Man this forum *****

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

yea there's no one on here anymore

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

yea there's no one on here anymore

Your sig.lol

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

It has gone downhill in just the past year....can hardly imagine how different in 7 fukkin years

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

hey flip. been awhile. Yeah the site has gone to total shit after the bob saget thing. Mods rarely show up, goob never is around or gives a fuck allthough now he's into letting scammers whom pay for site sponsorship pretty much do whatever the fuck they want (IE : Skar audio, ANT). You're right though, 2006-2007 this place was a LOL Riot, now its fucking geriatric.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

hey flip. been awhile. Yeah the site has gone to total shit after the bob saget thing. Mods rarely show up, goob never is around or gives a fuck allthough now he's into letting scammers whom pay for site sponsorship pretty much do whatever the fuck they want (IE : Skar audio, ANT). You're right though, 2006-2007 this place was a LOL Riot, now its fucking geriatric.

Well, I started this thread like that since people have been posting that since at least 2003. (for you newbs, I believe forum started in 2000, crashed hard in 2001 and that is why some members say Dec 2001). Goob was never around until the **** posting made me lose money from Google. And actually, that was fun because we basically did what we wanted.

It's not just "lol newbs" or whatever, I remember a day when I'd never seen any thread on the first page of the lounge more than a day or 2 old. Just seems like it keeps getting slower and slower (not speed of loading, posts). It's unfortunate because there are some really good threads and a ton of knowledge hidden on these forums that would be challenging to archive.

 

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It has gone downhill in just the past year....can hardly imagine how different in 7 fukkin years

For starters, there was not 75 different sub forums.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

remember those threads where there would be 50+ people in it at the same time!?!? man that was fun!!

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

remember those threads where there would be 50+ people in it at the same time!?!? man that was fun!!

Yes. And audioholic would be a mad because we made fun of that guy who committed *******. Or just mad in general.

 

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Looked at the leviathan. nice amp but I want a stronger sub channel.

 

[Doodaddy 10+ year member]

I think forums in general have gone down web wide. I find myself posting/browsing more forums (here was never really common for me in the first place) than I usually do since worthwhile content has plummeted to near nothing in most places. Rather depressing.

That being said, I vote Zed Leviathan.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I think forums in general have gone down web wide. I find myself posting/browsing more forums (here was never really common for me in the first place) than I usually do since worthwhile content has plummeted to near nothing in most places. Rather depressing.
That being said, I vote Zed Leviathan.

Why do you think forums in general have went down? People are still interested in car audio or a variety of other hobbies. How do they share information currently? I am an old geezer...I still use the search function before asking a question.

 

[Doodaddy 10+ year member]

Why do you think forums in general have went down? People are still interested in car audio or a variety of other hobbies. How do they share information currently? I am an old geezer...I still use the search function before asking a question.

In short I think it's because of the progression in our society.

Look at the path that quality of car audio has followed since, let's say, the mid 90s. There was a strive for perfection. Constant progression. Innovation. At some point, the focus of high end features and quality was shifted into what it is today. Someone made mention earlier in this thread that no one is dropping money on high end units anymore. Well, it's not a priority to majority of the car audio market consumers. Not to mention, due to the lack of large demand, there really isn't a whole lot of options for us anymore. I'm not saying there isn't quality out there. There will always be a quality option, but the niche that we are (audio enthusiasts) have went from small to microscopic. Large companies have little incentive to cater to a group such as us.

So when we look at big name brands from years back...Rockford..MTX...Kicker...Alpine.. What direction have they taken in the past decade? Rockford? Who misses the old Punch amps? MTX used to be highly respected and now...well..., Kicker? Their path really changed when the solobarics went square. Alpine? Where are the units like the 9835? For heaven's sake, they hardly have an HU worth looking at. Image Dynamics sold out, US Amps shifted, CDT went over seas and cheap.

To some degree, pretty much any "known" brand (read: walk into a brick and mortar store) has taken a slide downward. Well, I'd say JL hasn't but they really haven't done anything innovative since the W7 and that was what, 11 years ago? An entire decade?

As the demand changed, the supply changed, which was following the majority in the first place, as we are in the information age, our member bases will change, so on and so forth. It's a chain reaction. I think forums have declined a bit since other channels of communication have increased a bit, Facebook, Youtube, etc. Picked up a car audio magazine recently? Cared about anything in it?

I don't think amount of interest has changed; it's simply the emphasis of where the interest is. You honestly really honed in on a key separation in that post: "I still use the search function before asking a question."

On a different forum just yesterday, a user was asking about which batteries to cram into the rear of his Sorento. I suggested that he get a sufficient sized alternator and fix the problem. He claimed there were no high output alternators available for a 2003 Kia Sorento. 7 seconds of Google later, my first result yielded a 180amp alternator for a 2003 Sorento by searching "high output alternator sorento". The user then commenced his rejoice of being able to tell his Sorento forum buddies that there was an alternator for them. They had "multiple 10+ page threads" about how no one could find one. No one could find one. No one could Google the most obvious search criteria, but they could drone on for pages about it. We live in the "information age" and have the world at our fingertips, but simply choose to not accept it. It's pure laziness.

So why do I think forums have went downhill? Society has.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

VVME ebay subs

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

They have car stereo magazines still? HOW?!?!

 

[Doodaddy 10+ year member]

They have car stereo magazines still? HOW?!?!

I'm sure to some degree, but I lost interest in any and all of them years ago lol

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Oldfag checking in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

So why do I think forums have went downhill? Society has.

BOO-YA!

OK, not sure I agree with you 100%, but you definitely gots a point: the up-and-coming CA generation is a bit too lazy, a bit too spoiled, a bit too egocentric.

The nearly-past generation is getting some age, and their interests have likely changed away from CA...plus witnessing how it is a waste when trying to help and talk with the "know it all" (or ignore it all, depending) group....

long sigh