New Sticky possibly?

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

To avoid getting the same questions every day about what subs to recommend, and the OP not giving any details before asking the question, how about we make a template for asking the question.

Budget-

SQ or SPL-

Space/Type for enclosure-

New or used-

Power/Amp-

Electrical-

Type of music listened to-

And to avoid having the question asked as much altogether how about anything thread giving more tangible reviews on subs such as...

Sub

Price (New/Used)

Power fed to sub (RMS/Max)

Type of enclosure that it is in (Ported/Vented/Sealed and size)

Sound Quality Score (1-10)

Sound Pressure Level Score (1-10)

Amp used

Type of music typically played

Overall score of value and performance (1-10)

If it is a bad idea then **** it, its at least worth a try to get people to stop asking the same questions and everyone getting mad that newb's always the same questions.

And I realize that all of this is subjective to the listeners ears, but if two or more people own the same subs they can all give their review and it establishes more of a baseline

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[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

Not a bad idea.... but it will promote people making those ******* threads, and newbs wont know how to answer all the questions anyway lol

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Not a bad idea in theory....probably dealing with a bit of subjectivity tho

 

[brodeisel 10+ year member]

it will be outdated though with every year.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

The first half of the idea is ill conceived. How many people do you see making classified ads with no pictures, no use of the template, etc.?

The same thing will happen in these forums.

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

Not a bad idea in theory....probably dealing with a bit of subjectivity tho

Yeah, I realize that it is subjective, but all of it is subjective when people come on here asking opinions. At least this puts all of the info in one place. Maybe the info above can get stickied and then people go and only put reviews in the sticky thread. For example:

Sub-2 JL W3's

Price (New/Used)-$200-$250 new

Power fed to sub (RMS/Max)-375 RMS each

Type of enclosure that it is in (Ported/Vented/Sealed and size) Sealed/1 ft3 each

Sound Quality Score (1-10)-8

Sound Pressure Level Score (1-10)-3

Amp used-Kicker ZX750.1

Type of music typically played- Mostly Metal/Rock, some country and some hip hop

Overall score of value and performance (1-10)-Value-4 Performance-5

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, I realize that it is subjective, but all of it is subjective when people come on here asking opinions. At least this puts all of the info in one place. Maybe the info above can get stickied and then people go and only put reviews in the sticky thread. For example:
Sub-2 JL W3's

Price (New/Used)-$200-$250 new

Power fed to sub (RMS/Max)-375 RMS each

Type of enclosure that it is in (Ported/Vented/Sealed and size) Sealed/1 ft3 each

Sound Quality Score (1-10)-8

Sound Pressure Level Score (1-10)-3

Amp used-Kicker ZX750.1

Type of music typically played- Mostly Metal/Rock, some country and some hip hop

Overall score of value and performance (1-10)-Value-4 Performance-5

Truf...hmmm

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

The first half of the idea is ill conceived. How many people do you see making classified ads with no pictures, no use of the template, etc.?
The same thing will happen in these forums.

Unfortunately I know that it will happen with people just not paying attention, but instead of us having to ask the questions each time you just tell them to read the **** sticky and then repost

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Unfortunately I know that it will happen with people just not paying attention, but instead of us having to ask the questions each time you just tell them to read the **** sticky and then repost

They won't do it. They'll either ignore your post or get butthurt...noobs only pay attention to what they wanna hear.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Unfortunately I know that it will happen with people just not paying attention, but instead of us having to ask the questions each time you just tell them to read the **** sticky and then repost

Then, just like the ones do in the classifieds, they'll respond with "ya but i just need to no, kicker l3 or jl w0 come on man"

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

They won't do it. They'll either ignore your post or get butthurt...noobs only pay attention to what they wanna hear.

If nothing else if it doesnt help newb's out it can help out the rest of us. I know for me I don't have any friends that are into car audio so the only stuff I really hear is anything that I run myself. It would help me to see like actual scores with some of the variables involved and have everything in one thread that is easy to compare subs against one another. Same thing could be done with speakers as well

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

sir this has been attempted already

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

If nothing else if it doesnt help newb's out it can help out the rest of us. I know for me I don't have any friends that are into car audio so the only stuff I really hear is anything that I run myself. It would help me to see like actual scores with some of the variables involved and have everything in one thread that is easy to compare subs against one another. Same thing could be done with speakers as well

TJ tried to do this last year.

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/subwoofers/511660-sub-should-i-get-thread-end-all.html

 

[tat2bass 10+ year member]

TJ tried to do this last year.
http://www.caraudio.com/forums/subwoofers/511660-sub-should-i-get-thread-end-all.html

That should be stickied. Only thing I see missing from that is power handling and price. That is a nice thread.