As for any advice or opinions I may give, 90% of it comes from past experience, being around car audio folks, learning tricks from sound-offs, reading car audio magazines for the last 20 years, and books like the MECP Study Guide and IASCA Competition Manaul. But almost none of the advice or opinions I post was found on the internet. If it's found there, I simply post a link so others can read stuff for themselves. And I do agree with several of you about how many people claim to know versus those who actually know. With myself, I'm always quick to admit that "I'm not an expert" or "this is just my opinion" because the last thing I want to do is give someone some "advice" that is incorrect or does any damage to their audio system or their vehicle. Sure, I also admit that there are a million different car audio brands out there, and therefore there will always be a million people who don't like one brand but swear by another. Some people have had much better luck and experience with a particular brand than others have, and might know a few more secrets about their brand of choice. Just because I have a brand preference does not make my brand of choice any better or worse than the next brand. Hence I would never deliberately slam another person's brand of choice. The majority of my home audio equipment is either Onkyo or Pioneer, with Denon on the way. My home video stuff is mostly Panasonic. However, this is no indication or assumption that any of these brands are any better than what the next guy likes. It's only an indication of what I have grown to trust and have good luck with. As you can easily figure out, my brand of choice for car audio is Kenwood. NOT because Kenwood is any better than any other brand, or worse. But because I've had good luck with Kenwood, never had Kenwood products go bad, and Kenwood is within my budget. Sure, if I was rich, or even had a job (which I don't right now), I would like to have equipment from Nakamichi, Harmon-Kardon, JL Audio, Precision Power, and others. But still, even then, someone would find something negative to say about my brands of car audio.
So, the moral of this little mini-novel is this: I don't claim to be an expert or know more than the next guy, and I don't claim my car audio stuff is any better or worse than anyone else's. I only speak from experience or what I have read in trusted car audio magazines or books, yet rarely info I found online.
One last note before the opinions and slams fly my way: this forum, from what I understand, is meant to help users learn tips and tricks and opinions and get advice. Am I wrong? Okay, then to ridicule them for getting their info and advice online or for sharing what they have learned online is contradictory to the whole idea of using this forum.
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