Man this forum *****

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

New forum boner is cheap junk. Nobody around here drops money on quality pieces anymore.

Wait wait waaaaaaaaait. Hold on real quick. You're talking about a forum that worshipped Type Args and Hifonics amps for YEEEEARS. Remember TCAB? Yeah, TCAB + ARG + Hypefonics. Nothing has changed but the names.

 

[J31Rob 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.

1. Goob has always been an absentee.

2. When mods did show up (2000-2007) all they did was troll, fuck with people and ban.

3. You ever get your t shirt?

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.

 

Goob was busy drinking himself to death with hookers.

 

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

 

Hrm.

 

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.

 

Dude started this post with "in short".. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

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

 

As an 06er.. we're not oldfags. We're just 06 no0bs. Any real oldfag seeing this will agree. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

hmmm but the new forum boner is anything skar esp the hitler shaped 24 inch dildo

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

This forum was so much better in 2006. Now all the newbs have ruined it.
That is all.

j/k....looking to upgrade and revisiting the forum to see what's new. What's the new forum boner?

Components...?

Amps...?

Admin killed the flavor and made the place kid friendly.......not sure why,car audio is

for the 19-30 crowd who cuss like sailors and watch mucho p.orno

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

Admin killed the flavor and made the place kid friendly.......not sure why,car audio is for the 19-30 crowd who cuss like sailors and watch mucho p.orno

true but some of us are pushing 40 now also

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

New forum boner is cheap junk. Nobody around here drops money on quality pieces anymore.

That aint no shit Ive gotten more sick of seeing AB in the last month then I have Sundown in the last year...

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

true but some of us are pushing 40 now also

40+ here

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

im still a newb here, but even when my friends at school want me to put in a system for them, they say the most they want to spend is 2-300 bucks for the WHOLE thing. And it's the same thing on here. People just don't want to buy quality in anything anymore. "why would I buy 1 $300 sub when I can buy 6 $50 ones". Society as a whole are becoming stingy which may or may not be a good thing, over spending and spending more than u have is obviously bad, but in order for the economy to be on the rise and for businesses to be fruitful and have a chance of surviving and new ones showing up, we have to spend

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

The younger the crowd gets, the less they want to spend. I'm a "bang for the buck" guy too, but there comes a point of diminishing returns where the savings just don't justify the garbage that you're buying (Read: AudioPipe). The cheaping out on sub amps is what kills me the most. And that's where the large majority of people skimp. I don't get it. There are entirely too many quality options for not much more money to cheap out on basically any part of your system.

Anyway... Look for an eD nine.5 used. Beast of a quality 5 channel.

 

[d-phat]

The younger the crowd gets, the less they want to spend. I'm a "bang for the buck" guy too, but there comes a point of diminishing returns where the savings just don't justify the garbage that you're buying (Read: AudioPipe). The cheaping out on sub amps is what kills me the most. And that's where the large majority of people skimp. I don't get it. There are entirely too many quality options for not much more money to cheap out on basically any part of your system.
Anyway... Look for an eD nine.5 used. Beast of a quality 5 channel.

Troof^^^

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

Sad face...this forum never was about high end stuff (apart from a few members like 6spdcoupe).
Forum was mainly about bang for buck stuff...I need a 5 channel amp. I think the audison lrx 5.1k is the way to go but I don't know if someone else is making something moar awesome.

About the best bang for the buck out there, IMO -

Multi-Channel Amplifiers

Check out the Eleets 5ch Hybrid or the 5 ch Class D...the ratings are kinda funky at 8ohms, 0 gain and extremely mis-leading, even more so on the class d side of things

Zuki Audio Eleets 4-Channel Amp Review

..about the only true bench test I have found on them, but it gives you an idea of what I am talking about.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

only other amps i can think of, quality built with 1k mono are the ed nine.5's and memphis belles, both no longer built. but you can buy used.

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/554112-elemental-designs-nine-5-fs-ft-2.html

dude only wants 275 plus shipping for the ed nine.5

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

but if money was no problem i would go with the

Ultimate SQ

and mylows says he has a account with mmats on here now and can prob hook u up with warranty

all that power and quality in a 10x9 inch amp

 

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

but if money was no problem i would go with the
Ultimate SQ

and mylows says he has a account with mmats on here now and can prob hook u up with warranty

all that power and quality in a 10x9 inch amp

Arg! Do want.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

40+ here

I turn 40 here in a few months....ugh! Luckily though, i've been able to pass down my knowledge to my team whom are 18-26.

My advice saves them thousands of dollars! And its great to help other folks out.