Is Car Audio Alive and Well?

[ClubKnowledge 10+ year member]

As an owner of a car audio related website, I've noticed a decline in the usual DIY type questions we were use to. Is this because there are less DIY type people and they are just getting it done professionally or is it the car audio Fad is fading?

What is your take on this?

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[sundownz Pro Seller]

Still seems to be alive and well - just slowed down a bit due to the economy. I think it'll pick back up once things straighten out.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

People are getting dumber.

 

[Death_by_Bass 10+ year member]

Still seems to be alive and well - just slowed down a bit due to the economy. I think it'll pick back up once things straighten out.

x2 everybody is just strapped for cash, car audio will always be bad *** how else would you do a trick with hair???

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

i think some people are getting lazy and are just taking it to a shop...

and it is slow because our economy is in the shitter...

 

[Death_by_Bass 10+ year member]

People are getting dumber.

wouldnt they ask more questions then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[adas Pro Seller]

It has to be completely ecomonmy related.....no one NEEDS a loud system so they use that money on more important stuff...

Even the large shops around here are stuggling, theres one thats been raking in millions over the years and over the last 2, now he's had to cut hours //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

wouldnt they ask more questions then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

they're leaving his site and coming here to ask stupid questions.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

they're leaving his site and coming here to ask stupid questions.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif trroof!

There will always be a market.

And the OP can start carrying the snoopdan 1500.1 amplifiers on his site.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

People are broke right now, not worried with their "systems". It will pick back up soon.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Its all hobby/leisure markets that are slow right now. I'm trying to sell my motorcycle and that market is straight dead. Maybe I shouldn't have spent so much on audios :/

 

[Upzaw2000]

ya, its hard to sell used items let alone new items right now. Ebay is muffed right now, you can almost steal anything off their right now if you have money.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

While sales have gone down for us we have been getting ALOT of calls about repairs lately... Guess that's right in line with people not having the money to buy new stuff so they are wanting us to repair their old stuff. It's all good.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

I learned by trial and error and plenty of homework.

I love to rattle people's windows and annoy the elderly....it means I'm doing somehting right. That and my car doesn't sound like a coffin of nails sitting on top of a old washing machine.

 

[simpsonbuck 10+ year member]

While sales have gone down for us we have been getting ALOT of calls about repairs lately... Guess that's right in line with people not having the money to buy new stuff so they are wanting us to repair their old stuff. It's all good.

Do you have any refurbs in stock at the moment.....you were out of the older sundown sae-1000(may be wrong on the model) a few weeks ago.