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    Default e34 audio insanity!

    i'm not sure if this has been posted before... it is absolutely awesome

    this guy has mounted audiophile quality home speaker components in his 94 540i... tweeters, mids and SUBS all in the front... 15" subs in the footwell!? and vacuum tube amps... unreal, i'd pay money to hear it

    http://milbert.com/earl/index.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randell
    i'm not sure if this has been posted before... it is absolutely awesome

    this guy has mounted audiophile quality home speaker components in his 94 540i... tweeters, mids and SUBS all in the front... 15" subs in the footwell!? and vacuum tube amps... unreal, i'd pay money to hear it

    http://milbert.com/earl/index.html
    That has got to be one of the most insane systems I have ever seen. I too would love to hear it..not exactly sure I would pay $40 grand for a sound system for my car. Matter fact, I'm positive I wouldn't even if I had the money which I don't.

    Michael

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    If thats the car I'm thinking of, the speakers didn't even last.

    Because the material that the speaker surrounds are made of differs between mobile and home setups, the sun damaged the surrounds. Home speakers can't take that kind of direct sun and constant heat.

    VERY impressive set up, though.
    My speaker of choice for the home

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    lol

    and i thought i had a bumpin system
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    earl is legendary in the car stereo competition ranks. His car is also actually on Car Domain and its for sale. He literally won every competition he went into. He was also a sponsored competitor so most of his hardware was provided by manufacturers. And yes the speakers do work. I had seen him 3 years ago at an IAASC show in Richmond VA. He scores pretty perfectly in the Sound quality and SPL catagories. JT
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    it's just cool! Not just loud enough to cause mutations but with that money it HAS to sound great! (from far away)
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    I would love to hear that system! Playing "digitally" recorded/compressed audio through valve preamps would really return some earthy quality to it, rather than having to listen to clinically sounding transistor amps. I listened to some CD's recorded around 1990 and compared the sound to present day music. The difference is huge, the "richness" has been taken away - whether it's the fault/trend of present day mastering I can't say but to hear valve amps being used in car audio is great news!

    Cheers,

    Shaun

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    Did you see that head unit in the rear view mirror?
    Last edited by uscharalph; 07-21-2005 at 01:38 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Default Was that the 8k

    Quote Originally Posted by uscharalph
    Did you see that head unit in the rear view mirror?

    Sony unit they listed below the magazine pics?

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    Completely insane to spend that much money on a n audio install. I never believed that car audio could be so expensive until I was invited to listen to an instal in a very smal car. I was completely blow away with the quality of the sound even more as no speaker were to be seen. The guy told me that he was last years European car audio champ and the install cost him so much he had to sell his house to be able to compete. The most expensive parts were the compo sets in front that set him back for 12,000 dollars !!!!

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