Just curious

[Exist_ential 10+ year member]

How and why do people join an audio team?

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[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Mostly, they do competitions and receive sponsorships in various forms (reduced price/free equipment, travel money for comps). Teams join up together usually because people with the common interest of audio live relatively close together and go compete together. Usually, these teams will have vehicles in as many different classifications as possible, trying to take home every 1st place trophy at the show.

It's fun, but for the every day person, it is very hard to have a system that sounds good on music and does well on a meter. There are lots of hours that go into making a vehicle meter well, not just be loud to the ear. More and more people have recently been abandoning the audio competition scene all together (myself included) and focusing solely on daily driver/demo vehicles.

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

Mostly, they do competitions and receive sponsorships in various forms (reduced price/free equipment, travel money for comps). Teams join up together usually because people with the common interest of audio live relatively close together and go compete together. Usually, these teams will have vehicles in as many different classifications as possible, trying to take home every 1st place trophy at the show.
It's fun, but for the every day person, it is very hard to have a system that sounds good on music and does well on a meter. There are lots of hours that go into making a vehicle meter well, not just be loud to the ear. More and more people have recently been abandoning the audio competition scene all together (myself included) and focusing solely on daily driver/demo vehicles.

this. unless you are ready to give up alot of stuff dont get on a team. i made that mistake last year halfway through a build. i couldnt refuse the offer but we learn from mistakes.

my goal right now is meter/ear. lots of time involved. and blood....dont forget blood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

i gave up on comp. just about the same time i started concidering it, lol. really, it's unwanted advertising "jack me" move to me. i built several setups, but could never bring myself to compete officially, just show up at the shop to use the meter. on top of that, i was completely turned off by fart boxes taking high numbers, but really being worthelss in my eyes. the scene is all but dead up here now. just a bunch of daily's and other builds running around everywhere. if there are still competitions, i don't know, or care about them.

 

[Exist_ential 10+ year member]

yeah i dont think i would ever join a "team" but i would like to be able to get together with some people in my general area just for kicks. doing this stuff at least tends to be "a little" cheaper than guys tune their cars. i mean sh!! for what i would spend to turbo or super charge my car i could put a seriously mean system in it instead and get a lot more return on my investment should i ever decide to sell it of piece meal.

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

yeah i dont think i would ever join a "team" but i would like to be able to get together with some people in my general area just for kicks. doing this stuff at least tends to be "a little" cheaper than guys tune their cars. i mean sh!! for what i would spend to turbo or super charge my car i could put a seriously mean system in it instead and get a lot more return on my investment should i ever decide to sell it of piece meal.

This, I'd rather have "Demo" gatherings than I would meter competitions. Get some people that enjoy audio, get some bystanders. Put them in people's vehicles and let the mayhem ensue.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

This, I'd rather have "Demo" gatherings than I would meter competitions. Get some people that enjoy audio, get some bystanders. Put them in people's vehicles and let the mayhem ensue.

Lol

i gave up on comp. just about the same time i started concidering it, lol. really, it's unwanted advertising "jack me" move to me. i built several setups, but could never bring myself to compete officially, just show up at the shop to use the meter. on top of that, i was completely turned off by fart boxes taking high numbers, but really being worthelss in my eyes. the scene is all but dead up here now. just a bunch of daily's and other builds running around everywhere. if there are still competitions, i don't know, or care about them.

Which shop in town has a meter?

 

[NutHugger 10+ year member]

Demo's are fun but metering is just as fun if not more-so. Fart boxes don't dominate if you put the meter in the right spot. There are certain comps that take lower frequencies to meter well. Fart boxes get *****. People who say that an objective, quantifiable way to compare stereos is inferior to one that is basically a popularity contest are people who know they would lose in the former.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

There is a long list of reason for people to join teams. Some are do to sponsor ships, some are friends, and others are just a group of people. Most teams are out to help each other learn and get better so it is sort of like a car club at that point.

I have been asking several times by locals to start up a "team" in OKC. However, the down side to that is I'm a business. If I do that I take money out of my own pocket and my employee's pockets. It is a tight rope to walk on most of the time.....with that said don't be surprised if I start one for locals soon lol....

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

Lol


Which shop in town has a meter?

there have been a few in town floating around, but safe&sound has always had good meters. i think perfectionist might have one, maybe shimiks, but i don't keep track. aerb was the only other shop i used, and they are long gone, last i checked

 

[Chrispy 10+ year member]

i gave up on comp. just about the same time i started concidering it, lol. really, it's unwanted advertising "jack me" move to me. i built several setups, but could never bring myself to compete officially, just show up at the shop to use the meter. on top of that, i was completely turned off by fart boxes taking high numbers, but really being worthelss in my eyes. the scene is all but dead up here now. just a bunch of daily's and other builds running around everywhere. if there are still competitions, i don't know, or care about them.

I feel exactly the same way.

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

I never really got comps either,seems like a bunch of guys that spend 1000s of dollars to win a ten dollar trophy they are fun to attend tho

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Comps are great place to demo, most of the time. Cops showed up to 4-5 shows last year.

Team DOA is all about demos and just hanging out. Although we do have a few serious competitors on the team....and TimmyK

 

[Joseph7195 10+ year member]

Being part of a team is great. You can go to shows and meet people just like you that do the same things. It's about being competitive and friendly at the same time, and the amount of people you can meet is astounding! Who wants to bump in a parking lot by themselves? Nobody. And plus, I have done some stupid stupid things and my friends have helped me resolve my stupid stupid system problems, lol. Without teams there would be nobody to demo manufacturers products in a real world setting to prove there are worth it. Teams are able to give manufacturers feed back about a product which in turn can help improve products down the line. Teams are important, so is car audio, and they go hand in hand