How an audiophile is created?

Saw the cars at world of wheels in Phx in early 90's... already had booster /w/ multiple 6x9's but experienced a in-car sub for the 1st time there.

Haven't really stopped since.

Guy had a Regal with 2-15's in it... it was LOUD at the time, maybe a 138db today... IDK

I skateboarded a lot in the 90s, I also smoked a lot of grass. One day, my green hookup gave me a ride to the skatepark while we chiefed it up. He cranked up some sublime and it was the first time I ever rode in a car with subwoofers. He had 2 jl audio 12w3v1s (not sure of the amp) and to me it sounded magical (maybe because I was blitzed out of my mind?). From that moment I was hooked (on the bass, not the grass lol)

Big brother had a 1980's Toyota mini truck in 1992. Had two 12 inch Orion's in the bed with a blow thru to the cab. I was 9. From that day on pretty much I have loved everything home/car audio. One of the best hobbies ever!

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Been addicted to bass ever since my uncle gave me his old home stereo Infinity 2 way floor speakers and a cheap jvc receiver when I was about 13-14. In high school I had a friend with 2 Infinity Reference 12s sealed on who knows what amp in a little Pontiac Sunfire, I knew I had to put something in my car. Unfortunately there were bigger financial priorities than car audio. Fast forward 5-6 years later in college and my weed hookup bought a bunch of equipment and had no one to install it, so I offered to install it for an oz, I had already done a few head units and speakers by then- how hard could it be? 1 month later I installed a sealed 12 in my car, blew it in 2 weeks, upgraded then 5 months later I joined ca.com and the rest is history.

It started for me when I went over my uncles house and he had some Snell-A-Acoustics speakers driven by a Crown amplifier and pre amplifier. That was a high end system, even by today’s standards, and it sounded incredible. The car audio thing came much later in the early ninties. I used to go to a car stereo store called Raco Car Electronics just to listen to the speakers they had on display even though I couldn’t afford most of them.

It started for me when I went over my uncles house and he had some Snell-A-Acoustics speakers driven by a Crown amplifier and pre amplifier. That was a high end system, even by today’s standards, and it sounded incredible. The car audio thing came much later in the early ninties. I used to go to a car stereo store called Raco Car Electronics just to listen to the speakers they had on display even though I couldn’t afford most of them.

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when i was a kid u knew someone was rich if they had a reel to reel player, they were amazing but really it was just a gigantic cassette tape lol..

Dang grandpa how did you get subs on the ol horse n buggy

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biggest problem was power supply lol

Lmao...ironic that your weed dealer got ya hooked on bass rather than weed...lol the weed might've been the cheaper hobby

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I was already hooked on the bass, he helped me realize how much of a natural I am at it.

An audiophile is not created, he is born into your world.

 

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Lol...I'll bet there was a guy around that probably macguyered an extra big come for his Victoria out of a milk bucket...had to be one of us around even then

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yeah my buddy tesla was into back then i didn't get all that electrical stuff lol..