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<blockquote data-quote="katodevin" data-source="post: 4198666" data-attributes="member: 572271">Hey DanH,I just went through the same dilemma as you.&nbsp; It seems that a lot of people on here think that Focals in general, are a bit harsh, although they sport good midbass performance.&nbsp; I have not heard Hertz personally, but I have heard the entire Focal line besides the Utopias, and personally installed and owned a set of Access comps.I ran my Access comps at -3 at the tweets, and they never seemed to harsh to me.&nbsp; The tweets were off axis, mounted in the door.&nbsp; I think if they were mounted on axis, they would be too harsh, so keep that in mind.Their midbass performance was very good, and impressed many people who got into my car.&nbsp; They were installed in a fully deadened and sealed door with plastic rings&nbsp; and clay.&nbsp; I was pushing 150 watts to them, but never needed to approach all of it.&nbsp; They are extremely efficient speakers, but still can handle a lot of power well.&nbsp; Well past my comfortable listening level.I recently got a new car, and I was wavering between the Hertz and the Focals.&nbsp; I just bit the bullet and ordered a set of polyglass&#039;s for it.&nbsp; If I was so happy with the Access series, I&#039;m sure the Polyglass&#039;s will impress me too.In my opinion, the speakers are less than 50% of the overall sound equation.&nbsp; The install is so much more important.&nbsp; You can put 3000 dollar speakers into a bad install, and they&#039;ll sound incredibly horrible.&nbsp; So in short, I chose the Focal&#039;s above the Hertz simply because of my previous experience with them, and I am really banking on taking my time with the install, and making things as best as I can.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="katodevin, post: 4198666, member: 572271"] Hey DanH, I just went through the same dilemma as you. It seems that a lot of people on here think that Focals in general, are a bit harsh, although they sport good midbass performance. I have not heard Hertz personally, but I have heard the entire Focal line besides the Utopias, and personally installed and owned a set of Access comps. I ran my Access comps at -3 at the tweets, and they never seemed to harsh to me. The tweets were off axis, mounted in the door. I think if they were mounted on axis, they would be too harsh, so keep that in mind. Their midbass performance was very good, and impressed many people who got into my car. They were installed in a fully deadened and sealed door with plastic rings and clay. I was pushing 150 watts to them, but never needed to approach all of it. They are extremely efficient speakers, but still can handle a lot of power well. Well past my comfortable listening level. I recently got a new car, and I was wavering between the Hertz and the Focals. I just bit the bullet and ordered a set of polyglass's for it. If I was so happy with the Access series, I'm sure the Polyglass's will impress me too. In my opinion, the speakers are less than 50% of the overall sound equation. The install is so much more important. You can put 3000 dollar speakers into a bad install, and they'll sound incredibly horrible. So in short, I chose the Focal's above the Hertz simply because of my previous experience with them, and I am really banking on taking my time with the install, and making things as best as I can. [/QUOTE]

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