Opinion check here... what HU do you guys think was the best looking? I was into FAS, Concord, and Denon, obviously, but I think the winner was the early Nak TD decks. The TD400 and TD 1200 II were outstanding. I wish I had them.
Sony C90.
The rocker was a great interface, simple row of buttons, great layout, and a good looking display (aside from when you were in the sun). It was blue before everything was blue.
^ Friend of mine in high school bought one when they first one came out in 1993 or so. It was expensive and impressive at the time to watch it change discs. Slow as mud though.
Best looking decks: Alpine 7909/7800/7801. With the classic 6 chiclet design and the vacuum flourescent display that only those decks had, as opposed to the backlit LCD display like the Alpine unit above, they had a very classy look to them. 7801 was my first CD player I owned. Loved it until it started getting fussy about taking CD's.
Thought I would chime in here with my current old school setup in my 77 Trans Am. Everything but the 2 of the GM-120's were bought new back in 1982 . EQ was mounted in the trunk beside the one 6x9 speaker.
Thought I would chime in here with my current old school setup in my 77 Trans Am. Everything but the 2 of the GM-120's were bought new back in 1982 . EQ was mounted in the trunk beside the one 6x9 speaker.
NICE!!!! I remember those original Supertuner decks. My Dad and my Uncle both had them in their rides. 78 Datsun 280Z and a Custom 77 Dodge Tradesman Van. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Thought I would chime in here with my current old school setup in my 77 Trans Am. Everything but the 2 of the GM-120's were bought new back in 1982 . EQ was mounted in the trunk beside the one 6x9 speaker.
This is my old kicker S15d that i bought new in 1999. Its been in about 3 of my cars and a few friends cars over the years with a 1000 rms fosgate amp.
For all of you PPI guys.. here's one that I sold last year.. regrettably. I personally haven't seen another one come up since.. it's the 2350DM.. it's said to have the same "RIPS" technology that is in the JL slash series amps.. same engineer. She's a big one.. I believe this was the biggest art series until the a1200
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And Autotek isn't getting any love in here.. so here's another two I sold about 2 years ago.. XS 400.2 and XS1500.1 ..these were their "stealth" amps.. they have a lip on them so they can be flush mounted for a clean install.. traded a JL 500/5 to a guy for these.. he didn't know what he had...
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I hear ya PPI_GUY about a Pro MOS 450 in black...I know even the art ones are rare, but the black ones must be even more so?
The only art one I'm missing now is the Pro MOS 50 (I have a Pro MOS 2050, which was the first Pro MOS amp, which also won the Car Audio "Best Sound Off Amp" shootout in October 1990 vs. Alpine 3541, SS Class A 100 II, Autotek 9100BTS, MTX MTA-250, Phoenix Gold MS-250, Zapco Z100 & Linear power 952. The Pro MOS-2050 retailed for $800* (in 1990), while in 1995, the Pro MOS 450 retailed for $899**
*Source - Car Audio & Electronics October 1990
**Source - Car Audio & Electronics April 1995 Car Audio Directory
For all of you PPI guys.. here's one that I sold last year.. regrettably. I personally haven't seen another one come up since.. it's the 2350DM.. it's said to have the same "RIPS" technology that is in the JL slash series amps.. same engineer. She's a big one.. I believe this was the biggest art series until the a1200
Glad to see a 2350DM getting some love. I will be running mine with an A1200 here very shortly. They are both getting some love right now with a good tech. Stay tuned for my next install to see.
I hear ya PPI_GUY about a Pro MOS 450 in black...I know even the art ones are rare, but the black ones must be even more so?
A black Pro Mos 450 would be the "holy grail" for me. I owned a black Pro Mos 425 back in the early 90's. Bought it brand new. But, I have never actually seen a black Pro Mos 450 in person. Below is a bad picture of one from my old school pics collection and I have been searching for one for years. I can only assume that they were very low production runs as the Pro Mos 450 came out near the end of the Pro Mos series; just before PPI went to the Art series.
***If anyone has a black Pro Mos 450 and wants to sell, hit me up!
Anyone have a Glenmonitor "LoMo" subwoofer? Ultra rare sub designed to drop in to the rear well of the 3rd Gen Camaro/Firebird. I've only seen them in vintage ads in CSE and CA and the like.
Anyone have a Glenmonitor "LoMo" subwoofer? Ultra rare sub designed to drop in to the rear well of the 3rd Gen Camaro/Firebird. I've only seen them in vintage ads in CSE and CA and the like.
Now if I could just find an actual LoMo I'd be surprised. The company doesn't exist, no one else remembers them, and despite winning the acclaim they mention in the ad it seems like they vanished within their first year.
Now if I could just find an actual LoMo I'd be surprised. The company doesn't exist, no one else remembers them, and despite winning the acclaim they mention in the ad it seems like they vanished within their first year.
This reminds me of the story of Xetec, sortof. Much more recent this one, though.
Re: Old School Showoff Thread
. EQ was mounted in the trunk beside the one 6x9 speaker.
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