August 2007: Hybrid Audio Absolutely Dominates Car Audio Competition Like No Other Speaker Manufacturer

Once again it has been shown, in the most emphatic way, that the car audio speaker manufacturer that continues to dominate in organized car audio competitions in the USA and abroad is Hybrid Audio Technologies.  With five cars in attendance at the recent Elite Summer Nationals, held in Spartanburg, South Carolina on August 11-12, 2007, Team Hybrids members Andy Jones, Dave Brooks, Jason Pellino, Hajji Grape, and John Marsh went on to dominate like no other speaker manufacturer with wins, high placements, and the coveted MECA "Best of Show - Sound Quality" in two competition formats.

First year competitor Dave Brooks, a do-it-yourself installer, won every format he competed in, as well as the highest honor that can be given to a sound quality competitor in MECA competition: Best of Show - Sound Quality.

To achieve the Best of Show - Sound Quality honor, Dave bested every other car in attendance, including multiple former MECA World Champions and stalwart competitors.  Dave's total composite score between the three MECA sound quality judges was 84.5 out of a possible 100, which is one of the highest scores given at a regional event so far this year...all for a rookie competitor that built his truck in his driveway at home.

John Marsh brought the heat in the highest professional-division class in organized competition, and came away with a Regional Championship in IASCA, Runner-Up in MECA, and second place overall in the IASCA "Top 25 Best of Show" competition, which pitted the competition's best of the best against each other in a no-holds-bared, round robin competition with four sound quality judges.

Speaking of the "Top 25 Best of Show" competition, John placed second out of twenty three cars, losing by 0.125 points (yes, 1/8 point), as averaged between four judges and more than 1,000 score sheet points.  This result was even in despite of some system difficulties not realized until well into the competition, after the judging sequence had started.  We can only imagine what the results may have been if the car had been dialed in the way it was the day before for his regional championship in IASCA competition against proverbial champions.

Team Hybrids member Andy Jones debuted his new competition car, a 2007 Nissan Altima.  Andy placed 3rd in the Semi-Pro IASCA competition, with an unfinished installation, and a car tuned in the competition lanes!

We expect big things out of this proverbial champion as he finishes the installation, and gets the car set-up and tuned properly.

The Elite Summer Nationals also saw the return of an old-school IASCA powerhouse competitor, Hajji Grape.

After an approximate five year hiatus from the competition lanes, Hajji Grape, former IASCA World Finals runner-up in 1999, returns with his 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse, placing 5th in Semi-Pro Street, and 12th overall in the "Top 25 Best of Show" competition with an apparent mistake in his composite score.  Recalculating Hajji's score would have placed him deep into the top-10 of champions.

Our final competing Team Hybrids member, last but certainly not least, is Jason Pellino with his 2003 Lexus IS300.  Although Jason was unable to attend the show, his installer Jeff Smith ran the car through the lanes after a good thorough tuning, and Jason won 2nd place in the highly contested Street Amateur class, and a whopping 6th place overall in the "Top 25 Best of Show."  In fact, Jason's car was scored at 288 points by Chris Orblom, IASCA judge and international judge instructor.  After the results had been handed out, Mr. Orblom was quoted as saying "that green Lexus was absolutely incredible."  Excellent compliments from such a highly skilled and respected judge!

Why does Hybrid Audio Technologies spend so much time attending sanctioned car audio competitions and shows?  It's our testing grounds for great products.  And as can be seen from the results above, our Legatia series of products simply cannot be beat.  We welcome distributor, dealer, and retail inquires to sales@hybrid-audio.com.