What cars have you had? What equipment or systems in them?

[RobGMN Premium Member]

In my 1999 Jeep Cherokee, I had a Pioneer P9 combo with Image Dynamics HLCDs, Focal Utopia midbass drivers and a 10" Adire Audio Brahma MK1 - probably one of the first 100 ten inchers. Unfortunately, no amount of tuning or equipment swapping could fix the cramped front stage.

DSP (with the processing power and price of today's units) would have been awesome back then.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Spitting image of one of my Zs, except I deleted the rubber "bumpstops" on the bumpers, and mine was lowered, with Goodyear 235/60s on the Western wheels.
Pioneer Supertuner radio with a variety of Pioneer speakers in back.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

DSP (with the processing power and price of today's units) would have been awesome back then.
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I think I have that processor in my garage. If not, maybe an older version.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

I think I have that processor in my garage. If not, maybe an older version.

EQ only, or time delay, etc?

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

EQ only, or time delay, etc?

I don't think it has time delay. Eq, x-over, gains, phase and gated outputs. And the main reason I got it, it has an RTA.

Once I figured out I could eq a system with sine sweeps, banded pink noise and my ears, I stopped using the RTA and it's been gathering dust ever since.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

My first car was a 1968 NSU Prinz 1000. It came without a radio. I was working for the local Radio Shack at the time, and installed an under dash Realistic 8 Track/FM player and a pair of Jensen 6X9's in the rear deck. Been doing car audio ever since....

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

My first car was a 1968 NSU Prinz 1000. It came without a radio. I was working for the local Radio Shack at the time, and installed an under dash Realistic 8 Track/FM player and a pair of Jensen 6X9's in the rear deck. Been doing car audio ever since....

Was that car used as the basis for a character in a CARS movie? Looks very familiar.

 

[Old_Slapper]

There were quite a few. Here's my list. It does not include my wife's or my kid's vehicles.

• 1984 Chrysler Laser. MTX amp with 12" Blue Thunder subs and a JVC pullout deck.
• 1985 Chevy Prizm. Green Audio amp and 2 10" Grean Audio subs. Swap Meet stuff. Pioneer deck. Audiovox EQ amp, Pioneer 6X9's and 6.5".
• 1985 Ford Bronco. MTX camp and 15" Terminators. Pioneer deck.
• 1988 Nissan Sentra. Sony deck, Pioneer amp and speakers, 12" JBL sub.
• 1992 Chevy Berreta Indy Pace Car Replica. Alpine deck, Fosgate amps and 2 MTX Terminator 12" subs.
• 1993 Mustang GT. Alpine deck, JBL amps, OZ audio speakers, Kicker subs.
• 1989 Ranger. Kenwood deck, PPI amps, 2-8" fosgate punch subs, Fosgate speakers.
• 1988 Toyota pickup. Alpine flipout deck, PPI amps, JL audio components, 2-10" JL Audio W3 subs.
• 2002 F150. Pioneer DEH-P8400 deck, 2 Xtant X-series amps, JL 3-ways up front and JL 2-ways in the back, 2-8" subs. 2-7" headrest monitors, 2-7" visor monitors, 10" flipdown. Truck was completely sound deadened. Satellite Radio
• 2005 thunderbird. Kenwood deck, Viper amps, Pioneer speakers, Directed 12" sub. Satellite radio.
• 1995 Integra. Kenwood deck, satellite radio, 2-10" Diamond audio subs, Diamond audio amps, Diamond audio speakers.
• 2004 Explorer Sport. Complete Apline system. Speakers, 12" subs, amps, navi.
• 2007 Expedition. Kenwood Excellon navi, Pioneer speakers, 10" JL sub and amp.
• 2004 F150. Pioneer indash monitor. PPI 5-channel amp. Kappa speakers, Kicker L7S 10" sub.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Here are the three 280zx's I owned. Talk about memories.

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1982?

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

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1982?

Yes, a 1982 Turbo T-Top 5-Speed. The gold one is an '82 Slicktop Auto and the brown a 1979 GL Slicktop 5-Speed. The only thing different about a "GL" is on the drivers door there is a switch between the window switches. It was an auto window switch.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Yes, a 1982 Turbo T-Top 5-Speed. The gold one is an '82 Slicktop Auto and the brown a 1979 GL Slicktop 5-Speed. The only thing different about a "GL" is on the drivers door there is a switch between the window switches. It was an auto window switch.

We had an 82 in the lot for donor parts. The wheels looked familiar.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Another one.
Had a KEHM5000 up front with an Alpine 3331 EQ, and MTX crossover (on tunnel so I could adjust while driving). I think there were CV 8"s in the tubes.
Front and rears were Boston Acoustics separates.
It later got a 4th order bandpass.
Teen on a tight budget.

 

[dstryr]

My first car stereo was cobbled together in high school from random used stuff. Pioneer super tuner III, Pioneer 6x9 3 ways and a roadmaster 5 band booster/eq. It was adequate for the car I was driving at the time, a 1970 Saab Model 96. Then I put it in the first car I bought myself, a 69 GTO. I have a different 69 GTO now and have been trying to replicate the old system. I found an NOS Sansui RX-150 stereo tape deck, an NOS Roadmaster 5 band 50watt amp/eq and JL Audio 6x9 3-ways. Just need to finish wiring.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

Civic = Sony cd, 6.5" JL comps, 2 10w1s (bandpass), PPI 225, Punch 60

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Another one.
Had a KEHM5000 up front with an Alpine 3331 EQ, and MTX crossover (on tunnel so I could adjust while driving). I think there were CV 8"s in the tubes.
Front and rears were Boston Acoustics separates.
It later got a 4th order bandpass.
Teen on a tight budget.

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Had that same or very similar Alpine Eq.