So do I say RIP to old school? No. I'm all about using each item for its strengths. Some old, some new. Good summary! With regard to old school subs I see two eras in those - before and after JL W6 (mk1). This was the turning point. Proper old school subs required huge boxes of 1.5 to 2 or even 2.5...

Well at the moment you can still buy brand new speakers which as as good or better than anything old school. For example the best old PG comps were made by Morel. You can still buy those or even better right now. So I think finding mint or even new old school amps is a harder task as they are long g...

I am not arguing! I am saying the same as you. It is all personal

That is why I said IMHO in the first place on the previous page.

Just because one man prefers HAT over Dynaudio does not mean that everyone will. You could easily find examples of the reverse. They are all very good speakers and at this level you are talking more about taste than sheer ability. Much like when you get into talking about the "best" of any...

Decent component speakers back in the day were Dynaudio and Morel. They are still the ones to go for brand new today, IMHO.

That sounds amazing. I'd love something like a Mustang in the UK. So cool. Post up some photos!

If your car is as loud as it comes across, you could probably settle for a tape deck, never mind TA

I always thought it would have been good for PG to put two M50 in a single case. That would have been great for driving old school passive comps plus a sub.

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I wasn't sure what your point of lossless was, hence me repeating myself. Plus I added that file storage is not a physical part of car audio installation anyway. So that was both possible angles covered. HTH

Well TA and all that processing is not old school is it. So using it is no longer old school. There is no escaping that really.

If there were TA / processing products made outside of China I may be interested, at some future point. So far I only know of Brax.

Lossless files do not sound any different to CD. I did a back to back on high end home kit years ago to come to that conclusion. So I am not sacrificing anything at all by leaving the CDs on a shelf at home. In fact it means I will be able to enjoy my entire music library on shuffle. So that is grea...

I am sure that speakers in perfect positions with perfect processing will sound the best. I've heard the results in top end cars. But to go down the processing route means two things: 1. Turning your back on old school. You are one app away from throwing it all away and buying new stuff made in Chin...

Great post. It is amazing how damn good high end speakers can sound in a dead simple passive system with no processing at all. Yes it takes longer to instal, but so cool when it comes together.

Good post. I think we are in the same ball park here. I love many new things, as said such as lossless files and the convenience of all your music on shuffle. That alone is incredible compared to back in the day. So my front end storage and control, DAC, plus front Morel speakers are all new kit. Ne...

In home Hi-Fi I went from CDs to stored lossless files years ago. Through a decent DAC there is no difference. I am about to do the same in my car. I have a DAC which runs off 12v. So I can have lossless files from my phone via a cable which keeps it charged. Then the rest of the system is compact a...

Old school systems could be kept simple: one amp, in dash combined pre amp / eq, point source speakers in the kicks (no real need for TA), one sub. Really not much hassle and lovely sounds. For SQ you don't need loads of power either so the efficiency was neither here nor there.

That is just sad. I suppose spoiled brats don't appreciate anything!

That is pretty amazing. I bet so many musicians have owned some amazing set ups at home and in their cars, boats and planes.

Haha, I love that advert

Haha, proper mucky tarts! That is funny

Alpine: "Buy our products and this is what you get"

At least it is sexy. Better than Soundstreams piss soaked old peoples care home naming.

I nominate the Soundstream Angina!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121971798311? ... EBIDX%3AIT





Feel free to nominate your own examples of dodgy car audio marketing...

I have used the XLS 10 extensively in my home Hi-Fi. This sub is the most musical I have used. It integrates so easily into the main stereo speakers. I cannot fault the musicality, impact and extension for SQ music use. Bass heads and movie explosion fans will never be fully satisfied with anything ...

Someone is selling various NOS Earthquake subs on eBay. Are any of those ok?

I only just got onto FB just to get on the PG classifieds. So what other worthwhile places are on there for old school car audio?

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Just found "Old School Stereo" on there

Detail anything which still sticks in your mind as memorable moments in your car audio journey... The first time I ever heard a system was in a friends quickly and badly set up car. There was a lot of hiss from the trebles. Yet when the 15" parcel mounted sub kicked in my mind was blown and cha...