier and all interconnecting cables and wiring. Furthermore, it includes installation by a FOUR MASTER who will treat the panels your speakers are mounted to for optimum performance and minimum rattles and distortion. This entire system can be installed into your vehicle by us for just £699.99 however, if you sign up for a free copy of Driving Sounds magazine the UK’s only dedicated in-car audio title, you can get the entire system for just £499.99 which, effectively means you get the Hertz EBX F20 subwoofer system for free!
This offer is only available until 31st January 2012 so sign up here without delay and receive our special offer email.
For further information about FOUR MASTERS visit www.fourcars.co.uk or call 0800 652 5125
Tags: audio joy, bass, Car stereo, herts subwoofers, Music, subwoofers
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
In-car sound gets the full treatment from FOUR MASTERS and so can you! We have mentioned many times the importance of sound treatment when installing replacement speakers into a car. This can add an uplift in performance of 25 – 50% depending on the build quality of the vehicle they are being installed into.
When a speaker produces sound it is projected forward but also backwards out of the speaker, and it is the backward radiation which causes the problem. The most influential distortion is that caused by reflected or back waves which bounce from any solid surface behind the speaker like, for instance a door panel. In this instance, the reflected sound can seriously impede free movement of the speaker cone and therefore cause a loss of power by cancelling forward sound projection these reflections also introduce distortion by effectively warping the cone out of shape.
In order to address these two significant problems, FOUR MASTERS apply a treatment system called Skinz. This consists of three elements; Skinz – a bituminous material which deadens the panel behind the speaker and eradicates energy sapping panel flex as well as significantly attenuating road noise Wave Diffuser - an irregular shaped dense foam square which breaks up backward reflections before they have a chance to hit any solid panels and Moisture Guard - an open cell foam which acts as a moisture barrier between the door panel and the rear of the speaker.
When properly installed the Skinz system will radically improve sound level, bass (which is more susceptible to cancellation) and longevity of your upgraded speakers. We can already hear you asking why car manufacturers don’t do this as a matter of course and the answer is simply, cost. Car manufacturers will not spend a penny more than necessary to build a car and good audio as opposed to “audio” is just not a consideration – this is why the average base model of budget or family car will have speakers fitted which cost pence rather than pounds and why the discerning music lover has to upgrade them to begin with. But don’t just take our word for it, ask anyone who has an interest in good sound!
To take advantage of a forthcoming offer on Skinz, why not sign up for a free of charge copy of Driving Sounds II, the only dedicated car audio magazine due out soon or simply call 0800 652 5125 or visit your local FOUR MASTER to find out more.
Tags: Car stereo, incar sound, sound deadening, sound dispersion, sound treatment
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Improving the sound in your car without losing functions is one of the largest challenges of recent times. As car manufacturers develop increasingly sophisticated Man Machine Interfaces (MMI – Buttons and knobs to you and me!) the ability to change the source or head unit in your car can mean an inevitable loss of functionality.
The LC2i is a compact, two-channel processor with active input circuitry, which allows it to accept
speaker-level signals of up to 400 watts per channel from factory-installed source units or amplifiers. It conv
erts them to high-quality pre-amp signals that can then be directed to aftermarket processors and/or amplifiers. Users can enjoy maximum sound quality while maintaining the use of factory fitted steering wheel controls for instance.
The LC2i is the world’s first processor to incorporate Audio Control’s patent pending, AccuBASSTM processing which automatically corrects for the bass roll-off that is common with many factory installed audio systems. Simple “Threshold” and “Level” controls allow users to optimize the bass response to match their speaker system.
The LC2i is installer friendly and equipped with a number of features that make it ideal for simple systems:
- GTOTM (Great Turn-On) Circuit – Powers up the LC2i when it detects signal on the speaker level input
- Fixed and variable outputs with discrete level controls
- Input For Optional Remote Level Control
There is no doubt that all factory installed speakers can be relatively simply and inexpensively improved upon. Even the installation of sound treatment products such as Skinz can make a major difference to speaker performance forcing more of the sound inside the car and less into the door panels! For optimal sound however a combination of replacement speakers, sound treatment and amplifiers is the holy grail. The Audio Control LC-2i coupled with the skill and knowledge of your local FOUR MASTER makes this eminently possible.
So now you don’t have to put up with compressed, bass-less audio from your factory fitted sound system and can at last enjoy living room quality hi-fi in the comfort of your own car.
Contact FOUR on 0800 652 5125 or your local FOUR MASTER for further information.
Tags: car speakers, Car stereo, improve sound in cars. audiocontrol, Improving car sound
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
FOUR MASTERS for music lovers on the move – In an age when we are hit with technology for technology’s sake and where price and convenience come before emotional engagement it is refreshing to hear that there are specialist groups of companies around who still care about quality.
FOUR MASTERS are a nationwide network of independent Car Audio installers each having an established business with highly skilled staff and exceptional passion for their area of specialism. FOUR MASTERS is the glue that holds this group of exclusive businesses together and is able to offer great benefits to those who require more musical performance in their car.
FOUR MASTERS are able to build Car stereo systems to suit all tastes and pockets. Installation is as important and a FOUR MASTER will ensure that your products are installed in a safe and sympathetic way whilst delivering optimum performance. FOUR MASTERS are passionate about Audio as well as cars and are used to working with both.
Because of the excellence of installing companies, FOUR MASTERS are confident in offering a 3-year national warranty on both parts and labour – so if your audio should develop a fault in another part of the country you simply get in touch with the local FOUR MASTER and they will sort it out, free of charge.
We often come across customers who query the need for a subwoofer – Surely these are just for the young who listen to dance music? Not at all – In fact some of the most challenging music to reproduce is Orchestral where the bass frequencies are often eaten up by road noise. By paying particular attention to bass frequencies we ensure that every sound from Timpani, Bassoon and Double Bass can be heard just as clearly as the Violin, Flute and Oboe. FOUR MASTERS are highly service oriented and deliver an experience they feel the discerning music lover would appreciate – no bright light, techno babble just plain honest advice on how to achieve the very best sound from your vehicle which will bring your music collection to life.
To get the latest information and product offers, go to www.fourcars.co.uk where you can stop dreaming and start shopping for the ultimate mobile listening experience. 
Tags: Car Audio, Car hifi, Car stereo, Music, Orchestral music on the move
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
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
Tags: Car Audio, Car stereo, Tune-up tweeters, Tweeters for in-car
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
FOUR MASTER Sextons, Southampton demonstrates Audio Heaven with it new demo car. Based on a Honda CRV and installed with Audison VOCE speakers the car illustrates perfectly what a FOUR MASTER can do for music lovers on the move.
Four Masters are a network of car stereo experts all skilled and qualified to turn your car into your own private listening space. Whether you retain the factory fitted stereo, or want to upgrade it for extra features like an iPod input or Bluetooth for instance, is entirely up to you, we know that the biggest difference you can make to your musical enjoyment is in upgrading the speakers for clear high and warm mid-range frequencies and adding a sub-woofer for sumptuous, enjoyment enriching bass.
This guaranteed effect is reflected in the name of our mid-priced system which we call Audio Heaven. The Audio Heaven system featured below was installed by FOUR MASTER Sextons in Southampton. The equipment was all chosen for purpose and apart from the Alpine head unit, comes from top Italian company Audison.
Known for its no compromise approach to producing innovative products with excellent sound as the chief priority, these products do not let them down. The Audison Voce AV-K6 component speakers recently won a pan-European award (EISA) as best speakers in their class. Much of the technology is borrowed from Audison’s world renowned high-end Thesis range and the results are comparable to speakers costing a lot more. A Voce 12” sub-woofer and Audison LRX 6.9 amplifier completes the stairway to heaven.
FOUR MASTERS are extremely versatile and as you can see, this installation has been finished in Alcantara. The build could just as easily be finished in leather, vinyl to match the original interior or any other kind of material.
Visit Sextons, Southampton or any other FOUR MASTER for a close-up look at the skills on offer or visit www.fourcars.co.uk for a full explanation of what we do or simply call 0845 450 1594
Tags: Audio Heaven, Car Audio upgrades, Car stereo, Music
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Audison Voce, High-end Sound from Mid-priced Speakers can revolutionise your driving experience. Available now from FOUR MASTERS the largest independent UK specialist network, these speakers will make everyone sit up and listen. Italian brand, Audison has pioneered new technologies in order to put true hi-fi into cars. Their highly successful Thesis amps and later, Thesis speakers have shown the way with many other manufacturers struggling to keep pace with the new materials and techniques employed. 
Audison Voce, distributed exclusively in the UK by FOUR demonstrates how once developed, new technology can quickly be refined within a commercial product and filtered down to more cost effective offerings. Starting at just £174.99 for a pair of 5″ coaxials Voce’s price tag almost undermines performance. The range includes two pairs of coaxials as well as components which allow installers to build two or three-way systems plus a subwoofer which despite handling big amounts of power, is amongst a select few “musical” subs ever built. The woofers are built around an open air design with aerodynamically shaped spokes which drastically reduce back-wave reflections which can distort the cone. Using a blend of cotton and pressed paper, the cones are formed to move the maximum amount of air while resisting cone break-up during heavy excursion. Tweeters use a material called Tetelon which is a blend of cotton and silk to provide pinpoint accuracy in the high’s without unpleasant harshness often experienced at these price points while the annular geometry of the damping chamber helps to extend low frequency response offering smoother transition between mid and high frequencies.
Capable in the right hands, of offering a huge audio lift to any car, Audison Voce are the perfect match for FOUR MASTER installation expertise. Together, installer and product can work in harmony to bring you perfect sounds whatever you listen to. So good in fact, that they have just received a “Best in Europe” award from EISA a panel made up of 60 journalists from all over Europe!
Visit a FOUR MASTER now for demonstration or visiw http://www.fourcars.co.uk/contact/ or call 0845 450 1594 for further information.
Tags: Audison speakers, Car hi-fi systems, Car Sound, Car stereo, Italian car hi-fi
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
FOUR MASTERS use Audio Control for OEM audio upgrades for proper sound and a better driving experience. FOUR MASTERS the nation’s only network of independent car audio installers are known for their fantastic work in seamlessly integrating high specification car hi-fi into any car. Working to the highest standards, they believe that cars should sound better than they do and that drivers would really appreciate the difference. However, cars are chosen on personal taste, some executive saloons are designed for a coherent look and changing any trim or the car stereo is not always desirable.
In order to accommodate this, FOUR MASTERS are all equipped with a range of audio convertors which will grab the audio signals from the speaker outputs of a factory fitted unit and represent them as a stable hi-fi signal ready for amplification. Amplifiers come in all shapes and sizes and most are able to be hidden away therefore, having no impact on the aesthetic of the vehicle. Speakers can also be hidden away and FOUR MASTERS has access to a whole raft of direct replacement models suitable for most of the popular models.
Returning to Audio Control, their clever little interface boxes such as the LC-6i can completely negate the need to change anything on your dashboard. Six in-built line convertors allow you to takes signals from multi-frequency OEM installations and convert them to line level. A clever internal circuit detects when their is signal present at it’s inputs and automatically switches on which reduces the burden on the installer who ordinarily, would have to run a ‘remote switch-on’ cable from the head unit to the LC-6i.
As well as line converters, Audio Control also ranges a whole host of audio interfaces some of which, offer extra signal inputs for connection of an iPod or portable navigation system. They also produce sophisticated audio processors which can be preset to offer different sound curves depending on what music you are listening to.
Contact FOUR MASTERS on 0845 450 1594 and find out more!
Tags: better sound in my car, BMW hi-fi, Car stereo, Mercedes audio upgrade, OEM car stereo upgrades
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
FOUR MASTERS are set to cure ICE woes at the Modified Nationals. The May Bank holiday sees the Modified Nationals return to Peterborough Show Ground. Probably the best loved of all shows since moving to this venue, the crowds are certain to throng!
FOUR MASTERS are hoping for a good turn out of car owners who want to take advantage of a free of charge car sound clinic which will see some of the finest UK installers checking installs out for wiring anomalies and advising drivers on how to get more out of their equipment. They will even measure the sound output of your existing system so that you can decide if you are up to competition standard.
With years of experience between them, the FOUR MASTERS are only too aware of the pitfalls of DIY installs and will bein attendance not to embarrass but rather to help inspire car owners to greater things. It would be a shame if the only system ever invested in did not deliver to expectations. A good ICE install will bring huge amounts of fun and joy to your driving experience whist a poorly installed one will cause nothing but grief and could also lead to damage to the car and its occupants. This is unfortunately, the case for far too many young drivers who perhaps rush in to purchasing equipment for the wrong reasons and try to install it without the proper tools and knowledge to do the job. FOUR MASTERS want to encourage those starting out by offering free advice on performance and safety so that drivers can get the most from the sounds they love. 
So if you are heading top Peterborough next weekend, don’t forget to check with the FOUR MASTER Car Clinic and get yourself a clean bill of health. Call 07939 187149 to book an appointment!
Tags: Car hi-fi, Car stereo, driving sounds, good practice, wiring safety check
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Audison amplifies Northamptonshire cars at Audiomotive. This FOUR MASTER really knows how to move music lovers. With years of expert experience installing great sound to cars, Audiomotiv stocks plenty of Audison products as it knows these deliver quality performance and class leading reliability.
Audison, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Elettromedia, is world renowned for providing some of the finest car hi-fi amplifiers around. The LR-x range combines sonic perfection with state-of-the-art amplifier technology to deliver a special experience to music lovers on the move. Even before you get inside the product, innovation abounds. For instance the one-sided hidden cable entry point makes it possible for a FOUR MASTER to build an install without having to run cables to both sides of the amplifier. and a handy cover ensures that absolutely no cable is visible, a feature which seems so obvious, yet is rare especially on older-style amplifiers from “legendary” marques.
Inside, the LR-x provides an Amplifier Management Processor (AMP) which constantly monitors, temperature, voltage and current and initiates a whole host of safety modes to safeguard both amplifier and speakers should things get out of control! One such safeguard is the Smart Airflow Fan (SAF) which adjusts it speed depending on signals from the AMP. A Modular Sound-Proof Construction, ensures that power and signal circuitry are kept well apart to avoid any chance of cross talk and interference thus ensuring sonic integrity without avoidable losses or distortion.
Even the installer is provided for with the inclusion of a number of “patch cards” to make amplifier system configuration as simple and error-free as possible. Utilising a mix of Class AB and Class D topology within the same amplifier ensures that the comprehensive LR-x range offers the perfect amplifier for any system build. Audison’s holistic approach to design, which takes into account every aspect from performance to installation, is why Audiomotiv insist that if it has to sound great, it has to be Audison!
See it, touch it, hear it at Audiomotive, Wellingborough right now!
Tags: Car stereo, iPod, Mobile Electronics, Music
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