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<blockquote data-quote="RandomThoughts" data-source="post: 8253145" data-attributes="member: 660701"><p>Anyone calling the old Tenna Mindblower speakers "junk" simply don't know what they are talking about. They either (1) Have never actually heard them (2) Had a crappy stereo system pushing them, or (3) Didn't wire them right.</p><p></p><p>I bought mine at K-Mart for $59.95 per set in 1978, hoping to enhance the Delco factory system in my 76 Grand Prix. I worked hard for my money and was trying to save a few bucks. The sheer power and clarity absolutely blew me away. Total strangers would follow me for miles just to ask what kind of sound system I had. Little rich kids would pull up beside me with their sports cars and expensive amps. I'd just flip the "boost" switch and watch their mouths drop open. Windows up or windows down, it didn't seem to make much difference. Whether it was by design or by accident, somebody got everything exactly right when they made them.</p><p></p><p>From a "charts and graphs" standpoint, I'm sure there are setups today with better technical clarity and more measurable volume. But Mindblowers had distinctive sound characteristics throughout the audio spectrum that I have never seen equaled. They just worked. The bass didn't make your ears flutter like some of the popular systems today. Rather, you felt it deep in your chest. Hard drum licks had an impact like somebody shooting a pistol in the car. And those squally lead guitar licks would make your hand inch toward the volume knob. It wasn't like being "at" a concert; it was like being IN a concert. Either that, or like having a concert in you. It was literally addictive, and I drove many thousands of miles to nowhere just listening to the stereo. The speakers themselves looked somewhat cheaply made. But as for longevity, I kept the car for several years before the front pair bit the dust. The rear pair sold with the car at 193,000 miles. I would gladly pay 10X my 1978 purchase price for another NIB set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RandomThoughts, post: 8253145, member: 660701"] Anyone calling the old Tenna Mindblower speakers "junk" simply don't know what they are talking about. They either (1) Have never actually heard them (2) Had a crappy stereo system pushing them, or (3) Didn't wire them right. I bought mine at K-Mart for $59.95 per set in 1978, hoping to enhance the Delco factory system in my 76 Grand Prix. I worked hard for my money and was trying to save a few bucks. The sheer power and clarity absolutely blew me away. Total strangers would follow me for miles just to ask what kind of sound system I had. Little rich kids would pull up beside me with their sports cars and expensive amps. I'd just flip the "boost" switch and watch their mouths drop open. Windows up or windows down, it didn't seem to make much difference. Whether it was by design or by accident, somebody got everything exactly right when they made them. From a "charts and graphs" standpoint, I'm sure there are setups today with better technical clarity and more measurable volume. But Mindblowers had distinctive sound characteristics throughout the audio spectrum that I have never seen equaled. They just worked. The bass didn't make your ears flutter like some of the popular systems today. Rather, you felt it deep in your chest. Hard drum licks had an impact like somebody shooting a pistol in the car. And those squally lead guitar licks would make your hand inch toward the volume knob. It wasn't like being "at" a concert; it was like being IN a concert. Either that, or like having a concert in you. It was literally addictive, and I drove many thousands of miles to nowhere just listening to the stereo. The speakers themselves looked somewhat cheaply made. But as for longevity, I kept the car for several years before the front pair bit the dust. The rear pair sold with the car at 193,000 miles. I would gladly pay 10X my 1978 purchase price for another NIB set. [/QUOTE]
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