Thump Your BassPump and Optimize Your Rockwood - Unboxing New, Vintage Car Audio

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@wal2 19 күн бұрын

Let me see those thumbs up! Thanks as always for watching and commenting as well!!

@Solargeek 19 күн бұрын

I had a pair of the Toshiba 6x9 two ways from the mid-nineties and they sounded great!

@Adam-nv9zo 19 күн бұрын

The Thump subwoofers brought back bad memories 😂

@jdcarguy1242 19 күн бұрын

God they sucked. Lol

@Hines-73 19 күн бұрын

I had a pair of 10's with the red surrounds. 😂🔊

@Choralone422 19 күн бұрын

Flea market or not that is an amazing amount of gear! I do enjoy seeing some of the old school flea market stuff. Reminds me of when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s and people I knew were getting into car audio when they started driving. Sometimes all they could afford was flea market stuff and some of it wasn't always terrible! If nothing else we all tended to learn from it!

@D3M3NT3Dstrang3r 19 күн бұрын

I was going to say the same thing, I like seeing the fleamarket gear. None of it was stellar, but not all of it was junk. I had more than a few pieces that were pretty damn good for the time, and really good for the price I paid. Especially considering the gap in price from flea market gear to even the low end name brand stuff.

@scottgibson807 19 күн бұрын

Holy cow an old Blues isobaric. Wow that takes me back.

@girthquake9655 19 күн бұрын

Thump!!!!! My first sub when I was 15!

@Hines-73 19 күн бұрын

Same here. I had some with the red surrounds 😂😎

@WSKRBSCT 19 күн бұрын

Those Pyramid speakers were maybe $35 retail at a place by me that sold them in the '80s and early '90s. I think I might have had a pair early on. That's how I learned to just buy the right stuff the first time. That's something I told my customers when I worked in the business.

@kennypinkerton5818 19 күн бұрын

My first ever subs was a pair of red surround Thump Pro 10" subs (they had a slightly bigger magnet than the blue surround ones)- in a box I made from 3/4" chipboard, sealed with 2 tubes of silicone sealant, and wired with way overkill 8 guage as speaker wiring. As I later got up to 1000w plus, we used 2/0 welding cable to the amplifiers, and 4 guage for each individual subwoofer I ran them off of a Teac 100 + 100 amplifier I bought from sears in a blister pack. I'd love to see any Teac amps you run across. I have never found any info on them anywhere. I had a 40w+40w for my door speakers... they were Craig 6.5" 2 ways that came with the Craig AM FM Cassette radio that I got for Christmas. In my 1973 Buick Apollo, and then moved to my 1981 Pontiac Sunbird. Lol. I was 16 and on a budget, and at my parents' whim on what I was driving. The later cars were all mine. 89 CRX (Pioneer 12" IMPP subs, 400 watt Soundstream Amplifier), 95 240SX (actually placed 2nd in my class (100-500w) at an IASCA SPL event with a Soundstream Reference 1000 (not an "s", it was a early one before the caps in the plastic window), running 3 JL Audio 12w6 Subs in a custom box that had to be installed and sealed in 5 pieces, and could not be removed from the trunk without destroying it. 😊 lots of work went into that one.

@Cookie-Dough-Dynamo 19 күн бұрын

The Rockwood's "pull-out" game is on point.

@louvendran7273 19 күн бұрын

Danm, 40 years ago that would have been the shizz. 😂😂 I was obsessed.

@briandonovan5434 18 күн бұрын

Bass pump for life. I love those things. Set up right, so much sound in a sedan.

@jaydawg4065 17 күн бұрын

I absolutely love when you make these type videos. Brings back so many cool memories of all the cool gear back then!

@joeyholthusen6495 19 күн бұрын

That's a sweet L.A. sound peace. Myself I've own 2 old school 12" la sound 12s they actually sounded very nice. Way better than the clarion subs I had. But I did love the Catalina classic amp. From back in the day

@timmypriddy8385 19 күн бұрын

Thump subs. Awesome sauce

@wolfeadventures 19 күн бұрын

Love this stuff!! Please dyno the Eq booster!!

@garycharley8589 18 күн бұрын

I use to have the thump 12s and the 15s back in the day, with the pyramid super blue 15s. This was in my teenage years. Memories

@Tksperformancerc 17 күн бұрын

A buddy of mine had some of those thumps back in our high school days , believe it or not in the back of his 76 Maverick you could hear him coming for miles !!!

@curbowbass6124 19 күн бұрын

Drooling over the Pyramid speakers…..must……have! 😳

@Nickword1 17 күн бұрын

Man what a haul!! Can't believe yo are still finding this stuff in such good condition today!

@AllboroLCD 19 күн бұрын

I own those Pyramid 4 inch bad boyz. Got mine back in 2001. Still work today!

@TheSFFV 19 күн бұрын

Oh man this was a good one. That LA Sound piece is one I would live to own. I have the 5 band EQ version of it. Mobile Authority I think did become MA audio eventually. I have a few of their early Korean made amps.

@danielmunson6131 19 күн бұрын

It's hard to believe most of those brand names are still around but the quality is not the same. Good haul.

@RTwesthoff 19 күн бұрын

I remember when Blues,Mohawk and Kicker was made by Stillwater Designs. I have owned subs from all three brands.

@fabelgamer7410 14 күн бұрын

Kicker also made impulse speakers and amps

@matttownsend3069 11 күн бұрын

@@RTwesthoff Blues wasn’t made by Stillwater, the designer of the kicker competition subs, Don Mitchell, broke away and started Blues across the street from the Stillwater Designs headquarters. Later Ray Rayfield, owner of Linear Power, attained the rights to the Blues name and brought it back even better. He’s since dropped the Blues name and the speakers and ISO-Kits are branded Linear Power. They sound freakin amazing!

@TeamxssplChad 19 күн бұрын

Those Thump 10's are definitely 93. I bought 8 of those exact ones for my 93 Hyundai right after I bought the car brand new, lol.

@samholdsworth420 18 күн бұрын

Why would you buy a Hyundai? 😂 especially in 93 God damn lol

@LuxorVan 19 күн бұрын

The back pages of Sport Truck or Mini Truckin used to have Thumps on wholesale in the mid 90's, you could get the 10's for like 20 bucks each and you could pick from a variety of colors.

@wal2 19 күн бұрын

oh yes, Thump'in for sure!

@cpftank09 19 күн бұрын

Im excited to see the woofers in use and your thoughts on them. As a late 90’s/early 2000’s kid, car audio was really cool and just wild what guys would do. I miss the flea market stuff, it’s all just Amazon/ebay now. The risk you took at flea markets was part of the excitement. Plus, cars are so integrated now that it makes stuff like this hard to mess with, within reason of course.

@550n440 19 күн бұрын

I always wanted to get one of those bass pumps, but the convertible didn’t allow for it!

@generalkickass6385 18 күн бұрын

The old school blues sub bung back memories for me

@SDS-1 19 күн бұрын

Love all these goodies💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 yes Dyno

@delvinchandler 19 күн бұрын

We had a Rockwood 600 watt amp on two pioneer impps back in the day, flea markets were cool

@sakostwwy1903 18 күн бұрын

I can’t wait to see that iso sub setup. That is cool as hell. At first I thought it was a Phoenix Cyclone.

@josemedina3876 19 күн бұрын

I bought my first Rockwood head unit because it was wood grain with a remote. From the flea market obviously.

@TheAquaponic1 19 күн бұрын

Woah, I got excited when I saw that LEQ 1030..... IMO that is a cool piece! Keep up the great content bud.

@nickaugust1661 19 күн бұрын

absolutely love these videos!! thanks

@robbeach8434 19 күн бұрын

Absolutely, please amp dyno the eq booster!

@MrRupus2020 19 күн бұрын

I definitely would have bumped that old Rockwood head unit back in the day shoot lol

@SnubBarracuda 19 күн бұрын

Heck yeah! Now the Ford can have two Bass Pumps and quad EQs!!!

@xxxxxxxxxx6903 19 күн бұрын

The Acoustic Bass Pump is an interesting piece! The design looks like they were shooting for a front air mass loaded, quasi bandpass, infinite baffle install for vehicles with a trunk/rear window deck. If designed correctly, it would lower Fs by air mass loading the driver. Another plus is it could use (cheaper) drivers with rather high'ish QTS. The wedge's net internal volume is too small for a bandpass alignment, but may have reduced (filtered) higher order harmonics? An evolutionary (non subwoofer) progression of this would be the Danley Unity/Synergy horn for pro-audio applications.

@timpindell8178 19 күн бұрын

Can't wait to see a review of the Blues sub.

@joecool7165 19 күн бұрын

Definitely check out the old EQ some of them were amazing. Most of them weren’t wonder which one you have.

@rustybrown9829 19 күн бұрын

Cool stuff 👍

@prodentsweden 15 күн бұрын

OH that coustic dr is a collectible for me❤❤❤ real lovet right there from sweden ❤❤❤

@KN-vl9ob 19 күн бұрын

Dammm..such a throw back.. I had a 10inch thump back in 2003. Remember Rockwood as well, my dad had the Rockwood amp 100x2 back in 1995

@tuffytoys9707 19 күн бұрын

! That equalizer /amplifier with the spectrum Display Makes the Best Computer audio speakers with some good 6x9 or 5x7. beats any Logitech system for sure!

@samuelgonzales3824 18 күн бұрын

I used to have a Linear Bass pump ,it had two 8s in a clam vent .

@mathuetax 18 күн бұрын

Hah, I like that ELITE, mostly for its Cheapo but Japanese made looks. Since it says "(2) Use 5A fuse only." I think everyone here knows how close to 125W + 125W on the front of the box it'll get. The back covers more truthful number of 20W + 20W even seems unlikely.

@302hobronco 19 күн бұрын

I purchased two thump 10inch subs from freys electronics in California back in 98 lol

@user-pg8db8yj3e 19 күн бұрын

I think I had exact same Thump 10 inch subs, they were pretty weak I blew 1 of them and threw them in the trash. I think they were as good as my American Hi Fi Turbo Force subs. Those were a couple of the very first subs I ever had. Would be curious to see how the Blues subs do. Thanks for the video.

@D3M3NT3Dstrang3r 19 күн бұрын

That iso sub thing reminds me of another similar thing I seen in the 90's. I don't remember who made it but it was two subs face to face in a pyramid shaped box or something like that, definitely not Pyramid brand though. Very interesting to say the least. It was a better known brand I just cannot for the life of me remember who it was. I don't think it was hooked up for demo either because I wanted to hear it.

@fabelgamer7410 14 күн бұрын

Advent was the name of the company.

@bayramoglumurathan925 19 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@ebigford34 18 күн бұрын

I have woofing and tweeting needs, thanks Toshiba!

@floydwilliams3321 19 күн бұрын

It’s all cool stuff

@Aaron48219 19 күн бұрын

0:46 omg I thought that was a PG Cyclone. Either way, extremely cool!

@astro54541 19 күн бұрын

I have a pair of Thump 5 1/2 speakers and some older gear. This was a cool video, but I’m almost positive that all of your viewers want to see that Blues sub in a box …😂

@robsolf 19 күн бұрын

I used to buy those low power Realistic and Optimus car spx and use them in cheap boomboxes. They were more efficient and sounded pretty good compared to the cardboard drivers they came with.

@floydwilliams3321 19 күн бұрын

Very cool iso sub

@303nitzubishi4 19 күн бұрын

Great haul you got some cool stuff there! Never heard of the Bues Audio before. Also I wonder if those bass pumps were designed for G body cars that didn't have enough space in the rear deck for 6x9s 🤔

@SnubBarracuda 19 күн бұрын

Ima make a Bass Pump Shotgun with like double barrel bass cannons of 3x 10 inch subs in sequence like that in each barrel! Or make 'em giant horn shapes starting with a 6", them 8" up to 15"s or 18"s lol

@kevinflynn7479 19 күн бұрын

Toshiba actually made some pretty decent amps. We're similar to Yamaha amps.

@murphyspell7125 19 күн бұрын

I was going to mention Linear Power had a Bass Vent with a pair of 8 inch

@volvo09 19 күн бұрын

6:26 i've never seen a speaker with a label around the magnet, that's a first. They were really trying to fluff up those speakers!

@wal2 19 күн бұрын

Odd, I agree!

@terrya450 13 күн бұрын

i had a yellow Thump they had red to :-)

@irineovelasquez1964 19 күн бұрын

It would be cool if you were to find one of those in Jse /jet sound electronics q's, amplifier. Those were really loud back in the days.

@darrellhenderson1459 19 күн бұрын

Had a Rockwood radio it was actually decent

@2226cc 19 күн бұрын

Run that iSO kit with one woofer signal inverted. :)

@nicholascortez728 17 күн бұрын

You could still buy those blues subs and the iso kit brand new in up untill fairly recently untill LP killed the blues name and branded everything as LP, now they still sell same thing they juat dont have the blues name on it, so those may be newer than 97...also acording to LPs msrp page the ISO 10 kit costs $930 in 2024...so they got a little cheaper.

@haroldfiallo9835 18 күн бұрын

I really hope your gonna test the bass bumps

@bellajay713 15 күн бұрын

👐

@MrImpalaRider 19 күн бұрын

I have a brand new 8 track player that was an add on to factory Oldsmobile radios Still have the box for it too. Idk if you’d like to have it or what ever. I could give it to Brad or whatever you wanna do if you want it

@bozanimal5576 19 күн бұрын

"Something more desirable."😆

@fabelgamer7410 19 күн бұрын

I think Mobile authority (thump) was actually annaba usa from California . They also made MA audio i believe.

@wal2 19 күн бұрын

Yes! Says Anaba on the magnet

@barnes29510 19 күн бұрын

Hey! I'd like to own that Elite eq

@ranchosdelnorte 19 күн бұрын

Eazy-E probably did use some Thumps, after he was tired of everyone always tying to steal his Alpine

@administratorperson3272 18 күн бұрын

xtant was made by coustic

@tomhorsley6566 18 күн бұрын

I've always been curious: Is there an audio "dead zone" at the driver's seat in these systems? I remember constantly seeing drivers on their cell phone while their car is pumping out so much bass that buildings next to the road were crumbling.

@FangOfTruth 19 күн бұрын

I have a red cone and red basket Thump Pro PTH-82. Says Anaba(?) USA Compton,California on magnet. I was wondering about this speaker and if it’s was desirable back then.

@bigdinbigt 19 күн бұрын

That Xtant isn't flea market gear.

@rattlejuggalo13 19 күн бұрын

Linear is still in business? I remember when the doors were locked at their HQ. (I used to live down the street. For real. Down The Street)

@SnubBarracuda 19 күн бұрын

Dem Thumps wuz just the bottom binned Funky Pups. If they didn't measure out to 0 ohms in QA they would rebrand them.

@91CavGT5 19 күн бұрын

Fragile…….. it must be Italian!!

@nunyabizznizz7326 19 күн бұрын

fragile = "frah-gee-ley"....it must be french 🤣🤣 wasnt the xtant the higher end PPI? or was it MTX, i forget

@drutang 19 күн бұрын

you seriously mispronounced chassis!!?? 😂😂😂 wow!

@Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude 18 күн бұрын

Pulgas mercado aka flea market aka mexican mall Xtant definitely NOT a flea market brand.. Xtant was pretty good quality Earthquake currently has their own " pump " style dual passive radiators 10"s about $99 12"s $109 on sale

@josephsaucedo8691 17 күн бұрын

Earth quake made something similar to the bass pump they were to passive sub set up the exact same way but they were to be mounted on a box port. 💯👌👍✌️🫡😉