I have two 15" Dr. Crankenstein subs.
I'm just curious if anyone has ever heard of Dr. Crankenstein. I'm told that they are suppose to be really good. They only made them for a short period of time and went out of business in 1980 or 1990. But I'm not sure I can trust my source of this information.

Can anyone verify this, or tell me otherwise???

 

Wow, a blast from the past! I've been into car audio for a long time and haven't heard that name in YEARS! I did a quick Google and came up with this:

http://www.drcrankenstein.com/

Summary:

In all my years of being in the car audio industry no other speaker company has come close to the value and performance of the Dr. Crankenstein line. Dr. Crankenstein came to life in 1989 when I was 26 years old. I owned a small car audio shop in Westwood, KY. My lifelong friend Ed, was 24 at the time and attending the University of Kentucky. I had the idea to start my own speaker company and compete with the likes of Rockford, Kicker and JBL. A few thousand borrowed dollars later, and Ed and I started Dr. Crankenstein. I can assure you that the car audio world was not ready for us. We were thrown out of practically every car audio show we attended. In 1989 people didn't want what Dr. Crankenstein had to offer, which was unbelievably loud car audio systems. You have to remember, back then the average car audio customer was over 25 years old. We kept fighting the industry's bureaucracy and resistance until the other manufacturers realized that extremely loud systems appealed to a "wilder" spending group (people under 25). The next thing we knew all the other manufacturers were bringing their own loud vehicles to the shows and voila, the SPL craze that we all know today was born. It's a good thing, because without the excitement of the SPL craze, the industry would have been dead long ago. Ed and I feel that Dr. Crankenstein "pioneered" (no pun intended) the SPL craze. Looking back, it's funny how two kids with all the odds against them were able to change the course of an entire industry. But we did.
To all our friends and followers, thanks for the years we really enjoyed them.


Strengths:

Dr. Crankenstein is an extremely well built American-made product. Dr. Crankenstein's broad range of speakers were designed to fit the pocket of a struggling music lover working fast food. And even the most demanding World-Class SPL contender.
Dr. Crankenstein speakers, the owners of the company and their customers were always rebels. Trust me we had a great time. And who could have ever thought of a better name.
Dr. Crankenstein "Rockin' the Livin' and Wakin' the Dead"


Weaknesses:

There are none. Except for maybe that shade-tree installer that may have installed them improperly and didn't give them the chance to really come to life.

 

wow, thanks a lot, but now what do I do with them???

 

That's a good question. No way you'll get both of them into your trunk. Maybe keep one and sell the other?

Try these other forums:

http://www.caraudioforum.com
http://www.elitecaraudio.com
http://forum.sounddomain.com/