{"id":686,"date":"2016-10-18T16:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T08:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=686"},"modified":"2021-02-19T18:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:26:38","slug":"hertz-audio-hi-energy-hsk-165-component-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/hertz-audio-hi-energy-hsk-165-component-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Energy."},"content":{"rendered":"

This time around, I wanted to reconfigure my audio setup so that my\u00a0Kenwood DNX-892 head unit<\/a> <\/strong>would just be a dedicated source; all of the level matching, time alignment, and signal processing would be handled by the JL Audio TWK-88<\/a><\/strong>, and each speaker would have it’s own dedicated amplifier channel (an “active” setup). Doing this would give me full control of each speaker individually – from frequency ranges, speaker phase, and output levels. For the best setup I also needed to get rid of the OEM rear speakers. That said, the next thing I did was order two new sets of speakers (I talked myself into trying something new up front as well!)<\/p>\n

For the front components I went with Hertz Audio’s Hi-Energy HSK-165 6.5″<\/strong> component system. Their 125-200-watt rating gave me ample room to use the power that my Alpine PDX-V9<\/a><\/strong> can easily provide. Because I already had the Image Dynamics components<\/a><\/strong> installed up front, swapping over to the Hertz components was pretty simple since all I had to do was unsolder the ID’s and solder in the new Hertz drivers. The woofers dropped right in, and thanks to the installation parts included with the HSK system I didn’t have to fab up a new adaptor plate for the tweeters.<\/p>\n

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Sparkly fresh Hertz Audio speakers for all six factory locations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I always enjoy unboxing new stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Really impressive looking crossovers… which I will not be using since I’m running full active.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New Hertz HV-165 woofers next to the current Image Dynamics speaker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Check out the die-cast aluminium basket and oversized magnet. Pretty heavy, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Up front, the HV-165 woofer installed into the front door mount.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HV-165 Soldered and bolted up to the front driver’s side door panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New HT-25 tweeter on the right, slightly smaller than the ID one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Included tweeter mounting options made the swap much easier to do.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Front speaker swap = check. Now moving to the rear… in the next post.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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