#Hartke hidrive drivers#
#Hartke hidrive update#

Their black perforated steel grilles add to an already strong, sleek look. In addition, the enclosures themselves are constructed of high-quality plywood with extensive bracing and dado joints, making them rigid, yet lightweight for superior projection and true sonic clarity. The updated and optimized ferrite magnet assembly and steel chassis design deliver a maximum power-to-weight ratio to each of the HyDrive HD cabinets. The result is a clean, full tone with the clear fundamentals of each note, as well as natural overtones for further defined sound.

#Hartke hidrive drivers#

The new double-roll, curvilinear surround limits the drivers from over excursion, while providing a smooth mid-band response.

The hybrid construction allows outside curved, Kevlar-loaded paper cone to deliver a smooth, even response with a deep tone, while the inner straight, anodized aluminum cone produces highly accurate, distortion-free output.

HyDrive speakers feature carefully crafted paper/aluminum hybrid cone drivers. The enhanced HyDrive speakers, along with exceptional power handling and optimized cabinet construction, solidify Hartke’s new HD Series.

#Hartke hidrive update#

This patented new design was celebrated for faithfully reproducing the sound of bass guitars without coloring the tone.Ĭelebrating the technology's 10th anniversary, the new HyDrive HD112, HD115, HD210, HD410 bass cabinets are designed for demanding bass players, delivering the blend of warmth and attack that is typical of Hartke’s patented HyDrive Speaker Technology, with a major update to the original HyDrive design. Ten years ago, Hartke introduced the HyDrive Series Bass Cabinets, which featured a brand-new type of speaker that combined paper and aluminum into a single speaker cone. Hartke revolutionized the world of bass amplification with the full-scale development of a unique aluminum cone driver that produced a bass tone with far broader dynamics than had ever been heard before. Since 1984, when founder Larry Hartke custom-built the very first 8x10 bass cabinet with aluminum speakers for Jaco Pastorius, Hartke has been known for advancing speaker design for bass players.