Hertz HSK165 - what would you do?

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

Got some new used Hertz HSK 165 Components coming in to replace my Phoenix Gold RSD 6.5 comps. (Rest of system see sig)

Amp options:

JL 300/4 (Currently Own)

JL 300/2 (Got someone who would trade me)

Got some shitty rear fill Polk db6500 (I have passengers quite often)

Option 1 -

Keep the JL 300/4, power both the Hertz & Polk, Hertz recieving ~90w RMS, Polks recieving what about 75

Option 2 -

Trade the 300/4 for a 300/2, sell the Polk's and the Hertz will get ~170w RMS

(Keep in mind I have passengers in the rear often)

Note:

-I can't run rears off HU since I've got a custom made harness, gives me 4 RCA channels (FR/FL/RR/RL) to play with.

-I don't have extra money to play with.

-JL and some Rockford/Kicker amps are my only options since I need the Balanced Differential Output technology, offered in all JL amps and only certain RF/K amps

and this is all going into a midsize sedan

Previous owner of the Hertz only ran them them at 80w RMS, so I figured 90w should be okay?

Specs to Hertz - http://www.hertzaudiovideo.com/Doc/pdf_hsk165.pdf (Peak 250, continous 125)

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[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

tumbleweeed

 

[aeon 10+ year member]

did you happen to pick up this set from tonyguy??

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

yea

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

ttt

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Bi amp or run the hertz active, and keep the 300/4.

 

[zeuolaxxx 10+ year member]

Do you like Hertz HSK165? Give us some reviews.. please

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

Do you like Hertz HSK165? Give us some reviews.. please

won't be in till next week, but will do

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

ur still replacing the rsd's anyway?

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

might as well try them since i alreayd paid and its shipping here anyway ... supposily an upper tier brand/speakers so i'm expecting a near night and day difference. probably borrow a friends 300/2 to test it

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

oh well let us know how much better they are then the rsd's. the rsd's are great but i'm sure there are better sets out there of course.

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

Do you like Hertz HSK165? Give us some reviews.. please

I had them in my car and they sounded awesome. They had a very natural, smooth sound that was easy on the ear and not exaggerated at all. they had some tight punchy midbass and great stage width and depth. They very often made my dashboard seem 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep. and Wong, just make sure to use plenty of dynamat or the midbass will suffer.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

dynamat?!?

Ugh.

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

dynamat?!?
Ugh.

as a CC employee, i got it cheaper than SS.

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Disconnect the rears and bridge the 300/4 to the fronts.