Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...known as a "boom car." The auto mechanic from Gardena, Calif., spent $8,000 to install the vehicle's current stereo system, which comprises a deluxe Alpine 7902 compact-disc player, two heavy-duty Orion amplifiers and 32 speakers. His rig can deliver a bone-jarring 144 decibels of sound. "I just got carried away," he admits...
...their sonically souped-up cars against one another for cash, trophies and recognition. Last summer in Laredo, Texas, Tom Fichter of Houston broke the world's record when his $27,000 system pounded out Flashdance . . . What a Feeling at 154.7 decibels, more than twice as loud as the sound of a jet taking...
Boom-car buffs emphasize that they use the latest digital technology to achieve quality in their sound, not just quantity. "It is an art form to manage a car interior sonically," says Steve Seidl, who outfits boom cars at Speaker Warehouse in Hollywood, Fla. "We use a spectrum analyzer to measure the 'pink noise' in the car or to focus the sound on the driver...
Moreover, doctors warn that even brief exposure to noise levels greater than 115 decibels can result in permanent hearing damage. But boomers turn a deaf ear to such objections. With one sound-off rally scheduled for Austin in two weeks and another on Easter Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla., the air will soon be filled with the sound of cars going boom in the night...
MUSIC: Electronic keyboards are redefining sound...