Remember when car audio systems were a thing?
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And Rockford Fosgate pile drivers subs . Alpine amplifiers …
Good times..had an awesome system with my Z24 Cavalier..ground effects, neon lighting.. cruisin main st …
Ahh the alpine green glow and graphic equalizer. Built a box for some subs in shop class and wrapped it in carpet scraps, to be "classy" 
Dropped in some Rockford Fosgate subs, some off brand amp, didnt sound too bad. Good times in a rusty 77 grand prix.
Dropped in some Rockford Fosgate subs, some off brand amp, didnt sound too bad. Good times in a rusty 77 grand prix.
this head unit got me so much pussy
this head unit got me so much pussy
Early 90s NDallasRuss had an Alpine deck with the detachable face and a box with two 15s in the trunk.
In my dorm room I had two 18s. I could wake people up over in the next building.
Music choice was sometimes good, sometimes it was just noise. I had a Techmaster PEB CD that would really test the limits of your bass speakers.
In my dorm room I had two 18s. I could wake people up over in the next building.
Music choice was sometimes good, sometimes it was just noise. I had a Techmaster PEB CD that would really test the limits of your bass speakers.
My ears still ring to this day listening to AC/DC at full blast inside a 88 cutlass windows up. Thinking back it was a self made torture chamber
Friend had a Honda decked out with a Pioneer deck with all the crazy graphics, alpine amp, denon 12cd changer, and Rockford fosgate and kenwood speakers. Some kind of techniqs hardware panel in their too. Could hear him come from 2 blocks away and the hair would stand up on your arms when he cranked Drop that Bass by DJ magic Mike lol.
Honda oems on the accord circa 1991 were alpines.
We also had the parking lot at the mall all the lowrider kids would hang out and play bass music all night. Cops were cool with it and would regularly hang out and chat with the kids. They were more worried about us surfers, jocks, skaters and stoners partying out in the woods or river getting shitfaced on shrooms and kegs.
The amount of hours spent scooping the loop or just parked at Sonic / the town square.
Cell phones have ruined most 90s movie plot devices and many of our best youth moments
Cell phones have ruined most 90s movie plot devices and many of our best youth moments
I had a knock off Alpine look alike head unit, a cheap JVC amp/EQ and a couple smallish home stereo speakers in the hatch.
That setup thumped louder and harder than any of my buddies high dollar, high end systems.
Current Mark Levinson set up in our Lexus is the best stock system I've ever had.
That setup thumped louder and harder than any of my buddies high dollar, high end systems.
Current Mark Levinson set up in our Lexus is the best stock system I've ever had.
I hate you so muchthis head unit got me so much pussy
Pretty sure James poured the concrete for the first power plant in Iowa City.
I also loved the JC Whitney catalogs
No idea why we aren't throwing Pioneer some love. Alpines are great but not all of us started off HROT rich.
this head unit got me so much pussy
I had a unit that looked exactly like this in a Nissan pickup I once owned. Had the 6 disc changer in the trunk.
I just installed a 12" Cerwin Vega Spare tire sub into my wife's Audi Q5 and replaced all the factory speakers as well.
Still have my Alpine 7618 preamp and Alpine EQ and 6 CD shuttle. Powered by 2 Alpine amps, one for mids and highs, Boston Acoustic Pros. The other for 12 inch Kicker sub in one of my Mustangs.
Used to by CDs based on quality of studio recording. All the flagship lights, display and EQ buttons are still pristine for a unit built in Japan 1991. Credit card remote needed to be replaced over the years but easy to find Alpine remotes that work.
Used to by CDs based on quality of studio recording. All the flagship lights, display and EQ buttons are still pristine for a unit built in Japan 1991. Credit card remote needed to be replaced over the years but easy to find Alpine remotes that work.
I believe my first aftermarket stereo was a Craig 8 track player with a pair of Jensen 6x9 coaxial speakers.
Had a friend back in key west with 18" subs in the back of his car. It was a hatchback and the sub box took up the backseat and most of the trunk area.
They were club speakers at one point that he re-purposed. You could feel his car approaching. It felt like the bass was pounding your heart directly.
Probably the coolest car audio system I saw was at a tech/electronics sales convention I was working when I was 20. There was a pioneer rep there with a ford mustang decked out in audio gear. The whole car was a mobile audio demo. She hit some buttons on the remote and the windows went down, the trunk opened, hatches in the trunk opened and rotated to expose a huge array of speakers. Then the audio demo started and it was a deep, robot sounding voice calling out the hz as it dropped lower and lower. I remember it saying "twenty hertz" slowly and it felt like the ground shook.
They were club speakers at one point that he re-purposed. You could feel his car approaching. It felt like the bass was pounding your heart directly.
Probably the coolest car audio system I saw was at a tech/electronics sales convention I was working when I was 20. There was a pioneer rep there with a ford mustang decked out in audio gear. The whole car was a mobile audio demo. She hit some buttons on the remote and the windows went down, the trunk opened, hatches in the trunk opened and rotated to expose a huge array of speakers. Then the audio demo started and it was a deep, robot sounding voice calling out the hz as it dropped lower and lower. I remember it saying "twenty hertz" slowly and it felt like the ground shook.
Rockford Fosgate subs powered by 2 Lanzar optidrive amps. Blaupunkt 6x9s and 4x6s
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I had one in my '77 Monte Carlo.
I used to go to Goodwill, garage sales and pawn shops to get old 8 tracks. My favorites were Iron Butterfly, Three Dog Night and George Thoroughgood. Always fun to wait for it to click over in the middle of the 7 minute long Innna Gadda Da Vida track
I have a pic on my phone of the preamp and EQ but not sure how to attach it here, lol.
There was an outlet on Riverside drive, west side of the road, across from the DQ that sold pirated 8 tracks that had 10 or 12 hit songs on one tape for like 2.00. Can't recall the name of the place, ended up being a video rental store later...
I wasn't rich so Alpine wasn't in the cards for me. I did piece together a nice little system for my Monte Carlo when I was 16 though.
Couldn't find the 2002 version of these speakers, because these aren't quite what I had.
I haven't thought about this stuff in freaking years. Brings back a lot of good memories.
Couldn't find the 2002 version of these speakers, because these aren't quite what I had.
I haven't thought about this stuff in freaking years. Brings back a lot of good memories.
