audioholic
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No, I was inferring its people like hiim that are the 'heart and soul' of this hobby. You keep trying to put those words in my mouth, they don't fit. There was no negative inferral to my comment to anyone specifically, please stop trying to pull one from it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I have more respect for someone (in terms of the hobby) who works their butt off to make ends meet and still have a DIY system much more than someone who simply pays a shop to do it, whether or not they worked hard for that money. Im sure you are well aware of the term 'built not bought'. And when personal sacrifice takes place in order to feed the car audio hobby, that shows that much more dedication. A $00 head unit may be one guy's entire spending money for a month, while another guy's $1k head might be his weekly allowance. Im sorry if you don't see that distinction, or want to read into that me bashing the rich guy, when in fact Im praising the poor guy, but that's your interpretation of my words, not my own words.you are inferring that he is in some way better than someone who goes to a shop and buys everything. I'm not saying anything about the guy, I don't know him.
People who go into best buy, circuit city... tweeter... your local shop... they keep it going. Maybe you have an appreciation for someone who scrounges together used stuff, but I don't see how that really helps the industry.
edit: I'll need it!
Cheers.