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[ThxOne Premium Member]

I remember the first guy in my HS class to actually put an amp in his car with the 6x9s. Before any of really had a clue about audio. Loudest car in the parking lot.

I was amazed how loud 6x9's could get. Nobody cared about thunderous bass either just that the music was loud as hell.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

I was amazed how loud 6x9's could get. Nobody cared about thunderous bass either just that the music was loud as hell.

And Jensen was king of the 6x9's. I installed my first car audio with Realistic (Radio Shack) 8 track and Jensen 6x9's. Circa 1968

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

And Jensen was king of the 6x9's. I installed my first car audio with Realistic (Radio Shack) 8 track and Jensen 6x9's. Circa 1968

One of the coolest 6x9's I have played with were Jensen. They were 3-way and you could disassemble them. This was 1990-1992ish

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

It's funny how back in the 90's we had a pair of subs that would pound the crap out of our ears, and we were only running 2-12's off a 250 watt amp. Now, we find anything less than 1000 watts is weak.

That's because under perfect conditions 27% more power nets you 1db. As the coil heats up, you may need +50% or more power to get +1db. As we build heavier subs, we lose efficiency, so if you lose 1.5db in efficiency to double power handling, you only net 1.5db or maybe less.

I had often wondered about this. Store window rattling systems with only two flooded batteries and NO dimming lights.
I think the (hover)nment has been weakening our watts to hoard the rest in faciilties accross the states. The operation named "Watts Up, not U" is to use those hoarded watts with Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower in a mass mind control experiment. Be wary my brothers!

 

[Jimi77 5,000+ posts]

Anyone remember EQ/boosters?
Anyone use one?
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(eBay sale)

Unfortunately, I remember them and used one.

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

A necessity for urban dwellers.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

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A necessity for urban dwellers.

Pre removable face!

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

It's not audio, but my customers were into this stuff too, for about five minutes.
I was in fairly early in the game with StreetGlow, but it fizzled fast.

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

Concord. I can't remember if they were legit, or crap. At the time, I thought they were legit.
Their advertising talked the talk.

(borrowed from the web)

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Concord. I can't remember if they were legit, or crap. At the time, I thought they were legit.
Their advertising talked the talk.

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My name is Steve and I'm an audioholic. It's been 40 years since my first foray into this addiction, 48 hrs since my most recent endeavor, my story is as follows:

With no regard to how I was going to pay for it or live without it, I purchased the Concord PL-515 and it was the absolutely best hi-grade $hit (deck) you could buy at that time and it was damn expensive, lke $650, and I was hooked.

Made in the US, one of the only decks with Dolby B and C noise reduction circuitry, DBX adapter for dbx recorded playback, Sen-alloy triple heads, RCA pre-outs, and the only deck that would take the vaunted TDK metal alloy case/metal tape cassettes.

I purchased it and two Linear power 100 amplifiers, two 8" 4 ohm Philips/ADS woofers, and a pair of Kricket 4" two way coaxial drivers for a one of a kind 3 way front end for my 83 Toyota longbed SR5 4x4.

Even though I knew next to nothing at the time about car audio, I had a hunch which ended up being the coolest/baddest/loudest system in the neighborhood!

That was the system that created my audio addiction - thanks for letting me share, my name is steve and I am an audioholic.

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

My name is Steve and I'm an audioholic. It's been 40 years since my first foray into this addiction, 48 hrs since my most recent endeavor, my story is as follows:

With no regard to how I was going to pay for it or live without it, I purchased the Concord PL-515 and it was the absolutely best hi-grade $hit (deck) you could buy at that time and it was damn expensive, lke $650, and I was hooked.

Made in the US, one of the only decks with Dolby B and C noise reduction circuitry, DBX adapter for dbx recorded playback, Sen-alloy triple heads, RCA pre-outs, and the only deck that would take the vaunted TDK metal alloy case/metal tape cassettes.

I purchased it and two Linear power 100 amplifiers, two 8" 4 ohm Philips/ADS woofers, and a pair of Cricket 4" two way coaxial drivers for a one of a kind 3 way front end for my 83 Toyota longbed SR 4x4.

Even though I knew next to nothing at the time about car audio, I had a hunch which ended up being the coolest/baddest/loudest system in the neighborhood!

That was the system that created my audio addiction - thanks for letting me share, my name is steve and I am an audioholic.

Man, you just created some more flashbacks. Linear Power! I used to mix them up with Phase Linear.
Kricket. The green ones?

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Man, you just created some more flashbacks. Linear Power! I used to mix them up with Phase Linear.
Kricket. The green ones?

Yup!

Had them mounted in the upper doors. One of the many benefits having wing windows!

 

[BP1Fanatic]

Powered a set of Boston Acoustics fronts in my Prelude, then my RX7.

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I had 1 of those amps!

 

[BP1Fanatic]

Old school JBL, getting my daughters Saturn ready for college!
Attracted a lot of audio dudes, what was I thinking!

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[BP1Fanatic]

My Crown was on a pair of JBL 12's. This setup is the one that made my eyes dance.

Still got the Crown with 8 JBL's!

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

OK gang, who had one (or two). Who'll ADMIT to having one? lol

 

[Deiimos]

OK gang, who had one (or two). Who'll ADMIT to having one? lol

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I think I still have three of the really old SAS Bazooka 6.5 passive tubes, I got them free many, many years ago. I believe mice may have eaten the cones in storage since then, but probably still have the things. I put two of them in a car my sister had for a bit nearly 20 years ago, they sounded okay for small woofers and actually filled out the low end pretty well, but they were pretty weak if you wanted trunk rattling bass. I swapped in an old Autotek Street Machine 12 from the late 90’s / 2000 (4 spoke cast basket sub, not the Maxxsonics stuff). But, the Autotek was a terrible sounding sub no matter what box I tried it in, though it at least had more output than the Bazookas.

I'd be curious how the larger modern Bazooka tubes perform, but not at the price. I suspect they are decent enough for a basic install to fill out the low end.

I loved playing with audio gear, so didn't care even if it was products people would crap on, I still liked testing the stuff if I had the chance.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

OK gang, who had one (or two). Who'll ADMIT to having one? lol

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Never owned one but installed on, the big active 12" in a roomates car and have to admit, was pretty decent.

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

I think I still have three of the really old SAS Bazooka 6.5 passive tubes, I got them free many, many years ago. I believe mice may have eaten the cones in storage since then, but probably still have the things. I put two of them in a car my sister had for a bit nearly 20 years ago, they sounded okay for small woofers and actually filled out the low end pretty well, but they were pretty weak if you wanted trunk rattling bass. I swapped in an old Autotek Street Machine 12 from the late 90’s / 2000 (4 spoke cast basket sub, not the Maxxsonics stuff). But, the Autotek was a terrible sounding sub no matter what box I tried it in, though it at least had more output than the Bazookas.

I'd be curious how the larger modern Bazooka tubes perform, but not at the price. I suspect they are decent enough for a basic install to fill out the low end.

I loved playing with audio gear, so didn't care even if it was products people would crap on, I still liked testing the stuff if I had the chance.

I was swayed by the reviews of the Hsu tube home subs. I figured it was the next new thing in car audio, too.

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

When you're a broke college kid, you scrape together what you can ( and maybe incur a little debt, too). I wanted it to look pro without spending much.
Rockford amp on the right, Alphasonik in the middle, no idea on the left.
Six-disc changer, CV 8" subs in the tubes, Boston Acoustic up front, Rockford in rear deck.
If I knew then what I know now...