by naksteve » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:49 am
Jensen 6x9's were a staple. Even my Dad got them for an "upgraded" speakers when he bought a new 1979 Buick Electra back then.
For me, my first initial experience stared with a yearning for Cerwin Vega 6x9's. I was basically first educated by a CA audio dealer a called "Audio Vision" (where home audio came first), with this knowledgeable mobile installer/ manager, who taught me about the less-is-more approach and the philosophy of using a staggered electronic crossover frequency/slopes to achieve good sound w/o sound-degrading EQ's, or how less links in the signal chain. The guy, Rick Parker, probably taught me more about car audio than anyone else. He later owned his own high-end car audio store, in which this no-pressure environment existed where you could come into just to listen, get valuable advice and even try out equipment in your own car on a demonstrator basis.
These were the times when many car audio stores typically just wanted to sell you anything, instead of teaching you something.
In fact, this approach is still the norm. Recently, I went into Best Buy's "upscale" Magnolia home theater/mobile audio section to ask for some S/PDIF digital cable. The clerk was clueless and didn't even know what it is---probably the most widely used digital transmission cable.
What I don't like about car audio is dealing with peole like that, their snobbery and attitude.
Jensen 6x9's were a staple. Even my Dad got them for an "upgraded" speakers when he bought a new 1979 Buick Electra back then.
For me, my first initial experience stared with a yearning for Cerwin Vega 6x9's. I was basically first educated by a CA audio dealer a called "Audio Vision" (where home audio came first), with this knowledgeable mobile installer/ manager, who taught me about the less-is-more approach and the philosophy of using a staggered electronic crossover frequency/slopes to achieve good sound w/o sound-degrading EQ's, or how less links in the signal chain. The guy, Rick Parker, probably taught me more about car audio than anyone else. He later owned his own high-end car audio store, in which this no-pressure environment existed where you could come into just to listen, get valuable advice and even try out equipment in your own car on a demonstrator basis.
These were the times when many car audio stores typically just wanted to sell you anything, instead of teaching you something.
In fact, this approach is still the norm. Recently, I went into Best Buy's "upscale" Magnolia home theater/mobile audio section to ask for some S/PDIF digital cable. The clerk was clueless and didn't even know what it is---probably the most widely used digital transmission cable.
What I don't like about car audio is dealing with peole like that, their snobbery and attitude.