What's your aftermarket sub setup
03-23-10, 12:04 PM
#31
Lexus Champion
its actually a custom fiber glass box. The picture doesn't really do the box justice as it looks like a box just stuffed into that cubby hole.... I got the box made at Sightwaves... we went for a floating box w/ the amps replacing the spare tire area so I could still use most of my trunk. When our baby came in, we decided to put grey carpet for the time being to not damage the setup otherwise everything would be painted gloss black.
03-24-10, 05:48 PM
#38
Lexus Champion
I highly suggest any of you guys that do the whole JL, Mb Quartz, Diamon Audio type setups to try looking into Hertz... Its a european brand that I swear will blow your mind. I'm no way affiliated w/ them but will tell you they are a truly sleeper setup. Prices are up there w/ your commercial brand stuff but the quality you get far surpasses any off the shelf gear.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
03-24-10, 06:49 PM
#40
Lexus Champion
they're barely entering the United States... here in CA there are only a few shops that carry them.... I'll ask my shop where they sell them in Mass.
03-24-10, 07:35 PM
#42
Space was a big issue for me as i carry a stroller in the back.... The Hertz audio line was one of the best sounding setups I've ever heard. I went w/ Hertz throughout the entire car.... Its a true SQ setup w/ nice tight bass. Couple that w/ an Audison amp and you'll put alot of gear out there to shame...
Hertz / Audison owned by parent company Electromedia hand made in Italy. The HQ where Audison is R&D'd and made and the Hertz HQ in Rome are all ran by Pantaleone and Vagnoni who run a small staff, NOT a 1000 employee assembly line. Imagine that, a company who truly runs with R&D. Pantaleone and Vagnoni started the Audison brand out of an office ironically located on the same street as the inventor of the radio, Guglielmo Marconi.
Fun Fact
Audison was the first electronics manufacturer in the world to:
* Design an amplifier with an adjustable gain control
* Design an amplifier with a balanced RCA system
* Design a dedicated subwoofer amplifier
* Design a 5-channel amplifier
* Design a dedicated 5.1-channel amplifier for use with multichannelprocessors
* Design an amplifier with selectable damping factor
Hertz / Audison owned by parent company Electromedia hand made in Italy. The HQ where Audison is R&D'd and made and the Hertz HQ in Rome are all ran by Pantaleone and Vagnoni who run a small staff, NOT a 1000 employee assembly line. Imagine that, a company who truly runs with R&D. Pantaleone and Vagnoni started the Audison brand out of an office ironically located on the same street as the inventor of the radio, Guglielmo Marconi.
Fun Fact
Audison was the first electronics manufacturer in the world to:
* Design an amplifier with an adjustable gain control
* Design an amplifier with a balanced RCA system
* Design a dedicated subwoofer amplifier
* Design a 5-channel amplifier
* Design a dedicated 5.1-channel amplifier for use with multichannelprocessors
* Design an amplifier with selectable damping factor
nice setup
would like to know what you're running
03-24-10, 08:09 PM
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I highly suggest any of you guys that do the whole JL, Mb Quartz, Diamon Audio type setups to try looking into Hertz... Its a european brand that I swear will blow your mind. I'm no way affiliated w/ them but will tell you they are a truly sleeper setup. Prices are up there w/ your commercial brand stuff but the quality you get far surpasses any off the shelf gear.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
eventually i will redo my trunk set up, i was thinking about swapping my single JL for a pair of IDmax, its still kinda in the air.. after that ill eventually swap my mbq's for something else. just not 100% sure what yet. then thankfully ill be able to throw this set up away.
03-24-10, 08:19 PM
#44
I highly suggest any of you guys that do the whole JL, Mb Quartz, Diamon Audio type setups to try looking into Hertz... Its a european brand that I swear will blow your mind. I'm no way affiliated w/ them but will tell you they are a truly sleeper setup. Prices are up there w/ your commercial brand stuff but the quality you get far surpasses any off the shelf gear.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
Hertz speakers are truly amazing.... Same with their Audison amps. Hertz amps are up there too but IMO the Audison amps is simply the best.
In addition to Hertz, I'd also suggest Morel and Rainbow . Dont think that Sound Quality doesnt hit, cause in addition to great sound, you get some sweet clean bass Audison does make a great amp as stated above.In addition for noobs and/or those who dont know much about car audio... Stay away from brands you know
if you know them, they're probably junk 
yea, they can sound great, but IMO top of the line top shelf brands would probably compare to entry level of those brands which you havent heard of.
03-24-10, 08:33 PM
#45
Lexus Champion
I have Hertz Energy components up front.... and their coaxials in the rear....
the trunk w/ Hertz Energy subs.... I'm powering everything w/ some older Memphis Audio amps from a previous sponsorship. It was their top of the line stuff and has held up nicely.... I will definitely be going full Audison and upgrading the speakers to Mille in the future when the car is less of a baby transporter.
The Hertz rep here in Socal hooked me up pretty good since I got a really good recommendation from Omar at Sightwaves. Originally was going all the way but baby came first....
Your friends car is gonna sound great... I have the Energy line which is more entry level stuff and the sound is amazing.... At the time I wasn't too familiar with Hertz so just tried out their entry level stuff since my shop sightwaves was giving them such rave reviews... now that I know whats up.... I'm definitely going to upgrade to the Mille on Audison.
PS I previously ran IDMAX in the trunk and its a great amp.... my Hertz subs aren't powered as much as my IDMAX were but still give me more than enough bass.... I'm only powering the Hertz subs w/ about 300wrms each compared to the 600 I was juicing the IDMAX before.
I've personally thought the Morel stuff was just a tad over priced compared to the other high end stuff in that price range. I just feel the Hertz line up is way more affordable and better sound quality which is subjective.... I personally found Morel to be too bright but some people like that. Rainbow is up there in my book as well....
the trunk w/ Hertz Energy subs.... I'm powering everything w/ some older Memphis Audio amps from a previous sponsorship. It was their top of the line stuff and has held up nicely.... I will definitely be going full Audison and upgrading the speakers to Mille in the future when the car is less of a baby transporter.
The Hertz rep here in Socal hooked me up pretty good since I got a really good recommendation from Omar at Sightwaves. Originally was going all the way but baby came first....
my good friend mr exec should be done with his set up in the next few weeks, he went with hertz and audison amps. i cant wait to hear it.
eventually i will redo my trunk set up, i was thinking about swapping my single JL for a pair of IDmax, its still kinda in the air.. after that ill eventually swap my mbq's for something else. just not 100% sure what yet. then thankfully ill be able to throw this set up away.
eventually i will redo my trunk set up, i was thinking about swapping my single JL for a pair of IDmax, its still kinda in the air.. after that ill eventually swap my mbq's for something else. just not 100% sure what yet. then thankfully ill be able to throw this set up away.
PS I previously ran IDMAX in the trunk and its a great amp.... my Hertz subs aren't powered as much as my IDMAX were but still give me more than enough bass.... I'm only powering the Hertz subs w/ about 300wrms each compared to the 600 I was juicing the IDMAX before.
I second this. I too run Hertz and those damn Italians know their shtuff In addition to Hertz, I'd also suggest Morel and Rainbow . Dont think that Sound Quality doesnt hit, cause in addition to great sound, you get some sweet clean bass Audison does make a great amp as stated above.
In addition for noobs and/or those who dont know much about car audio... Stay away from brands you know if you know them, they're probably junk yea, they can sound great, but IMO top of the line top shelf brands would probably compare to entry level of those brands which you havent heard of.
In addition to Hertz, I'd also suggest Morel and Rainbow . Dont think that Sound Quality doesnt hit, cause in addition to great sound, you get some sweet clean bass Audison does make a great amp as stated above.In addition for noobs and/or those who dont know much about car audio... Stay away from brands you know
if you know them, they're probably junk yea, they can sound great, but IMO top of the line top shelf brands would probably compare to entry level of those brands which you havent heard of.