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1XTRA NEWS: THE REAL TALK OF THE STREETS
Bootful of bass
Speakers in a car
Speaker
You've got the ride, but do you have the bass? Sounds in your ride is a must wheels and the louder the better!
1Xtra looks at the strange sport of dB drag-racing where cars do battle to see which is loudest.

We also speak to the owner of Britain's loudest car which can belt out 166.4 decibels - that's louder than a jet plane!

Plus Max Power amongst others explain why we have such an affection for booming bass out of our cars.
How important is it getting the right beats banging out of your bass bins? Are people with ultra loud speakers show-offs? Or is it all about status? How much would you spend on getting the sound just right?

brett
jus a quick one, you cant really have a good rave inside the back of ur car now can you! surely it would be better to have spent the money getting a pa system and some turntables like i did then you can boast about how loud your bass goes init!



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