A year in the eyes of my trunk

[Notladstyle]

Different things I did over the last year to my trunk...

oldest and most favorite setup. I plan to put everything back like this tomorrow.

My fav sub until diamonds
http://notladstyle.com/post/m1.jpg


http://notladstyle.com/post/m2.jpg

The weighted forward panel eliminated a great deal of trunk rattle.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m3.jpg


Probably the only setup that stayed in put for more than 2 months. I gave up because the false wall was dampening the bass.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m5.jpg


If only I had the patience to finish it. Another 3 hours and It would have been complete but simpsons was coming on and I had already spent most of the afternoon building so I ditched it.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m7.jpg


My own 'lo-tech" car PC. A complete pentium266mhz with 256MB of ram and a 20gig hdd all hooked up to a 120v 200watts power supply. It killed my battery one too many times so I ditched it and bought a dvd player.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m9.jpg

http://notladstyle.com/post/m10.jpg



I cant remember what the hell I was up to here.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m11.jpg

The forward facing would have worked better if the damn boxes were perfectly symetrical.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m12.jpg


Very heavy.
http://notladstyle.com/post/m13.jpg

Reason for angle:
http://notladstyle.com/post/m14.jpg


another symetrical box :roll::roll:
http://notladstyle.com/post/m15.jpg


sym-foking-metrical again
http://notladstyle.com/post/m16.jpg


I call it, the X-box
http://notladstyle.com/post/m17.jpg

Complete with red backlights
http://notladstyle.com/post/m19.jpg


Flames will not be tolerated unless you post your own stupid creations.

[rys]

rofl jesus man thats crazy, you have way too much free time and access to mdf
(not a flame i like the setups)

[93ex]

:( I lost all of my previous trunkular creations on my old pc.

[TBSpyder]

Jesus man, you got some wierd stuff going on in your head.... :lol:

[Notladstyle]

Home depot is your friend.

[TJElite]

Brings back some bad memories...I had an 88 blazer for about 2 years (88-90). In that time I had:

Bazooka tubes
2 pyle 12's sealed box
2 pyle 12's ported box
2 redline 12's ported box
4 pyle 12's sealed box
4 pyle 12's ported box
4 pyle 12's isobaric sealed
2 Gauss 18's ported box
2 Gauss 18's single reflex bandpass box
6 redline 12's sealed box
4 orion 10's in an isobaric, dual reflex, band pass

Probably others, but that's all I can remember right now. This doesn't even get in to the different amp / processor combinations, or the huge variety of mids and highs.

Toby

[Notladstyle]

Brings back some bad memories...I had an 88 blazer for about 2 years (88-90). In that time I had:

Bazooka tubes
2 pyle 12's sealed box
2 pyle 12's ported box
2 redline 12's ported box
4 pyle 12's sealed box
4 pyle 12's ported box
4 pyle 12's isobaric sealed
2 Gauss 18's ported box
2 Gauss 18's single reflex bandpass box
6 redline 12's sealed box
4 orion 10's in an isobaric, dual reflex, band pass

Probably others, but that's all I can remember right now. This doesn't even get in to the different amp / processor combinations, or the huge variety of mids and highs.

Toby

I would never ever use pyle =/ i would have to say LA is as low as I go and thats only cuz I found them in a cart in front of walmart and I didnt have any bass at the time.

[TJElite]

I would never ever use pyle =/ i would have to say LA is as low as I go and thats only cuz I found them in a cart in front of walmart and I didnt have any bass at the time.

I wouldn't again, either. Remember this was 1989 ish...pyle was acutally a pretty hot brand back then...they were made in the USA, and had pretty solid design engineering behind them. This was back before they became another chinese made, distributor brand. I also had very limited funds, and there just weren't the brands (and the prices) we have today. Rockford was pretty much the cadillac, Kicker was just getting going, JL was just a house brand for The Speaker Warehouse, orion didn't make their own subs, and no one wanted to touch any of the japanese speakers.

Back in 89, if you had two punch 12's on a punch 150...a whopping 180 watts max, you were the man. From memory, the punch 150 was around $450 and the entry level punch 12's were about $125 each.

Class D didn't exist, and the only big amps were the HIFonics Colossus (a really, really, scary amp) and the big Orion 2250. I had orion sponsorship back then, and actually had SX2250 number 7. It did 1000 watts into 4 ohm mono, was about 3 feet long, and weighed about 65 lbs. Since it was class A/B, it sucked about 180 amps at full tilt, and ran hot as hell. It also retailed for close to $3k...my price, which was 35% below dealer sheet, was still like $1100.

So you can see why I have to chuckle when people tell me how expensive it is to have a good system these days.

Toby

[rys]

I wouldn't again, either. Remember this was 1989 ish...pyle was acutally a pretty hot brand back then...they were made in the USA, and had pretty solid design engineering behind them. This was back before they became another chinese made, distributor brand. I also had very limited funds, and there just weren't the brands (and the prices) we have today. Rockford was pretty much the cadillac, Kicker was just getting going, JL was just a house brand for The Speaker Warehouse, orion didn't make their own subs, and no one wanted to touch any of the japanese speakers.

Back in 89, if you had two punch 12's on a punch 150...a whopping 180 watts max, you were the man. From memory, the punch 150 was around $450 and the entry level punch 12's were about $125 each.

Class D didn't exist, and the only big amps were the HIFonics Colossus (a really, really, scary amp) and the big Orion 2250. I had orion sponsorship back then, and actually had SX2250 number 7. It did 1000 watts into 4 ohm mono, was about 3 feet long, and weighed about 65 lbs. Since it was class A/B, it sucked about 180 amps at full tilt, and ran hot as hell. It also retailed for close to $3k...my price, which was 35% below dealer sheet, was still like $1100.

So you can see why I have to chuckle when people tell me how expensive it is to have a good system these days.

Toby

not to get off subject here but through reading this forum the other day i love your stories
:bigthumb:

[Notladstyle]

I wouldn't again, either. Remember this was 1989 ish...pyle was acutally a pretty hot brand back then...they were made in the USA, and had pretty solid design engineering behind them. This was back before they became another chinese made, distributor brand. I also had very limited funds, and there just weren't the brands (and the prices) we have today. Rockford was pretty much the cadillac, Kicker was just getting going, JL was just a house brand for The Speaker Warehouse, orion didn't make their own subs, and no one wanted to touch any of the japanese speakers.

Back in 89, if you had two punch 12's on a punch 150...a whopping 180 watts max, you were the man. From memory, the punch 150 was around $450 and the entry level punch 12's were about $125 each.

Class D didn't exist, and the only big amps were the HIFonics Colossus (a really, really, scary amp) and the big Orion 2250. I had orion sponsorship back then, and actually had SX2250 number 7. It did 1000 watts into 4 ohm mono, was about 3 feet long, and weighed about 65 lbs. Since it was class A/B, it sucked about 180 amps at full tilt, and ran hot as hell. It also retailed for close to $3k...my price, which was 35% below dealer sheet, was still like $1100.

So you can see why I have to chuckle when people tell me how expensive it is to have a good system these days.

Toby

dayum wtf!?!? 1100$ for a/b amps and PYLE =( I'm glad I wasnt born back then.

[GradeA_TireFryer]

i remeber when pyles where the shit, back then they had the biggest magnet until the rockford pros came out

[TJElite]

i remeber when pyles where the shit, back then they had the biggest magnet until the rockford pros came out

Yeah, back then, no one really cared about anything but how big the magnet was. For amps, everything was based on how much it weighed. I can remember a couple brands that actually put lead bars inside to make them heavier.

Remember the big ass Pyle Bass by nines? For the rest of you, they had a 6x9 that had such a huge magnet, it barely fit through the mounting hole.

Toby

[TJElite]

not to get off subject here but through reading this forum the other day i love your stories
:bigthumb:

Thanks...I think:D I've got lots more, unfortunately.

Toby

[TBSpyder]

dayum wtf!?!? 1100$ for a/b amps and PYLE =( I'm glad I wasnt born back then.


How old are you, 16? :lol:

[GradeA_TireFryer]

Yeah, back then, no one really cared about anything but how big the magnet was. For amps, everything was based on how much it weighed. I can remember a couple brands that actually put lead bars inside to make them heavier.

Remember the big ass Pyle Bass by nines? For the rest of you, they had a 6x9 that had such a huge magnet, it barely fit through the mounting hole.

Toby

YEA, AND EVERYONE WITH A BUICK REGAL WANTED THEN IN THE REAR DECK!!! LOL
DIDNT SOMEONE AT THE FLEE MARKET START WHORING PYLE? AND LIKE EVERY OTHER INSTALL HAD A PILE OF PYLE?

[TJElite]

YEA, AND EVERYONE WITH A BUICK REGAL WANTED THEN IN THE REAR DECK!!! LOL
DIDNT SOMEONE AT THE FLEE MARKET START WHORING PYLE? AND LIKE EVERY OTHER INSTALL HAD A PILE OF PYLE?

I remember that. I think that was just as pyle was going out. Funny part (now, anyway) was that there was a guy in the Oldsmar Flea Market who had 'pyle knockoffs'. Looked just like the real deal, but lacked the PYLE logo on the dustcap. These were a step up from his normal pyramid...you know, the one's with the clear cones, so you could see how off center the voice coil was.

Then he got a truckload, or seven, of real pyle. You could barely get within 20 feet of his booth, there was such a mob. Hell, he had 12", 40 oz magnet subs with paper cones and foam surrounds, good for about 150 watts max for only like $75 each!!

Toby

[GradeA_TireFryer]

oo the old days, i was a orion fan, btw what happen to them? why have they fallen off the map? damn i loved my 4 2100 hcca's (THE RED BEASTS)

[TJElite]

oo the old days, i was a orion fan, btw what happen to them? why have they fallen off the map? damn i loved my 4 2100 hcca's (THE RED BEASTS)

Worse...got gobbled up by Directed. They still put the Orion name on stuff, but I haven't heard good things about it.

Toby

[GradeA_TireFryer]

yea that is sad so did ppi, they made the shit for sq back then... art series rocked