Massive Audio system Review

Not many have heard of the product Massive Audio,which is relatively new to our shores here in South Africa.Having seen the exceptional build quality on the products and read some really interesting views of the products I was rather keen on having to audition a vehicle set up with the product.
Well now it seems my wishes have been granted as the guys from AcousticWorx,the local distributor of Massive Audio,have just had 1 of their cars kitted with some of their goodies,and they brought the car around for an audition.
Ok to begin with,the car was fitted with the following products:

Massive Audio DC12 in a spec slot vented enclosure
Massive Audio CK6 6in split system
Massive Audio SX6 6in shallow coax
Massive Audio P500.1 mono
Massive Audio P400.4 4 channel
Sony CDX-GT700D

About the Product
Firstly,taking a closer look at the products,you can see that the guys at Massive are really about High quality products.The finishing on the speakers and the amplifiers are stunning.The only gripe I have,but this would be knit picking, is that the passive crossovers on the CK splits aren't cosmetically pleasing.
The subwoofers sport some really impressive features,like 2.5" voice coils,"finger-cut" Kevlar/glass fiber cone which reduces mass while increasing output.Diamond polished die cast basket,and massive dual stacked 120oz magnets.Power handling is an impressive 600w RMS with a sensitivity of 91.5db.

The splits too are really impressive!Boasting woven carbon fiber cones with butyl rubber surrounds,new 35mm Kapton voice coils,heavy duty rope tinsel leads and relatively shallow cast baskets.The passive consist of audiophile grade components featuring an 18db slope.The tweeter unlike many others,have a Nomex dome which Massive claims to give a smooth and wide dispersion of sound.The CK6's are rated at 130w RMS and have a sensitivity of 93db.

Going on to the amplifiers,these amps will not be to everyone's taste as far as cosmetics might go.They look particularly conservative at first site,with the Massive logo embossed into the plexi-glass top.Turn the amplifier on and things change as the plexi lights up a soft blue highlighting the embossed Massive logo.The amplifiers used in this car are rated as such:(All Massive amplifiers and speakers are CEA tested and approved)
P500.1-500w RMS x 1 @ 4ohm with a minimum impedance load of 1ohm
P400.4-100w RMS x 4 @ 4ohm with a minimum impedance load of 2ohm in stereo

Listening
Now the most important part.What do these Massive products sound like?I started my listening session with 1 of my favorite drum tracks from the Focal demo disc,and set the headunit to defeat turning off all equalization and other processing.I started auditioning the splits first by fading the rear's out and turning off the subwoofer.Whoa!!The control on the midbass was astounding.Every beat of the drums came through clean,crisp and with much authority.The reverb on the drum skin was distinctly noticeable,and the tweeter complimented the mid very well.
A side note however concerning the tweeter,it did seem to show some sort of brightness with certain cymbals,but,as the Massive rep informed me,the system has not even played for more than 10 hours.

I then went on to an old time favorite of mine,Tracy Chapman's Fast Car.In the beginning of the track the bass guitar comes through quite strongly and what I have noticed with many splits in the past,is that, they tend to break up quite early and the acoustic guitar becomes rather muffled by the heavy bass.
Not so with these CK6's!These speakers held there own when it came to this song regardless of how high I turned up the volume,they remained detailed and very composed.With most tracks the transparency on the split system was very good.

After at least 5 full length track sessions I sure was impressed by these splits on their own.They showed no sign of strain with both the mid and tweeter.I think what impressed me most was the fact that there was no shift in the stage,instrument placement was good if not great,and depth was stunning, regardless of what I played on the system.These speakers reproduced music instruments with such precision,considering their price range,they were really musical and tonally they sounded really smooth.

So now it was time to audition the system with the subwoofer turned on.I started using the same drum track from the Focal disc,and DAMN this sub was tight and controlled.The integration was nothing short of amazing.I then switched to something more up tempo,a track from Infected Mushroom.Again,this sub just belts out whatever you throw at it,with accuracy and speed,and no hint of boominess even though I kept turning the sub volume higher and higher.Now this came as a shock to me as I auditioned the car before seeing the install,the sub was playing in a slot port enclosure and I was convinced during my listening session that it was a sealed enclosure.The roll off was silky smooth on all types of music.
I was overly impressed by how well this sub performed in both SQ and pounder applications without any major tuning or setting.

After my listening session I went to have a look at the amplifiers,and just put my hand on them to check how much heat they were giving off.Those heat sinks work really well because after almost an hour of listening with some really testing music these amps were luke warm.

My verdict.....I would recommend this product with high regard.For the money,I reckon Massive has got it right.Not many companies can have bragging rights to products which deliver stunning sound quality and build quality at a very decent pricing.It has been quite a while that something new on the market has got me this excited,Watch this brand they're going places.....