High Tech
Sound
Written: 8/27/2000
Written by: MotoŽ
We decided to take a little
break from computers today and attend an IASCA
sound off. What is a sound off you ask? It's a little competition
to see who has the best car audio system. The technology and
planning that goes into the creation of these sound machines are
really amazing. I will do an article on the construction of one of
these vehicles in a future article but for now, here are some of
the sound system for you to wow over.
This yellow Blazer is The Tech Zone's entry. It
wasn't really finished but we entered it anyway. The vehicle
started out life as a 4X4 Chevy. It has since been slammed six
inches. There are no door handles. The doors open and close by
remote. Out back, the entire rear bed was cut open to house the
two huge Kicker amps. The side was rebuild to house the sub
woofers. Up front are custom kick panel pods for the midrange and
tweeter. Rounding out the system is a multi-media system that
includes a TV and VCR. Overclock P3 system is next on the install
list.
This Grand National took the concept of front
stage to the extreme. The stock dash was ripped out and a new one
installed. The entire system is power by just five speakers, all
mounted up front. The instrument panel was moved to an overhead
pod. This car sounds really good and won its power class.
This 300ZX won best of show. Among its install
tricks are EQ mounted flushed with the floor and cross overs in the
rear side panels. The subs are mounted on a mirror surface. This way
you can see your hair move when you look down on it. :)
This Ford Focus uses four square Kicker sub
woofers to really pound out the bass. Up front are custom made
kick panel pods and video display. There is a matching video
display at the rear.
Now this is being creative! What looks like a
normal back seat really houses a power distribution system. Other
unique touches in this Honda Civic include a 30 band EQ sunk into
the floor up front. You can also see the custom kick panel pod
which house an 8 inch woofer and 1 inch tweeter.
It's amazing the amount of creativity which goes
into the trunk. Mind you now, you really can't use it for storing
anything but it sure looks good! :)
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