I am Joe and I have been a platinum member here as long as I can remember. This website has been an inspiration to me on how I want to run my system, design the layout and demo it to the masses. We have laughed, we have cried, we have poked certain banned members in the eye. Life has been good. Very good. Full of life and brimming with positive influence. CarAudioCentral.net has been a positive influence to me and so it gives me great pleasure to announce, I HAVE NOW POSTED 1000 TIMES!
Yes, I am officially a postwhore and have the reputation to prove it. As I have read the notes of knowledge, I can certainly ascertain that I can call upon 3 people, off the top of my head, that have a degree in electrical engineering and have the ins and outs of and gates, or gates, and thermal vas whateverornot.
These 3 men of encouragement are:
Geolemon: Chris, you sir have inspired me to pursue a better understanding of how my system works rather than just “that it works”. You have also ignited my desire to get better audio to satisfy my hunger for excellent sub bass.
Jonathan: Jon has guided me in my pursuit to absolute sound throughout the frequency spectrum. I have a new respect for Seas Excel (they came in) and the rest of the DIY speakers. I can now rest easy in knowing I don’t have to spend over a grand to get a good front stage.
GlassWolf (Aka KiKi): My friend, I honestly thought at first, you were this tired old man who has seen the glory days of car audio competition, then and now. But I realized something, you are younger than I am. Yet your knowledge far surpasses my own in ways of reproducing an accurate soundstage. Thank you for your insight.
Listen to their rantings about good soundstages, excellence in imaging, and overall speaker design and placement…Without these guys, I wouldn’t have learned as much.
Next I would like to thank the Moderators and Administrators:
Ryan from Ohio: Wow, what can I say…you wisdom and guidance coupled with your desire to make this site one for every walk of man, every race or creed has overwhelmed me with the feeling that this site, in the world of Car Audio Forums, out performs all others combined. Thank You.
Justin from Detroit: As a former owner of a Car Audio shop, I feel a bit of kinship to you already. You don’t put up with crap on the boards, you are witty at times as well as being misunderstood at times, but you heart for this board is never in question. Thank you for being the bouncer this forum needs and now has.
GlassWolf (aka KiKi): I can’t explain how you have made me feel at home here. It is good to know that your compassion for mobile sound spills over into this board witnessed by the evidence of good form. Thank you!
William from NOLA: William, you are a friend as well as a respected moderator. Even though you have only had this title for a few months, you earned it by your knowledge of the subject, your attitude toward the site and the constant help you have provided to the members, platinum or other. Thank you.
Now on to the members themselves: All of you I consider my family away from home. Faceless people whom I have YET to put a face to. There are too many to mention all of you, but I will give props to the ones who have mentored me the most.
Bwcad1 (Bill): Had to put you first, you opened your arms to a relatively unknown in competition as a member of your team “WolfPack Audio”. For that I am grateful. But aside from that, you have become a friend I really respect for your knowledge, and your passion for excellent sound….even if it is only one note for short burps. J/K bro. Keep it real and I know your company will succeed, just look at the owner.
JeremyC: Jeremy, another okie in the midst of this cyberworld of information. We may be a few thousand miles away, but Oklahoma probably is a little bit amiss without you here to bring up the quality of installations in T-Town.
JoeyC: Jeremy’s brother from a different mother. Keepin it real in T-Town. Immediately you were a friend from the start. Another okie with dreams of having a successful business. I am sure you can get there, you are smart, talented and have a great dog as your avatar. How could you miss?
Sinister Audio: Devin, the dude from the great white American north, South Dakota. Just to be daring enough to have a stereo shop that far up, and having the audacity to carry Arc Audio and DLS, well that bodes well with me. Plus you have the personality to keep people coming back to your shop again and again. Heck, I have even contemplated on shipping my car up to you to “overhaul” it. Thanks for being a friend.
Smoker: Terry, the guy who keeps me smiling every day cause of your humor in ever situation. Thanks for working with me on certain problems and for keeping it real. You are an asset to this forum. Congrats on finding a woman who will keep you in line.
High Society: You have shown to the others here that to be a car audio enthusiast, it doesn’t matter what you have (you have a little of everything), or how it is installed (as long as it sounds good to you). You encourage me to take everything in stride. Thank you for making this trip of a thousand posts an enjoyable one.
Sorry if I haven’t mentioned some of you others, but this post is getting too big. I want to close by saying that this site is by far the best car audio forum on the internet. It is because of the people that frequent it, that give all their knowledge freely, the engineers who educate us in ways of how a speaker works, or how pathlengths work, or why a phase plug is needed for better sound reproduction. It is because of the admins and mods who constantly check to see how well the forums are, cleaning them up, taking out the trash, and actually giving excellent advise. You guys are all my friends and the true reason I keep coming back.
Joe
it isn't easy being humble, but in this vast group of varied backgrounds, personalities, and friends, all I can say is this:
I finally got mine baffled and WOW. Ear openers.
