First of all- everyone calm down, cursing up a storm has no place on this forum or in car audio.
Intelligent conversation/discussion is what we are here for. If anyone has a problem with this, you know where the door is. Clear your cookies and move on.
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where i live at they dont care. all i want to know is what brands and **** and what will work and everything for what i want the ****in syste,m to do.
Now, Concerning the issue at hand. I will honestly bet you the people do care. I am also telling you flat out that as an active USAC and IASCA competitor- I do care. Try to put three young children to sleep with windows rattling and bass galore and then tell me that no one cares. As I have said before, mis-use of a stereo in this fashion only hurts the car audio industry and is sealing its demise. The more people that complain, the sooner Aftermarket car audio will be outlawed. This is also why there are noise ordinance laws.
How many times have you seen Alma Gates driving her bronco arround blasting the stereo?
None.
By the way, in case you are wondering, Alma Gates Holds the World Record for SPL competition at well over 178db.
Take a quote from Reknown Car Audio Technical Columnist Perry Babin:
"Please 'Boom' Responsibly!
As most of you have noticed, the noise ordinances have become much tougher lately. Most of this is due to idiots, yes IDIOTS, who drive through residential areas with their windows down while their system is playing at full power. To make things worse, the music they listen to has all sorts of foul language that's not suitable for small children, (who may be playing outside). There are even a few people, who are even beyond idiot status, that play their systems at full power through residential areas after 10:00 PM (when many people go to bed). I don't believe that this type of behavior is good for the industry. If the fines get too stiff, people will stop buying large systems. If this happens, more people will get out of car audio (who wants a mediocre system). People get interested in things because they're exciting. A deck and four 6.5" speakers are not going to interest many of the younger car audio enthusiasts. If car audio enthusiasts keep annoying more and more people, the fines will keep getting tougher. All of this will only reduce interest in the equipment that fuels the industry. If you want to listen to your system at full volume, get out on the highway where there's little chance of bothering anyone. When you get to a red light, turn it down. If the only thing attractive about you is your 'system', you have some work to do. Bottom line... Think about what you're doing. Think about other people. It's not the end of the world if you have to turn the volume down for a little while...."
You should be full aware that this all is comming from someone who once had 4 15" subs in a wall in thier car.
Consitantly I hit 156.6db
I could have gone higher with more power.
The citations and complaints are merely a starting point and relatively minor, wait until they impound the vehicle and detain your system for multiple offences of disturbing the peace. Check your local laws and ordinances, I will guarantee you will find that law enforcement officials have the right to do just that.
On a final note, I am not telling you this to discourage you from getting a decent system. I am telling you this for the good of the car audio sport. While you may not like what I have to say, it is the truth.
"For every action, there is an equally opposite reaction...."
Take it easy,
-zane
Administrator
Soundwaves Car Stereo
[ 12-23-2001: Message edited by: zane ]
