Is Sound Quality Dead?

Ranger SVO · Post by **Ranger SVO** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:08 pm

Here in Abilene Texas, sound quality can be defined as being able to hear your tweeters over your sub-woofers. I truely believe that I could remove all the speakers from most of my customers cars except the tweeters and the woofers and they would not notice that anything is wrong.

Yesterday a customer came to me, a competitor had previously done an install, and in my opinion it sounded acceptible. His complaint was "it ain't deep and loud, dog.". I assured him that I could make it loud and he did not have to buy any new equipment, I would build him a new box. And I did

Everything in his car rattled, but he was happy. His only complaint was "I can't here my highs, what we gonna do 'bout my highs". We are going to install tweeters Tuesday.

I cannot wait till I graduate.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:52 pm

dude.........i just laughed my ass off! i have a customer who has more money than sense.....he has a pair of polk audio 12's and a rf 900 watt amp......other than that he has a set of 5.25" mids off the head unit and i do mean mids....not coax, not comps. anyway he is coming in this week to have me build him a box to replace the prefab he has to be able to get louder......i was like yea i can make your subs louder but you really need to at least put some coax's up front but hey it aint my bmw its his so whatever............

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:52 pm

No, sound quality is not dead......................completely.

I know kiki and Onyrmrk are both big into SQ. im a mix of both. Being able to get loud is fun...but not if you cant hear any frequencies above 80 or so Hz.

Oh yea, btw...nice looking box man!

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:57 pm

I'd say SQ is definately going downward. Just look at how USACi and IASCA had to merge finals last year. I'm a SQ guy personally.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:00 pm

meca just started there sq league a few years ago and there was actually more sq guys than spl at ohio sound fest

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:07 pm

"meca just started there sq league a few years ago and there was actually more sq guys than spl at ohio sound fest"

True, but SQ is still not nearly as strong as it was in the early 90s.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:14 pm

yea i agree john just stating that meca is trying to revive it.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:25 pm

i really like SQ but its hard as hell to impress a customer with a an SQ system. they would rather see doors flex or wipers bounce off the windshield.

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:26 pm

True, but SQ is still not nearly as strong as it was in the early 90s.

Amen to that Jonathan, I competed back then and there were loud cars, but they competed in SQ or SQ+ back then. SPL wasn't anything but one level to judge a SQ+ car with.

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas were all huge SQ states. I know cause I traveled to each of them for contests. But now it seems that SQ is dwindling, but I still feel far from death. In some groups, it would seem that they are building a bigger fan base from last year.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:33 pm

Yeah it agravates me when I talk stereo stuff with people and the first thing they ask is how many screens I have. The second is how many DBs. This is after I tell them my stereo is designed FOR SQ with the ability to get loud.