Some shops are closing down. Very2 old audio accessories shop. So, i  went around scouting. This particullar shop had very2 old Sony ES mobile players like XR-C900's, old alpines cd players, old kenwoods, they even had the MB Quart cd decks. That taukeh said nowadays youngsters dont appreciate these kind of players. Now all they want is USB pioneer for below RM400 types. As long it produces sound, they are ok with it. These players were here since early 2000 untill now cant even sell. Checked out the prices on it, very2 old fading price RM3k+ RM2k+. At first i was skeptical about the price too for a very2 old player still retain its price tag. So i took my time to rumble into the old cabinet of all those old2 players. My eye's caught on the KDC-X9533U @ KDC-X890. The price tag on it was unbelievable. RM2.1K. That old man just smiled and said RM500 for you adik, simpan pun susah. Straight grab!. Without doubts. And as i was still browsing around his shop, he had this orion amps. Freakingly long red amps glowing at the bottom pile. I took it and blew off the dust, It was in mint preserve condition. So i asked him if there is the box for this. Kesian also that old fella had to climb up to get the box so i stopped him from climbing and let me climb up. To my surprise there was a old pioneer processor too. It was a DQE-9200 where pioneer used the orion sign. I took it down too with the orion amp box. The orion box had its age out. But the parts was all inside. We hooked it up, sadly it did not turned on. Ok, put that aside, we tried the DEQ-9200. It was alive! i had my fingers crossed at that moment. So we tried to play around with it... Sadly a few buttons on the controller are dead too. Kesian also that apek saw his stuff alot died. So, tested again his Kenwood player, luckily this player was still functioning. Even the screen angle adjust is working fine, played some old chinese cd songs, it works! Took it at a price i cant resist. So i searched again and again. Came across some amps which i was attracted to. RD. What the hell was RD? I pulled it out. Flip to see the connectors, that was when something caught my eye again, i saw a PG logo. Could this be Phoenix Gold? Flip it again to the other side. Yup. Its Phoenix Gold. Checked the bottom part, Made in the U.S.A. Yup its a phoenix gold for sure. Took it out and layed it on his desk. Asked for the price, he took the box and gave it to me. I saw the price on the box fading away RM1840 for the 4 channel and RM1620 for the 2 channel. He gave it to me for RM1.2k for both. So i grabbed both amps and we had a chit chat. He explained, years and years ago. ICE industry was very good. Very possible for people spending RM10-20k just for ICE alone. At that time, buying power was still good. Even the cheapest cap ayam korea cd player cost RM700+. But now, look around. Not everyone comes in and appreciate these stuff. All they want is boom boom shake shake as long can open doors n trunk can shake enough. And some more, when stuff sells at RM1k, they start to ask for best price even tho the price he give to them is dirt cheap. Most people cant afford it, or want something cheap which could shake the car even tho it sounds crap. They use to have a RF vehicle using entirely RF punch ix stuff, morrel vehicle. Even their last customer build a RM40k ice in a honda oddesy. But now, it all fade away.

So, i think the reason for less people playing ice is the fluctuation in our economy and buying power. And another is the young generation dont appreciate good stuff and rather go for cheap stuff.

Sorry for the TL;DR