your first/worst system.....ever

[dubeeyu 10+ year member]

I bought my first car just so I could put in a system (well, also so I could teach myself how to drive a manual) when I was 17. I did research on everything and got:

Two 12" Kicker L5's in a recommended ported enclosure

Powered by a Rockford Fosgate p500.2 (later got a Pioneer MRP-M1000)

With 4 gauge RF wire.

All my friends were like omg L5's :O!@#!@#

Now they are like what are those?

(Currently running a SAZ-3000D and a 05 model 15" RE Audio XXX)

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

i had a pioneer hu i think deh 1200 infinity speakers in the front stock in the back with a 12" rockford fosgate hx2 sub off a sony amp. i was happy as hell when i first got it. hahaha

That's not too bad either

 

[GM4WALLS 10+ year member]

Bought my first set up in 1993

Pioneer pull out cassette player

Pioneer 6.5" coaxials in the door

Alpine 100 watt 2 channel amp for the front stage

Alpine 300 watt sub amp

A pair of Cerwin Vega 12" subs

Sounded awesome in my 1981 280 ZX. I've never had a bad system, that stuff was pretty high end back then!

 

[Drummer65 10+ year member]

16 years old - 6.5" Infinity reference in front and rear, dual 600w 4 channel amp, 1 Dual 12" on 200 watts

17 years old - 6.5" infinity reference in front and rear, eclipse 600w 4 channel amp, jensen flip up, 2 PBX XS-12 (loved those speakers) on a bxi2607d

18 years old (now) - Headunit: Clarion EQS746

Active Front Stage: Silver Flute W17RC38 (150 watts) - Vifa NE25VTS Tweeters (150 Watts)

Front Stage Amp: Vibe litebox Stereo 4 & RF P550.5

Subwoofers: 4 12" Eclipse 88120.4 in 6.3 cuft tuned to 32hz

Subwoofer amp: Orion 2500D @ .8 ohms

Electrical: Stock alt (upgrade soon) 1 Deka 9a31 in trunk

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

I started with kicker ds coaxs

Now have 2 sets pioneer premier comps front

and temporary infiniti mids rear

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

jensen 8 track deck and a jensen graphic equalizer amplifier,4" jensen speakers. in a 1973 gremlin

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

factory hu, factory speakers, and the terminator package 2 12s replaced with one fosgate p1 was louder and sounded better.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Soundstream reference 500

(2) Soundstream SPL 10s

Pioneer CD player

Boston acoustic 4x6

MBQuart 6x9

'88 Camaro

 

[E-Rock 10+ year member]

My first system wasn't too bad, I just payed too much for it to be installed at age 17.

Blaupunkt GTX 6.5 coax's and 6x9 coax's

Pioneer Premier DEH-690 head unit

I still have that stuff in my car. The HU is still great, but I am working on replacing the front stage, I have Massive VK's but have been too lazy to get around to opening up my doors.

My first sub setup and the one I have now is pretty decent. RE SE-x 10'' sealed on Cadence ZRS C-65. I will be getting a 15'' FI Q or SSA Icon soon to replace the sub but the amp will stay.

I'm just glad in high school I had a friend that was big into car audio. He talked me out of purchasing some low end MTX subs. That's why I do research on everything I buy now.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

first setup? sa 8 tuned to 32 hz. infinity 611a

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

First:

18" Fi BTL triple stacked, fully loaded

Visonik v4000xd

2/0 wire

Some cheap kenwood HU

ID OEM mids

Hi-Vi T20 tweets w/ Powerbass crossovers

Sony 2ch amp

Got my integra and went with 2 E8's off an Orion 2500D

MB Quart QSD216's off a MTX 3602

Panasonic HU.

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

First:
18" Fi BTL triple stacked, fully loaded

Visonik v4000xd

2/0 wire

Some cheap kenwood HU

ID OEM mids

Hi-Vi T20 tweets w/ Powerbass crossovers

Sony 2ch amp

Got my integra and went with 2 E8's off an Orion 2500D

MB Quart QSD216's off a MTX 3602

Panasonic HU.

worst first systems ever!!! nah thats sick, bro!

 

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first setup? sa 8 tuned to 32 hz. infinity 611a

hey bro, how'd u like that setup? im planning on running 2 or 3 of those tuned to 32hz in my tC

 

[smgreen20 10+ year member]

Even though we all had to start somewhere, some of us started out/kept/still have good systems.

IDK about mine.

This was back in '95

Clarion 6770 HU

Jensen 2/3 way active xover

MB Quart 5 1/4 coax's- fronts

none- rears

A Sony 4 ch amp, bridged to 2 chs

LANZAR LRX200 sub amp

2 LANZAR 12" Pro series subs

That was probably it, due to the Jensen xover. ??? I've always saved for the "good" stuff so I really haven't had what some would consider cheap/bad systems.

 

[AATorres28 10+ year member]

Back in 1999

Rockford Fosgate HU (RF8230) I think

Zapco Seq

Rockford Fosgate Punch 6.5s front and punch 6x9s rear

JBC (Just Be Cool) 1000x2 at first then upgraded to Rockford Fosgate Punch 250a2

2 Rockford Fosgate Punch XLC 10s

Wasn't really that bad of a setup for a 17y/o imo. Fosgate was still quality in those days I think. Had that in my '59 Chevy Apache Fleetside. I have no idea why I had the Zapco board in there, since I never got around to powering the highs. That JBC amp was a joke.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

like 12 years ago, lol...

single fosgate he2 12, in a sealed box... being pushed by a PA amp... all in a mercury lynx (step down from an escort, thats the worst part, lol)