Thread: Hertz High Energy Comps arrived

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How Would You compare these to Focal, Mb Quartz or Rainbow?

I used a set of hertz audio 8's in the front doors of a caddy I did a long time ago, they are called space 8's & were super shallow, like the illusion audios with a front mount neodymium magnet structure, they are really sweeet, hertz is good stuff, mine were made in germany, don't know if there the same now though

Hertz is actually an Italian company.

I was looking at those same speakers at my local shop the other day. They were asking $400. How much did you pay if I may ask? I dont really see them online.

MB quart isnt the company they were a few years ago. They have been sold twice and now are currently owned by Maxxsonic, makers of Hifonics and some other brands. I dont think the quality is there, only a select few speakers are made in Germany, all others are China - from what I was told.

Anyway, Im looking for some speakers to replace my MB Quart RSB218's which gave me over 7 years of great sound. The one tweet is starting to buzz and even though they still work and sound pretty good still, they're getting old.

ok I must not stay silent.... it really bothers me when people compare a specific component/product to a COMPANY, take JBL for instance, they have made things that are not even dumpster worthy, and they have made some stuff that’s being used in studios world wide. This comparison has to go, also for a side note I have used this hertz setup in a friends car, they do not sound as good as focal 165vs2s (entry level) they even lack the highs MB Quart can produce so well, the crossovers are not that good, a lot of passive crossovers today have integrated reverse polarity on a single driver *for better phase characteristics (arguably not audible to the human ear)* but the hertz even lack the little extra thought, not judging performance from that standpoint, but I dare you to integrate and experience the options (I have) before dictating that your HKS-165s outperform a COMPANY, I challenge you to set these next to Utopias….. you would not… right?, at leased single a specific speaker from focal you want to compare it to. But in any case, focals entry level 2 ways can outperform it, there Kevlar’s outdo it hard, and there Utopias kill every last bit of it.

I have been working in full blown recording studios since I was around 10 (my uncle and cousin both own recording studios back in Europe, I have met many people that have very different listening preferences, all renown and geniuses in sound, some prefer tube, some think vacuum lines are nothing but non-sense, and that solid state can emulate it’s warmth. My point is very different ways of looking at things, very unique, but I must say when I ring them once and a while, I always drive myself to ask one simple question. That question is what are you running? 90% of the time it’s “focal” for one simple reason. Focal is the 5 letters that define audio excellence and perfection, they are one of the only companies that still take pride in what they do, example

http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/921/

a company that will take the same pride in there entry level produce, as they do with there high end product simply impresses me. You do not have a 13 year old component assembler/sex slave putting together the product.

Sorry for getting off topic it just strikes my nerves, comparing a product that in my opinion isn’t worthy of any relation with the focal brand. Focal is not only a company it’s a company that both my uncle and cousin share big parts at, the CEO is a very close friend of mine, and even at the riches he’s at now a days, he doesn’t think twice about “scratching” $30 000 of R&D to “fix” something no one may ever appreciate. To me this business practice is almost unheard of in today’s industry, especially in such a competitive one such as car audio.

PS. I am italian, hertz is italian, ill tell you something though, there product isn't. (and please dont tell me because it's Stamped "Italy" it means it was manufactured there.