"My name is Scott Buwalda, and I am the founder of Hybrid Audio Technologies.  We have been meticulously developing our incredible line of car audio speakers from the ground up, known collectively as the Legatia™ series.  On April 1, 2006, we introduced our Legatia™ L3 wide-bandwidth 3” cone midrange driver, and a few months later, our incredible and compact 20mm soft-dome tweeter was released.  I am now pleased to inform you that the entire Legatia™ product line is complete with the inclusion of our latest designs, the long-anticipated Legatia™ L4 midrange, the Legatia™ L6 midrange/midbass, and the Legatia™ L8 midwoofer/subwoofer.  To augment the incredible Legatia™ line, we have manufactured an impressive new line called the Clarus™ series, a complete high-end offering of two-way component systems with passive crossovers, grilles, hardware, and tweeter mounting options at a cost-effective price.  Finally, we have begun developing our super high performance offering known as the Legatia Pro™ series, starting off with our incredible new Legatia L1 Pro tweeter, a low-resonance, high-end fine silk dome tweeter.

Even despite our short tenure as a speaker manufacturer, every speaker we produce has been proven in the competition circles, winning numerous world championships to date.  In fact, at the 2007 IASCA^® World Finals, Hybrid Audio-equipped vehicles won more World Championships than every other front-stage speaker manufacturer combined.  That kind of domination is no fluke; it's a testament to the quality of the product.  Hybrid Audio is world championship car audio, and it's available to you, right now.

With all of our available designs, we can accommodate virtually any imaginable 2-way and 3-way actively crossed-over component systems with Legatia™ and 2-way passive and actively crossed-over component systems with Clarus™ (or a combination thereof).  Since all of our speakers can be purchased separately, you can assemble a set that meets your needs quite easily.  We are the only car audio manufacturer that we're aware of that readily sells its speakers ala carte, without making you purchase the item you need bundled in a set with other components you might otherwise not need.  Also, we offer a service no other speaker manufacturer provides at the price level of Legatia™, and that is to hand-match Thiele/Small parameters for sets of speakers; yes, you can get a completely hand-matched set of speakers for about 1/5 of the other guys matched-set speakers!

On to the 'nuts and bolts' of my letter.  I wanted to take a moment and share with you exactly what it takes to build brand new designed speakers.  Ever wonder how some manufacturers can turn new product lines over in a matter of weeks or a few short months?  Ever notice a distinct similarity between different brands of speakers: speakers using the same exact frames, magnets and T-yokes, cones, dust caps, and the only difference being the logo on the magnet and a different colored shipping carton?  Ever wonder how a company can have a “prototype” in their demo car, and then announce production just six weeks later?  It’s because many of these drivers incorporate most, or all of an existing design; this is called “re-badging.”  Re-badging is when a build-house/manufacturer will pull an existing design off the shelf, dust it off, maybe change a small parameter or two, slap a decal on it, or put a logo on the dustcap, put it into their client’s own specially designed carton, and ship it.  The vast majority of car audio speakers today are re-badged versions of each other.  Very few companies offer new designs; Hybrid Audio is one such company.

To build a speaker 'from the ground up' takes in excess of a year to do correctly (sometimes as much as 18 months).  Why has it taken more than a year to develop the Legatia™ L6 midrange/midbass and every other speaker we’ve made?  It’s because it’s a completely new design, and has no equal in the world.  We have tested and re-tested all of our designs in real life car environments, and have put them against the very best in organized sound quality competition, and have won national- and international titles all around the world in 2006 and 2007 in MECA, EMMA, USACi, and IASCA.  Months, and in many cases years are spent listening to, testing, evaluating, and refining our speakers before we call them good enough to be Hybrid Audio Technologies products.  When you buy a Legatia™ product, you’ll find it to be not only unique to the many brands of speakers available, but also exceed performance of those systems costing twice and three times as much.  Why is Legatia™ better?  It’s simple: they were made specifically for car audio use, by car audiophiles, with experience winning world championships.  We know what works in the car audio environment.  Legatia™ and other Hybrid Audio designs are not re-formulated home audio speakers.  Read this document, our L3 user's manual, for more details on why our designs are best suited for car audio use.

Now that we have established what it takes to create a truly fresh design, and why Legatia™ is a true car audio performer, I wanted to implore you to try Legatia™ drivers.  We are a very small company, built on old-fashioned customer service and a solid product offering; the products we sell put a priority on performance.

I hope I have made a case for your use of Hybrid Audio Technologies products.  I know it's often difficult to buy a product that you might not be able to hear first hand, but take my word that each of my designs are excellent in every way, and you won't be disappointed with any of Hybrid Audio speakers if they're properly installed.  We have competition results to back up all of our designs, and rave reviews on the product around the world.  So when can I be honored to have you as a Hybrid Audio Technologies client?"

Best Regards,

Scott Buwalda

Founder – Hybrid Audio Technologies