Did Jamaica influence America with "Sound Systems" in car?

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

I've read that Jamaica were the first to come up with the whole idea of "Sound Systems" in a vehicle and that influenced Americans into putting "Sound Systems" in their cars. Is this true?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_system_(Jamaican)

"The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950s, in the ghettos of Kingston"

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[mk_ 10+ year member]

Wiki ≠ truth

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

wat?

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

I know that Jamaican Dj Kool Herc influenced America DJ's by his "break" techniques by blending the beginning of one song to the end of another song when DJing and playing the repeated beat part of the song to get the croud to go wild,

but did Jamaican "Sound Systems" influence America in anyway?

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

i was wonderng the same question where did having loud speakers and subs even start and how

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

i was wonderng the same question where did having loud speakers and subs even start and how

Is it Jamaica? Anyone?

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

People have been putting aftermarket sound systems in their cars since the 60's in the U.S. Hell, maybe even earlier than that. But I know my dad built some speaker enclosures for his nomad back in the 60's. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[MyPoison1 10+ year member]

Don't know dude but you have to have a good sub and amp in your ride when listening to dance hall.

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

People have been putting aftermarket sound systems in their cars since the 60's in the U.S. Hell, maybe even earlier than that. But I know my dad built some speaker enclosures for his nomad back in the 60's. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Wiki said "The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950s, in the ghettos of Kingston"

so I'm assuming it really did originate from Jamaica

 

[only126db 10+ year member]

From what I've read the first vehicles weren't introduced to Jamaica till about 1912....Karl Benz invented the first commercial auto in 1885..Henry Ford was built his second car in 1898...The first commercial fitted car radio was in the 1930's...1932 in Germany by Blaupunkt in a Studebaker....I highly doubt Jamaica had the first sound system since it took 14 yrs just to get them a car over there, imagine how long it took to get a radio over there!!!

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

Wiki ≠ truth

so say high school teachers.

what do they know.

 

[stopdrpnro 10+ year member]

i've actually heard that form some older guys. i don't think they they were the first one to do sound bu ti think they were the first to do things like subwoofers and amps.