This Day in History: Car stereos on steroids

Damn getting to jam some brand new Michael Jackson on a drive back home, shades on and it’s in the 90s, something I wish I could feel🥲

A truck with a stereo system valued at $25,000 in 1989 is equivalent to $63,000 in 2025. That is a chunk of change

I'm 56 and I remember my first stereo equipment install in my van back in 1984 man that was a rush, I had two 15-in ceron Vegas and rest was all pioneer except for the 12 band equalizer and amplifier had 6 * 9 in the back corners plus middle of the band at 6 and 1/2 in three ways and on the front doors at 6 and a half inch components man that was a trippy time it hit hard for the time it was done I think I had a total of 800 watts RMS week compared to today's standards but 1984 man that was rocking

Now days 2500 gets you basic set up lol

Got hooked as a rookie at an audio shop. I'm almost 40 still banging 😂

100% legit meaning no one will come to me again and say it’s not fun let’s do some cool stuff instead boredom

We more advance now shii can make your soul transform

I can't hear what they said huh?

Bassheads for Trump 2024

A fad…

Car stereo addict since 3 years before I could drive. Going on 30 years, now 44 years old and my systems only get bigger. Rocking an Fi xv3 12"in a Gately box with a Crescendo S1v2 in my daily. I forget what my 3rd row seat even looks like. Someday I'll upgrade the wiring, get some rear batteries and run 4 PSI 8s 🙏

Back when I was starting..lol

which earthquakes were the orange ring foamed ones?

this old boomer wouldn't handle todays systrems. LOL

still have subs in the extend cab of my sonoma

I had 2 Pioneer IMPP 8" and an Audiovox 800 Watt Amp that would absolutely bump like anything out there, I was out bumpin my friend that had a solo MTX 15" with Kenwood 600 class D amp

CERWIN VEGA ON TOP!

Can these people featured in this video still hear today? I've always thought having music in your car that can be heard a mile away is a safety issue. You just can't hear a car horn, or anything else, over all the music.

I can hear it now back in the early 90's master ace - born to roll was EVERYWHERE!

😢😢😢 I miss that time

This hasn't changed. I still hear these car stereos everywhere.

Car audio is not a fad it’s here to stay

Fads. Lol. Still here

We like the boom😮

I wonder how many of these systems are still going and how many subwoofers had been repaired.

48 woofers having a total output of 6,000 watts for $62,000 adjusted inflation? Jeez. It takes one 18" and about $5,000 to achieve the same results in 2024. Damn.

Dirty Diana is definitely a classic to listen for the bass heads like us cheeeheeee

Boy have times, changed from being a “Kinder Gentler Nation” to one being under lockdown…… Where did we go wrong?????

BLAST EVERY SYSTEM

Guy said 6,000 watts with 16 batteries in the car LOL.

The fad got louder and more expensive, I'm 20k in now

now we got 100,000 watts and gabber music

That mk2 gti was mighty fine.

Back then us bass heads thought a vibrating mirror was something, now sound systems are literally ripping body panels apart.

Started (BOOMING) in 1983 and still humming in 2023 at 53 y.o and will not stop untill the day i die..

This fad did NOT pass 🤣

The fad didnt end it got better 🤣

6k for 25k I got 25k for 2k lol

6k watts

Then:$25000, 48 speakers, 6000 watts.
Now:$1000, 1 speaker, 6000 watts.

Stay loud y'all!

Lol nowadays we don't need 42 only 4 because of the increase in efficiency

Just installed a system today lol

Your stereo hates that crapy music!! play some rock ‘n’ roll and you won’t have a problem! Long live Rock hiphop sucksj!!

Since 2001 i m fans sound of car best expérience for music quality separate fréquency sound 2023 i has 2 mtx sub too for sound paSsion

I have 100.000 watts playing 15hz daily

its the end of the world as we know it

Sooo awesome getting better and stronger these days