TasDom Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Alpine and Jensen were my "go to" components back in the day. Looking forward to what they will be offering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, TasDom said: Alpine and Jensen were my "go to" components back in the day. Looking forward to what they will be offering. 1975, high school; the only thing cooler than a set of Jensen 6x9s was a set of Jensen 6x9s mounted in the rear deck of a Trans Am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Edgar said: a set of Jensen 6x9s Coaxials 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Edgar said: 1975, high school; the only thing cooler than a set of Jensen 6x9s was a set of Jensen 6x9s mounted in the rear deck of a Trans Am. HaHa...1982, high school; Jensen 6 x 9s in the back of my 1970 1/2 Z-28 and cassettes all over the place....good times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, TasDom said: HaHa...1982, high school; Jensen 6 x 9s in the back of my 1970 1/2 Z-28 and cassettes all over the place....good times! The neverending "which one is better?" battle between the Trans Am and the Z-28. I liked the lines of the Camaro better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, avguytx said: I remember hearing that tale as well. Maybe they did a little more before my time in working in car audio in 84; I was installing my own stuff and friends stuff in 1979/80 when I worked for the local Western Auto store. I also installed things that came from auto parts stores...Jensen, Sparkomatic, Kraco, Mindblower (6x9's), Pioneer, etc. Fun times. In later years, it was primarily car alarms and video. In high school, Audiovox, Sparkomatic and Kracko were sold in auto parts stores. Everyone had Jensen 6x9s and Pioneer head units, but Alpine was the holy grail because they put them in the Countach, which we never saw except in a poster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, TasDom said: HaHa...1982, high school; Jensen 6 x 9s in the back of my 1970 1/2 Z-28 and cassettes all over the place....good times! Although I am a Ford guy, I like the first Gen RS camaro and the early split bumpers, but I can't get behind the Jensen 6x9's, they sucked, they blew all the time, they didn't sound good at volume and they couldn't hang with Pioneer TS 6907 4-way 6x9's, but the Jensen's were a lot cheaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Everyone had Jensen 6x9s and Pioneer head units Pioneer Supertuner was da bomb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: In high school, Audiovox, Sparkomatic and Kracko were sold in auto parts stores. Everyone had Jensen 6x9s and Pioneer head units, but Alpine was the holy grail because they put them in the Countach, which we never saw except in a poster. I had the first flat face Alpine, around $500, the top Alpine EQ with pink noise and sound shaper around $500, two Punch 150 amps at $500 each and four pairs of Pioneer speakers back in high school in my 1967 big block 4-speed fastback mustang GT. I graduated in 1983. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Pioneer Supertuner was da bomb. carl, I had the brand new top dog Pioneer super tunner three before I upgraded to the alpine unit. The main reason I switched is the Pioneer wan't friendly with amplifiers other than Pioneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, twistedcrankcammer said: I graduated in 1983 Roger, If I remember correctly, you and I were born on the same day in the same year. I graduated in 1982 but I can see why they'd hold you back a year.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, twistedcrankcammer said: ... I can't get behind the Jensen 6x9's, they sucked, they blew all the time, they didn't sound good at volume and they couldn't hang with Pioneer TS 6907 4-way 6x9's, but the Jensen's were a lot cheaper. In retrospect, that's comforting. I never could afford Jensens, let alone Pioneers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 In high school, the Pioneer super tuner and Jensen stuff was sold at Wal mart. I owned a Panasonic head unit/cd player that sounded great along with my Alpine 6x9s. It even had sub pre outs on it. The only thing I didn't care for was the bass and treble were only adjustable in 3s, assuming maybe they meant 3 dbs. Good unit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, TasDom said: Roger, If I remember correctly, you and I were born on the same day in the same year. I graduated in 1982 but I can see why they'd hold you back a year.. I passed, parent held me back in 7th grade because of all the trouble I was getting into. I got expelled for the first time in my first time around in 7th grade and my parents wanted me to mature before high school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 48 minutes ago, Edgar said: In retrospect, that's comforting. I never could afford Jensens, let alone Pioneers. Edgar, I was fighting to much in school and didn't care about doing school work. My mother got me a job cleaninmg the kill floor in a slaughter house when I just turned 15 if I wanted it or not. Money was mine to spend however I wanted. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, twistedcrankcammer said: My mother got me a job cleaninmg the kill floor in a slaughter house when I just turned 15 Wow. I have nothing that compares even remotely to that. My hat's off to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, twistedcrankcammer said: I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, twistedcrankcammer said: I had the first flat face Alpine, around $500, the top Alpine EQ with pink noise and sound shaper around $500, two Punch 150 amps at $500 each and four pairs of Pioneer speakers back in high school in my 1967 big block 4-speed fastback mustang GT. I graduated in 1983. Ahh Rockford Fosgate. I bought a different amp for the same price because the punch was 'only 20 watts.' Eventually wound up with the Rockford amps, still have one in storage with a 12" Rockford sub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 When I was home from college the summer of '79, my mom borrowed my '72 Impala to run to the grocery store. The guy who carried her sacks to the car said that the car must belong to her son. She said yes and asked how he knew. He told her it was because the stereo was worth more than the car. Pioneer triaxial 6x9's in the rear, Jensen triaxial 6x9's under the front seats (didn't want to cut holes in the door panels), a Jensen radio/cassette, and a Jensen 7-band graphic equalizer. The guy was pretty much correct. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdnfay1 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 It was old school Alphasonic amps, pioneer head unit, 2 Jensen 6x9 triaxle, 2 Jensen 6 1/2 triaxle in the doors and 2 cerwin-vega subs. All packed in a Bronco. Loved it. Would thump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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