your first system!
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Back in 1982 I had an 1965 Merc 1/2 ton ( I think ). Paid oh 100 for the truck 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree, manual every thing. No brand name cassett player, 100w boster eq, pair of 6x9's and 5 1/4ers. Did an spl back then and got 112db. Was knda cool because I paid about $112 for the " system" Boy I still miss that truck. Or was it the girl that i was daiting. Oh I married her.
500 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 952
My first GOOD system was a Marantz AM/FM Cass. and the speakers were drivers I bought from Celestion which were HF1300 and 4-in. mid-bass speakers, using a 12&18dB/Oct X/O that I made,mounted on a sheet of plywood on the rear deck of my '67 Beaumont (6cyl 230cu 1bbl).
Got stolen in To. on Parliament st.
The person that sold me the deck is well known today in the industry.
Got stolen in To. on Parliament st.
The person that sold me the deck is well known today in the industry.
The year: 1992.
The vehicle: 1981 GMC Jimmy 2wd, red with the white removeable top and red cloth interior with white/black houndstooth seats. 305 2bbl and 140 fire-breathing horsepower.
The system:
Alpine 7801 CD player
Rockford SP-64 6.5" mids in custom lower door panels wrapped in white vinyl with custom removable grilles
Pioneer TS-21 (I think) soft dome 1" mids mounted high up on the a-pillar
Rockford SP-412 12" subs (2) mounted in a custom ported box covered in red carpet with a white arborite top which had an oval cut into it and plexi in the oval which is where the subs were mounted
Rockford PCH-84 8" sub mounted in a custom bandpass box INSIDE the factory console. When you flipped the lid, you looked through the plexi window into the backside of the bandpass box, which had mirror on the bottom and painted port tubes. Of course the inside was painted with Fleckstone. It then vented into the front chamber which vented out through holes in the cupholders. Hey, this was one trick system for a high school kid in a small city in Saskatchewan in 1992!
Alpine 3653 electronic 2-way crossover
Alpine 3522 25x2 amp powering the front end
Alpine 3542 60x2 running 2 ohm bridged to the subs
I competed in IASCA comps with it too. System was built by Dukk in the driveway of the townhouse we lived in. Okay, I will admit that before the front stage was done I was using ghetto blaster speakers powered by my CD player [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
The vehicle: 1981 GMC Jimmy 2wd, red with the white removeable top and red cloth interior with white/black houndstooth seats. 305 2bbl and 140 fire-breathing horsepower.
The system:
Alpine 7801 CD player
Rockford SP-64 6.5" mids in custom lower door panels wrapped in white vinyl with custom removable grilles
Pioneer TS-21 (I think) soft dome 1" mids mounted high up on the a-pillar
Rockford SP-412 12" subs (2) mounted in a custom ported box covered in red carpet with a white arborite top which had an oval cut into it and plexi in the oval which is where the subs were mounted
Rockford PCH-84 8" sub mounted in a custom bandpass box INSIDE the factory console. When you flipped the lid, you looked through the plexi window into the backside of the bandpass box, which had mirror on the bottom and painted port tubes. Of course the inside was painted with Fleckstone. It then vented into the front chamber which vented out through holes in the cupholders. Hey, this was one trick system for a high school kid in a small city in Saskatchewan in 1992!
Alpine 3653 electronic 2-way crossover
Alpine 3522 25x2 amp powering the front end
Alpine 3542 60x2 running 2 ohm bridged to the subs
I competed in IASCA comps with it too. System was built by Dukk in the driveway of the townhouse we lived in. Okay, I will admit that before the front stage was done I was using ghetto blaster speakers powered by my CD player [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
Originally posted by Hardwrkr:
Yes Toshiba made car amps.
Yes Toshiba made car amps.
guess that was 5 years ago now...
500 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 718
i guess you could say i'm a neewbie...
first system was 3 years ago. first mod on my 98 VW Golf when i got it.
jvc CD deck,
4, RF 6/5'' mids
RF 301M 900W amp
RF 10' punch
pre fab box
oh what!?!
stolen a year later when car broken into!
first system was 3 years ago. first mod on my 98 VW Golf when i got it.
jvc CD deck,
4, RF 6/5'' mids
RF 301M 900W amp
RF 10' punch
pre fab box
oh what!?!
stolen a year later when car broken into!
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 237
My first system:
Head Unit: Clarion ARX7370
EQ/crossover: Clarion EQH5100
Disc Changer: Clarion CDC635
Speakers: Stock Intrepid 6-speaker system
Subs: (2) MMATS Wavedrive D-15s
Amp: Rockford Fosgate Power 250.1 (767 watts)
Current system:
HU: Clarion DXZ925
Front speakers: JL Audio XR525 CXi
Rear speakers: Tsunami GSX269
Amp: Avionixx AXA400.2
Amp: Avionixx AXT800.2
Sub: Elemental Designs 15A.22
Head Unit: Clarion ARX7370
EQ/crossover: Clarion EQH5100
Disc Changer: Clarion CDC635
Speakers: Stock Intrepid 6-speaker system
Subs: (2) MMATS Wavedrive D-15s
Amp: Rockford Fosgate Power 250.1 (767 watts)
Current system:
HU: Clarion DXZ925
Front speakers: JL Audio XR525 CXi
Rear speakers: Tsunami GSX269
Amp: Avionixx AXA400.2
Amp: Avionixx AXT800.2
Sub: Elemental Designs 15A.22
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 126
1973 Plymouth Valiant. (I owned it in say.. 1983)
Under dash Clarion Cassette player.
Had volume control, balance(l/r), tone control, and FFWD/Eject button. That's right no rewind .. you had to eject the tape and flip it over for that.
Had a pair of clarion 6x9s in the rear shelf run from the decks feeble amp.
Upgrade was a 40+40 Realistic EQ/Booster a few months later (after that you could hear tunes outside the car!!!).
Also used the stock AM radio (no FM) with the single stock speaker in the center of the front dash.
The Hammer
[ October 15, 2004, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: TheHammer ]
Under dash Clarion Cassette player.
Had volume control, balance(l/r), tone control, and FFWD/Eject button. That's right no rewind .. you had to eject the tape and flip it over for that.
Had a pair of clarion 6x9s in the rear shelf run from the decks feeble amp.
Upgrade was a 40+40 Realistic EQ/Booster a few months later (after that you could hear tunes outside the car!!!).
Also used the stock AM radio (no FM) with the single stock speaker in the center of the front dash.
The Hammer
[ October 15, 2004, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: TheHammer ]
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 419
'73 Chevy Vega hatch...no name two shaft cassette deck (no rewind)...Pyramid EQ...no name 6x9s in boxes with no backs on them...
Replaced that with an Alpine 7162 cassette (or something line that) 80w Alpine amp and Alpine 6x9s...whole system cost me $550...
Replaced that with an Alpine 7162 cassette (or something line that) 80w Alpine amp and Alpine 6x9s...whole system cost me $550...
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 417
1986 hyundai excel(moms)yamaha in dash cd (no tuner) 
had to load cds into a sleeve then push it into the player,yamaha15x2 amp("the chocolate bar")jbl 5.25 inch 2 way speakers, all aluminum baskets(these things rocked)cost me over a grand in 87 [img]smile.gif[/img]
had to load cds into a sleeve then push it into the player,yamaha15x2 amp("the chocolate bar")jbl 5.25 inch 2 way speakers, all aluminum baskets(these things rocked)cost me over a grand in 87 [img]smile.gif[/img]
