Sounds Crazy...The Building Of Earl Zausmer's Incredible Competition BMW - 1999 AS&S

[Euphonic]

Fesler, Carrie "Sounds Crazy...The Building Of Earl Zausmer's Incredible Competition BMW: Part 1" Auto Sound & Security April 1999: 20-23.





Fesler, Carrie "Sounds Crazy...The Building Of Earl Zausmer's Incredible Competition BMW: Part 2" Auto Sound & Security May 1999: 25-27.

[BenevolentDictator]

15,000 dollars?!?! Jesus.

[Haakono]

I think they fibbed a bit on the price there, because it's the woofers from this speaker that were used. Certainly not cheap speakers, but not $15k just for the woofers expensive.

http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/rev...utilus_801.htm

I really like the first build in this car (from around 1995?), still with B&W drivers, but mids and tweeters on dash that were motorized to pop up when system was turned on. And 12" woofers completely hidden in kickpanels, using the front fender as enclosure space.

[Haakono]

And when googling the name, it came right back to this site

I have this magazine, but so does this contributor apparently.

https://www.caraudiojunkies.com/show...-1995-CA-amp-E

[BigAl205]

I met Earl at Steel Valley Regionals earlier this year. He told me my sub enclosure was a work of art. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was about to completely redo it

[BenevolentDictator]

You are?? What's the plan now?

I met Earl at Steel Valley Regionals earlier this year. He told me my sub enclosure was a work of art. I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was about to completely redo it

[Notloudenuf]

I think they fibbed a bit on the price there, because it's the woofers from this speaker that were used. Certainly not cheap speakers, but not $15k just for the woofers expensive.

http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/rev...utilus_801.htm

I really like the first build in this car (from around 1995?), still with B&W drivers, but mids and tweeters on dash that were motorized to pop up when system was turned on. And 12" woofers completely hidden in kickpanels, using the front fender as enclosure space.

Probably so but the article says, "B&W had not released this woofer to the public yet, but Earl somehow managed to swindle a pair for himself" He may have paid a gray market penalty to be the first person to have them. Possibly a "retail adjustment" like they do on new rare cars. More likely sensational journalism.

[Impossible Bill]

Henry did some great work and in many ways i thought the original system was better. The thing that hurt him at the time was the speaker pods not only motorized up out of the dash but turned to pit the driver in the sweet spot. The car was excellent from the drivers seat but poor from the passenger so scores were mediocre. It was ahead of its time.