Unboxing Vintage Car Audio Goodies from Legends of Car Audio Join the Legends of Car Audio Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/1569242946698258 See JBL BP1200.1 Video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ngVFrzCDLiA.html Scan of Ultimate Component System: (check back) 3 Modes of the Amp Dyno Explained: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q0m6NsB-HHc.html See the 7 Days of Amp Tests Playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLuodE1Zx7Y-6bhrEfCERSfl43EpB3P3lS 1983 Pyramid SE909 ECHO EQ/Booster: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0fQnxpWpXVE.html Brand New 37yr Old Sony Speakers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i9zZOLvf_bI.html '80s Sparkomatic Speakers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-loxJa2k2O5A.html 1984 Kmart Blue Light Special Speakers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ckvjUcq-ABs.html Vintage Radio Shack Optimus Surface Mount Speakers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hzKgtjZOaRg.html The Worst $200 Speakers Ever: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S42JA00XVb8.html
@@Pittsburgh-412 BOSS was actually a decent brand , once they sold the car audio division it went to crap. however prior to that they made pretty good stuff.
Yeah... People knock them low priced brands BUT as an installer I have installed entire swap meet systems in many cars. As SPEAKERS go, them PYRAMIDS aint bad in their space... Sound good. NOT WORLD CLASS... but in yer noisey rattley beater car... CHEEP for the PEEPS!!!! LOL. BDBD/2024
Very cool Derek... this takes me back to my high school days!! Never heard of Power House, but majestic and ultimate are affordable brands I do remember. Those old basic alarm systems (IIRC), you just hook up a wire to the door and trunk sensor switch. I think some of them may have tilt sensors too. So the alarm sounds when doors / trunk is opened, or the car is jacked up. That was kind of a status symbol back then. Get back to your car and press the remote button to chirp the alarm before you got in. My friends and I would use our heads as an antenna to boost the range of the remote. Just press the transmitter end up against your chin, and hear your car chirp off in the distance. You could also use it to find your car in a crowded parking lot... hahaha!!! Pretty sure there was a Car audio & electronics issue where they compared hifonics pluto and that alpine amp, along with some others too. Those both are some great SQ / competition amps. Richard clark and I think Harry Kimura used alpine amps (the big one) back in IASCA days.
Thanks for the memory lane trip - I had forgotten them, but I had a set of those Ultimate Splits back around 1995 in Australia! Ran them with 2x12" 8Ohm Earthquake subs in a massive dual bandpass box and an Alpine V12 4x40RMS amp.
Legends of Car Audio, Awesome . I used to love looking at all his stuff for sale on Ebay. I Bought Hollywood speakers from him a couple times. Was hoping maybe his box of goodies would have some Hollywood. Oh well. It would be interesting to see what you think of sound quality on the volcanos and the pyramids. , great to see this stuff. Thanks for all the videos.
@big D When you dyno the JBL amp use y splitters and hook up all 4 rca inputs! I Ran those amps back in the day they seam to put out way more power with all 4 rca’s hooked up .
I've had more Alpine 35xx series amps than probably any other brand. And I was a HUGE fan of the 3522's, because they were dirt cheap and SUPER clean. For $150 brand new, I can't think of a better low buck amp from back then. I think at one point I had like 5 of them at the same time!
I still have an Ultimate 3 way full range hatchback box with 2 12” woofers that takes up the backseat in my 89 Firebird. It’s still powered by a Sherwood SCP1002 amp bridged to 2 channels.
"PROTECTED BY SECURITY SYSTEM, STAND BACK! I had that "alarm" in my first car. It wasn't great. That Earthquake amp is really good and so are the Volcano 5.25" mids.
Those Volcano BR5's are a real smooth-sounding low-power mid - named that way for the Butyl Rubber surround. I ran 4 of them for a while, along with a lot of other Volcano gear over the years (made by Stanford Acoustics in Danville KY). Volcano "cast" speakers came with a lifetime warranty, which sadly wound up meaning the lifetime of the company - their cast subs and mids were excellent and used shared components with Electrovoice in many cases - bringing that "pro-sound" efficiency and power handling into the car market.
The pc-15 tweeter was ev. Nothing else in the line was to my knowledge. I have access to many br8 8inch drivers if anyone wants any..please contact me..
@@davidstevens7809 The cast frame subs (except for the 18's) used the same baskets/sometimes magnets and shared some soft part components, they weren't re-branded EV like the softdomes though. PC-15 are killer, I have a couple dozen.
Man BigD, I have totally forgotten all about PowerHouse by Earthquake. I was an avid user of Earthquake and have sought after their din sized 3 way crossover for decades since selling mine.
Used to smoke old Kraco and sparkpmatic radios used to buy 3 or 4 flea Market radios at georgetown flea market old 3 shafts with the pyramid or Tenna Phase 3 eq booster with realistic book shelf speakets and put in my bedroom , i was 14 always a budget banger always had the majestic eq amps 4 to 6. 6 x9s every build 8" majestic subs 😆
One day saw the mtx Terminator 12 box with the tweeters and mids put it in my hatch of 88 1/2 escort GT with my 6 x9 s and 1 Sony eq amp and 1 majestic eq amp pioneer KE A330 loved the 70 s and 80 s no cell phones you could disappear for hours
I sent you a message about a boss BA6000 from the late 90's that I have, but you didn't want to Dyno it.😢 I had a BA4000 back in the day, and it crushed 2 Boston Acoustic 12's. I wired it up some goofy way at 2ohms. Somehow it worked.
You know I'm looking for some new 6.5 components that are made in USA to finish building my old school system and they are non-existent. Pretty sad. Nice to see some good Ole US equipment
I found an old complete NOS in the box Lightning Audio component set at the pawn shop. They only had $20 bucks on it so i grabbed it. They’re only 5-1/4” so I’m no sure what to do with em yet.
Have an old pyramid high speed gold series amp pb200g High speed 😂 Earthquake probably is a powerhouse, made some serious amps. Then inefficient amps,very efficient subs. Now efficient amps,inefficient subs.
JL is $ more so today IMO RF is not like they used to be but i hate recommending used subs but you can find the DVC Punch HX2 they are beasts for the $ if you dont mind 1000$+/sub the JLW7 or JLW13 is another option on the cheaper side the RF p3 is under 350$
@@wal2 hi will its me again my name is Bobby I'm lookin for a 4 way Amp and a set of 6.5 inch car speakers for the front and back doors Amp must put out 150 watts per channel speakers 250 w peak can you give me a price for this set up an can I see pics please
Yeah JBL for a while was really into car audio... speakers and amps. I don't think they ever made a bad product. I had JBL T06 titanium tweeters... loved those things with stillwater - kicker drivers and subs.
