{"id":502,"date":"2012-04-13T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T01:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/?p=502"},"modified":"2015-09-11T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T22:01:17","slug":"abtec-gives-you-boom-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/abtec-gives-you-boom-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"ABTEC Gives You BOOM BOOM!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people ask &#8220;What does ABTEC Gives You BOOM BOOM! mean?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well when I get asked that I would answer with &#8220;ABTEC can supply you with all your Car Audio Bass needs&#8221;. Be it one 6.5&#8243; subwoofer to give your music that little more depth to the tone or four 18&#8243; subwoofers that make your bones shake!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinecaraudio.co.nz\/thirty-years.php\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Burrell<\/a><\/strong> from word go has been <strong>&#8220;MAD About Bass!&#8221;<\/strong> , he was telling me just the other day about when he started in this industry back in 1982 he used to play his music so loud in his <strong>&#8220;1982 Mitsubishi Sigma GLX Peter Wherrett Edition&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0that his ears would still be ringing when he was trying to get to sleep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1981_Mitsubishi_Sigma_GLX_Peter_Wherrett_sedan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-522\" title=\"1981_Mitsubishi_Sigma_GLX_Peter_Wherrett_sedan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1981_Mitsubishi_Sigma_GLX_Peter_Wherrett_sedan-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1981_Mitsubishi_Sigma_GLX_Peter_Wherrett_sedan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1981_Mitsubishi_Sigma_GLX_Peter_Wherrett_sedan-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just to give you an idea of the set-up he had I&#8217;ve asked him to make a list for me and here it is!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<strong>Source Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SoundStream TC 308 Tape-deck x 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Crossover<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Proton Passive Crossover x 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Amps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kenwood KAC 901 x 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Front Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phillips Water-Cooled 6&#8243; 2-Way Speakers x 1-Pair<\/li>\n<li>Boston Acoustics Tweeters x 1-Pair<\/li>\n<li>Clarion 6-Way Tweeters x 1-Pair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Back Door\/Parcel-Tray Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phillips Water-Cooled 6&#8243; 2-Way Speakers x 1-Pair<\/li>\n<li>AR (Acoustic Research) 3-Way\u00a0Components x 1-Pair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boot<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proton (Baffled System) 12&#8243; Sub-Woofers x 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ashley still has the SoundStream tape-deck and it was the most expensive item in the car with a RRP of $2499.00 at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/AB-Pic-002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-537\" title=\"AB Pic 002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/AB-Pic-002-1024x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/AB-Pic-002-1024x330.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/AB-Pic-002-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even now Ashley is &#8220;MAD About Bass!&#8221; with his BMW X5 decked out exclusively with Digital Designs Speakers and Sub-woofers!<\/p>\n<p>Click on the links below to see a few galleries of Ashley&#8217;s past cars<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carshows.co.nz\/gallery\/126\/17\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Isuzu Wizard<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carshows.co.nz\/gallery\/57\/17\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mitsubishi EVO IX<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carshows.co.nz\/gallery\/161\/17\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mitsubishi EVO X<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just to give you a quick idea of some of the brands Ashley and ABTEC have worked with, here is a brief list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AWA<\/li>\n<li>AIWA<\/li>\n<li>ALPINE<\/li>\n<li>American HIFI<\/li>\n<li>AR (Acoustic Research)<\/li>\n<li>Boston Acoustics<\/li>\n<li>Blauplunkt<\/li>\n<li>Cerwin-Vega<\/li>\n<li>Clarion<\/li>\n<li>CONCORD<\/li>\n<li>Digital Designs<\/li>\n<li>Eclipse<\/li>\n<li>Eurovox<\/li>\n<li>Fusion<\/li>\n<li>Infinity<\/li>\n<li>JENSEN<\/li>\n<li>JBL<\/li>\n<li>JVC<\/li>\n<li>KEF<\/li>\n<li>Kenwood<\/li>\n<li>Lanzar<\/li>\n<li>Lightening Audio<\/li>\n<li>MTX<\/li>\n<li>Nakamichi<\/li>\n<li>Panasonic<\/li>\n<li>Phoenix Gold<\/li>\n<li>Phillips<\/li>\n<li>Pioneer<\/li>\n<li>Proton<\/li>\n<li>Roadstar<\/li>\n<li>Rockford Fosgate<\/li>\n<li>Sansui<\/li>\n<li>Sony<\/li>\n<li>SoundStream<\/li>\n<li>VDO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ok, I admit a &#8220;brief list&#8221; is a understatement but you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley isn&#8217;t the only person <strong>&#8220;MAD About Bass!&#8221;<\/strong> in the company either, everyone of us at <strong>ABTEC<\/strong> have some ongoing SQ (Sound Quality) or SPL (Sound Pressure Levels) \u00a0projects too and I could go to list all of these but I will leave these for other Blogs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Abtec-Poster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-547\" title=\"Abtec Poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Abtec-Poster-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Abtec-Poster-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Abtec-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Abtec-Poster.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only can we help you\u00a0achieve your car audio goals online via <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.abtec.co.nz<\/a><\/strong> but we can also help you via Phone <strong>0800 10 10 81<\/strong>. Or if you prefer the personal touch go down to our Lower Hutt Showroom at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.nz\/maps?q=49+hutt+rd+petone&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x6d38ab96941cdee9:0xa5fcf4aedf66df91,49+Hutt+Rd,+Petone,+Lower+Hutt+5012&amp;gl=nz&amp;ei=c36eUam2DeW7iAfk64H4AQ&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA\">49 Hutt Road, Petone<\/a><\/strong> and one of the ABTEC Team there will help you make your car &#8220;SOUNDS ALIVE&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>At this point you are most likely wondering what is this <strong>&#8220;SOUNDS ALIVE&#8221;<\/strong> all about. Well, to myself it is all about getting that feeling you get at a concert. To others its a place of enjoyment away from the stresses of everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Overall it comes down to having a place of happiness in your car be it driving to and from work or long drives around the country!<\/p>\n<p>As a final note I thought I&#8217;d leave <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/carshows.co.nz\/gallery\/146\/17\" target=\"_blank\">This<\/a><\/strong> here for you all to enjoy. It&#8217;s an old Photo shoot but I feel it also shows what can be achieved when a lot of time and effort is put in a car audio system!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people ask &#8220;What does ABTEC Gives You BOOM BOOM! mean?&#8221; Well when I get asked that I would answer with &#8220;ABTEC can supply you with all your Car Audio Bass needs&#8221;. 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