Old School Trying to Catch Up to New School

PhatBoyG
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Greetings all. I'm an old-school car audio guy trying to get caught up to the new things going on in car audio. First, a little history.

I started working on car audio in 1988, setting up a pretty killer system with some Alpine decks, later a Nakamichi TD-700 (to match the Dragon I ran at home). Driver selection was mostly Dynaudio with a/d/s/ amplifiers.

In 93, I started building a car for competition purposes. I had a good run at the local shows during 1994, but never went on to nationals even though I was invited. Some pictures of my system are shown below. Boston Acoustics separates, Kicker Solobaric Subs, and Alpine & a/d/s/ electronics. Good stuff.

Now I'm looking on towards simplier things. A decent deck (double-din, with iPod control, maybe some navigation as a plus), a single amplifier (probably a 6-channel, perhaps the Zapco with full DSP internals), some solid 6.5" separates and either two 10" or 4 7" subwoofers (up in the air on those atm). Just looking for ideas and what others have done, quality of sound is my #1 concern, I could care less if you can hear it outside the car.

So, that's my greeting, be well!

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BTW, this system is long gone, so don't show up in my driveway to try and steal my stuff. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
Man, that setup you had looked niiice. You might want to look into some 5-channel amps, too, that are specially designed for 4 speakers and a subwoofer.

I think that something like the Memphis Baby Belle would suit your needs well, or if you have a bigger budget, and would like more power, you could look into the Memphis Belle. Both are very high quality amplifiers, and would be great for an all-in-one setup.

 
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