Downfire and upfire and box size review.....

tech12volt said:

the problem is that you are at the point where lots of dollars make little difference. and you are not the type to drop off your vehicle and write a check. dsps suck. all of them. they are only good for one seat. i am of the old scholl . we were judged from both seats. how about competing all year long getting you inviatation to finals . going all the way to dallas tx. you go through install judging perfectly and apparently while the judges were pulling on your panels they unplugged your pg sub controll and for sq you have 3 jl 10w6 ported at full volume right behind the judges beating them to death in a regular cab ford ranger. last year i ever went to finals. the next year i was points champion for sq 1-150 zone 8 and did not go to finals. i took 11 first place in a row and 8 of those were open pro shows.but i could not go through all the bs with finals. lots of people i mean people that know sq said i would win. but i had put so much pressure on myself . this was 94 and 95.

a few years later mtx made me an offer i couldnt refuse. so i built a t-bird unveiled it at the masters inviatation in perry ga. had the flu and an awfull weekend. but it was all the same. people knew me and were all coming up going where you been, but it wasnt the same. i didnt believe in mtx and did not like it in my car. and the people i had to deal with were assholes . plain and simple. so i did about 5 shows with t-bird won state and put it up for sale at the next perry invitational the next year. sold the car and have not done a show since. its all about show now. its the big wheels and motorized panels that have no purpose.when i competed you got no point for creativity unless it served a purpose. you could motorize an amp to do a swan dive into a small pool in your trunk and unless the pool was to cool the amp you got no points.i miss those days. me and maggie crye and john dejohn and mark eldridge and biggs and and the two brothers i forget there names it started with an r. and another guy names mark stallins . we all traveled every weekend thousands of miles to compete . not for the trophy or the phots shoot, but because we loved it. and as soon we got home we would all call each other and tell each other we had our cars apart and what we were planning on doing.

but anyway lizard i will never give up on car audio because i love it to the core. i just build stuff others and it makes me happy and it helps pay the bills.sorry for the long reply guys. BUT DO NOT QUIT ON ME LK!!! KICKER is going to come back around. and ill put the logo on your car.

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lizardking said:

I would think anyone that put a system in a 7 series should be shot anyway.....beautiful car.......Mercedez can bite me.....but a 7 series....nice.

I'm sure a 7 series wouldn't be for someone wanting to bump 15's......LOL

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Tx_flip said:

I've been to Japan, I've been to soundoffs in Poland, been to (competed or judged) at USACi World Finals three times but one thing I never got to do was go to Perry. At least you were lucky enough to have gone to that, Tech. I wish I could've gone to the Georgia show at least once.

You're absolutely right about the old judging, the new point system today is being tailored much more to give points to creativity but again you're at the mercy of what the judge thinks is "creative". I think, actually, I know I'm a fair judge and very consistent on what I look for. I will award trick vinyl work the same as paint but more than carpet/tweed, I will point custom kicks or pillars vs. factory locations and Q-logic pieces, and so on.

No one competes for the trophies, it's for bragging rights. Sure finals payout was nice, but that paid for just the gas to drive up to Kansas City from Austin. We do it for the love of it.

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lizardking said:

Because the funny thing.....is for me......I do it for myself. I couldn't care one bit if anyone sat in my ride and listened.....its for me and me alone. I don't need anyone to justify my system. I do it because I have a passion for music.....not a score sheet. I love music and all aspects of sound. By hey thats me.

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lizardking said:

Because the funny thing.....is for me......I do it for myself. I couldn't care one bit if anyone sat in my ride and listened.....its for me and me alone. I don't need anyone to justify my system. I do it because I have a passion for music.....not a score sheet. I love music and all aspects of sound. By hey thats me.

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lizardking said:

But if I had a money for a 7 series......I sure wouldn't driving a Nissan.......LOL

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lizardking said:

Trust me I don't fault anyone.....for wasting money and time.....we're Americans...its all about excess and out doing one another. We are the worst of the worst.....LOL

Some of us don't need to wipe it out.....We are secure in our manhood....:frogtongu LOL.....I had too...you know.

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P-Dizzle said:

The 7 is the second nices car I have ever driven next to the Audi A8. I still enjoy driving the Titan because it is simple and I love the room for traveling. The BMW can't exactly tow a boat either. The audio controls, climate controls, and navigation in the 7 are sort of a pain. I think the technology is awesome but for just running to the store it is more than it is worth. Still love the car though.

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Tx_flip said:

It is an indulgence. Car audio competitions SQ or SPL...it's fun, it's a hobby, to some it's an art/science, to others I know it's almost a full time job. "Wipe it out"...sounds like someone was a catcher and not a pitcher...sorry...LOL...had too.

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P-Dizzle said:

I would like a Ford F-650 with the Caterpillar. Rolling in the dough, not exactly. No matter what you make you always seem to live check to check or month to month. 2006 wasn't my year, I can tell you that.

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