[quote name='westhemann' post='324726' date='Apr 16 2007, 09:40 AM']irked or not,the hz is an inferior pickup in terms of output and signal to noise....don't think just because they say emg that they are automatically good.
in my experience,most people that claim the hz line is a good line of pups have never played the actives for any length of time.after playing the actives for years,i can't stand the hz pickups.they have an underlying hiss and hum which destroys the enjoyment for me.
if i use passives,i use duncans...never emg passives.
misunderstood?that's just silly...they are not Don Imus,they are pickups.
by the way i played with hz pickups before i converted to actives years ago...at low volumes and lower gain settings it is not nearly as noticeable...but turn those puppies up and try them out.
and it iis not gear snob-ism to say that the actives are better than the passives in the emg line.it is just the plain ole simple truth[/quote]
There's some truth to every statement.....................
If Im not mistaken those pups are creamic magnets,much like cramic speakers they have their own sound apart from the alnicos,maybe more trebly,maybe a little harsher,just a diferent flavour.....