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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8636165" data-attributes="member: 614752">Welcome aboard, Dan.&nbsp; Thanks for the nostalgia.&nbsp; You and I are about the same age but I haven&#039;t been &quot;out&quot; of car audio for more than a year or two since those old days.Forget everything you though about the &quot;great sounding&quot; stuff of yesteryear.&nbsp;&nbsp; Technology has come so far, particularly in source units and digital processing.&nbsp; Also conventional wisdom and experience through hard trial and error has provided a lot of insight into not only getting insanely loud, but good methods to get near reference quality sound in a vehicle!While many old timers who believe that the huge power we have for dirt cheap these days is overkill, keep in mind loudspeakers have evolved along with cheaper and more efficient smaller power.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hoffman&#039;s Iron Law tells us we can have good low extension AND small box requirements if we sacrifice efficiency.&nbsp; All factors considered in a car we have less space than anything, and no true enthusiast would sacrifice low extension.&nbsp; Furthermore, more recent low distortion speaker technology is also by nature inefficient.Anyway amp repair is a super trade.&nbsp; The guys with a good reputation are ALWAYS busy and 70$ an hour for bench time seems pretty average.&nbsp; I wager the job isn&#039;t all puppies and bl0wjobs, but what job is (apart from being a pimp who is also a dog breeder)?Post up some builds here when you get going.&nbsp; Search function is broken here at the moment so don&#039;t hesitate to ask before you buy new gear.&nbsp; Most of the &quot;great&quot; brands you remember aren&#039;t what they used to be and there are some new players that have worthy offerings depending on your goals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8636165, member: 614752"] Welcome aboard, Dan. Thanks for the nostalgia. You and I are about the same age but I haven't been "out" of car audio for more than a year or two since those old days. Forget everything you though about the "great sounding" stuff of yesteryear. Technology has come so far, particularly in source units and digital processing. Also conventional wisdom and experience through hard trial and error has provided a lot of insight into not only getting insanely loud, but good methods to get near reference quality sound in a vehicle! While many old timers who believe that the huge power we have for dirt cheap these days is overkill, keep in mind loudspeakers have evolved along with cheaper and more efficient smaller power. Hoffman's Iron Law tells us we can have good low extension AND small box requirements if we sacrifice efficiency. All factors considered in a car we have less space than anything, and no true enthusiast would sacrifice low extension. Furthermore, more recent low distortion speaker technology is also by nature inefficient. Anyway amp repair is a super trade. The guys with a good reputation are ALWAYS busy and 70$ an hour for bench time seems pretty average. I wager the job isn't all puppies and bl0wjobs, but what job is (apart from being a pimp who is also a dog breeder)? Post up some builds here when you get going. Search function is broken here at the moment so don't hesitate to ask before you buy new gear. Most of the "great" brands you remember aren't what they used to be and there are some new players that have worthy offerings depending on your goals. [/QUOTE]

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