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What is it with Old School Amplifiers?
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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me2" data-source="post: 6514289" data-attributes="member: 613729"><p>One of the things I need to keep in mind the next time I am feeling all nostalgic and what not is that the majority of the old school gear I dreamed of owning was produced in an era where power was EXPENSIVE and drivers were highly efficient. Many of the amplifiers from 1991 and before were designed in a time frame when cassette tapes still dominated the car audio scene and they had a HORRIFIC frequency response. IIRC they played from 40 to 60 Hz on up to 14 to 16 kHz. That is TERRIBLE compared to today's standards.</p><p></p><p>Today power is relatively cheap but the drivers are inefficient. Of course, I will take a single 10" subwoofer kicking ass in 1.5 cubic feet ported versus the subwoofers of old requiring 1.5 cubic feet sealed and closer to 3 cubic feet ported to produce bass.</p><p></p><p>With that said, I would still love to have a late 80s era Rockford Fosgate Power 300, 650, and 1000!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gunz4me2, post: 6514289, member: 613729"] One of the things I need to keep in mind the next time I am feeling all nostalgic and what not is that the majority of the old school gear I dreamed of owning was produced in an era where power was EXPENSIVE and drivers were highly efficient. Many of the amplifiers from 1991 and before were designed in a time frame when cassette tapes still dominated the car audio scene and they had a HORRIFIC frequency response. IIRC they played from 40 to 60 Hz on up to 14 to 16 kHz. That is TERRIBLE compared to today's standards. Today power is relatively cheap but the drivers are inefficient. Of course, I will take a single 10" subwoofer kicking ass in 1.5 cubic feet ported versus the subwoofers of old requiring 1.5 cubic feet sealed and closer to 3 cubic feet ported to produce bass. With that said, I would still love to have a late 80s era Rockford Fosgate Power 300, 650, and 1000! [/QUOTE]
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