| Formation | 1994 |
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| Type | Car Audio |
| Purpose | Installation and Fabrication |
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Founders | Keith Stockley, Michael Winstanley |
| Website | http://www.kandmacoustics.co.uk/ |
K & M Acoustics, established in 1994 by Keith Stockley and Michael Winstanley, is one of the leading car audio suppliers and installers in the UK. Based in the centre of Wigan, they have a customer base that spreads throughout the UK. They are part of the FOUR MASTERS the independent car hi-fi specialist network.[1][2]
K & M Van
editThe K & M Acoustics van was origanally built in 1996 and took nine weeks, it went through a rebuild in 1997 which also took nine weeks. The van still stands today how it was built in 1997, with only minor changes. The van was orginally features in Fast Car in 1998, then refeatured 10 years later in 2008.
- 12x Cerwin Vega XL18 400Watt RMS 100db 1w/1m
- 6x Hifonics Son Of Colossus 1100 RMS at 2 Ohms each
- 3x Hifonics MARS 2 x 75 RMS ¼ Ohms Stable
- 8x Cerwin Vega 6x9” ( in the doors )
- 6x Cerwin Vega 4” midrange speakers
- 6x Cerwin Vega 1” Tweeters
- 1x Extant EQ
- 1x Phonix Gold active crossover
- 1x Audio Control Epicenter
- 1x Lanar 12 channel line driver
- 1x Alpine 1202 and 1204 changer
- 1x Hifonics electronic crossover
- 3x 120AmpChrysler Alternators
- 1x specially made alternator bracket
- 3x mastervolt 3 stage alternator regulators
- 6x master volt sealed gel batteries (200Amp hours for 5 hours each)
- 1x Tonne of sound deading[3]
The van has been measured on the Richter scale, it is the only car audio installation to be measured on such a scale todate. Vibrock ".[4]measured the van at 3.2 on the Richter Scale. The van is now only used for large events, but went through a spell of not being used at all.".[5] In its hayday the Van attended shows up and down the United Kingdom and has won countless awards in Sound Quality and Sound pressure level(SPL). Most notably The Van was feature in "Gimmme Richter" at Santa Pod Raceway, in 2008 and created a new Guinness World Record, along with 24 other bass vehicles.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ FOUR MASTERS the independent car hi-fi specialist network for music lovers on the move.
- ^ K & M Acoustics & Four Master work together on Marketing.
- ^ The K & M Van
- ^ Vibrock Environmental Consultants Including Vibration, Dust, PM10, Noise Measurement,Prediction & Control., 15 July 1998
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- ^ Gimme Richter by Adam Rayner
- ^ K & M Acoustics Van at Santa Pod raceway on 22/10/2008 to break the world record bassquake using a richter scale. Aired on 22.10.2008 at 6pm on ITV Anglia
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