What year did car audio change

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

Don't remember the meter but it was with doors/windows closed. Call Eastgate Electronics in High-Point, NC and ask them which meter they used in 97-98. But yes sir 149-151 all day.
Daily driven black 93 toyota pickup with 10 switches and wall for amps in the back with the 4-15" Kickers firing into the cab.

149-151 on the meters they used back then was more like 140 on a termlab. tl's, which are the standard meter now, i dont believe existed back then, or if they did, were not widespread at all.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

I know what you mean, I remember when 75-125 watts would bring the cops down.

this can still be done:fyi: you guys are giving the equipment far too much credit. a 125 watt 12, in a well designed ported enclosure, will surprise 99% of people. earth hasn't lost the properties of physics yet.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[eg9 10+ year member]

149-151 on the meters they used back then was more like 140 on a termlab. tl's, which are the standard meter now, i dont believe existed back then, or if they did, were not widespread at all.

ok

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

149-151 on the meters they used back then was more like 140 on a termlab. tl's, which are the standard meter now, i dont believe existed back then, or if they did, were not widespread at all.

they may have been around, but probably cost 100 grand to buy one, and the computer to process it.

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

well it was wattage classes back then and most ran hc amps. so you could get 1k + out of a couple hundred watt rated amp. and i dont think the difference is as much the amps as the subs and enclosure design. if you take a 100wx2 today i dont think it is like a 100w x2 old school amp. personal opinion. if someone has the equipment to do the test let us know. i would like to see a punch 200ix vs a new 2002 or 200.2

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

They ran out of SPL dust sometime in the early 90's:fyi:.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

well it was wattage classes back then and most ran hc amps. so you could get 1k + out of a couple hundred watt rated amp. and i dont think the difference is as much the amps as the subs and enclosure design. if you take a 100wx2 today i dont think it is like a 100w x2 old school amp. personal opinion. if someone has the equipment to do the test let us know. i would like to see a punch 200ix vs a new 2002 or 200.2

those old cheater amps were killer. some fosgates were extremely underrated.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

well it was wattage classes back then and most ran hc amps. so you could get 1k + out of a couple hundred watt rated amp. and i dont think the difference is as much the amps as the subs and enclosure design. if you take a 100wx2 today i dont think it is like a 100w x2 old school amp. personal opinion. if someone has the equipment to do the test let us know. i would like to see a punch 200ix vs a new 2002 or 200.2

I agree, Like my old school 100x2 amp. My Orion 2100HCCA, would shoot out close to 2000watts.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

i like my old school kicker xs amps...they could run .5 ohm all day and super clean power.....

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

I agree, Like my old school 100x2 amp. My Orion 2100HCCA, would shoot out close to 2000watts.

i have two amps rated at 15wx2 that will do over 400rms. you cant even get a 30watt amp anywhere. i think us amps had one that was 12.5wx2.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

i have two amps rated at 15wx2 that will do over 400rms. you cant even get a 30watt amp anywhere. i think us amps had one that was 12.5wx2.

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i have a ppi pc2350, which is probably not that underrated. nice though. i have an xtant a4004, which is way underrated, and not really that old school yet. i also have a rockford 100.2, which i haven't even hooked up yet. not sure yet how it performs, but it is really small.

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

depends on what 100.2 you have. the bat style 100.2 is good amp. the new ones not as good.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

depends on what 100.2 you have. the bat style 100.2 is good amp. the new ones not as good.

i bought it at a flea market for 10 bucks. it is grey and red. hard to explain the looks of it. it's slotted, kinda like a cheese grater.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

I heard systems ran off of the Punch 45 pre HD design. Meaning 2 15's and the RF plates and the system slammed hard. My buddies and I saw and heard about 5 systems with that kind of set-up.