Ruh-Roh!

speedoflife · 10-21-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

LOL ya if you visit caraudio.com that is all they car about is how loud they can get there stupid system. Makes me sort of mad and it's funny at the same time. That is one reason I do not go there anymore. All the are worried about is "hey I got metered and hit 89db's" big fin deal.

Anything like that does not even sound good.

Ouch. Not true.
The true fanatics of car stereo hate "thumpers" as much as anyone else, because it ruins their image. Same thing as some teenager street racing and wrecking a Z, it ruins the image.
My stereo sounds plenty good and it's more than loud enough to earn me that $242 ticket I earned once. I got the ticket on a highway near the city limit. I was nowhere near a residential area.
I think these tickets should just have the price raised, not go on records...
Not all of us with loud stereos are immature kids trying to show off to everyone else. It is for the thrill for many of us. Why else would we enjoy going out in the middle of the country to meet up and play our stereos?

PS - Don't call us stupid for hitting a certain dB level. It's the same as cars and hp/tq. A quantitative measure of success or improvement. (Although I do agree that caraudio.com is a joke. Bunch of immature people on that forum)

kannibul · 10-21-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Florida May Put Loud Stereo Tickets on Driving Record
Legislation proposed for the 2010 session in Florida would make turning up the stereo a moving violation.

A member of the Florida House of Representatives wants to make driving with a loud stereo a crime on the same level as driving with an open container of alcohol. State Representative D. Alan Hays (R-Umatilla) last month introduced House Bill 137 which modifies an existing loud stereo statute to double the cost of fines and make the offense a moving violation.

Current Florida law makes it unlawful to drive with a stereo "plainly audible" from twenty-five feet away or that is "louder than necessary for the convenient hearing by persons inside the vehicle" when driving past a church, school or hospital. Law enforcement officers are exempt as are politicians who use loud soundmaking devices for "political purposes." The typical fine is $78 with no points.

HB 137 would impose three license points and boost the fine to $180 for a third offense. The addition of points will serve as a boon to insurance companies which will collect significantly higher premiums from ticket recipients. The industry has already rewarded Hays $16,650 in political contributions since his election in 2004, including support for his run for the state Senate in 2010.

Although state law already imposes a specific fine for loud stereos, several municipalities have written their own civil ordinances in order to impose harsher punishments including sixty days in jail, a $500 fine and the potential for thousands in impound fees. Passage of the Hays bill would allow these cities to add license points to the list.

Wow, a law that burns tax payer dollars for no reason and won't be enforced.

How quaint!

It's pretty simple, make a law that requires people to remove their hearing aids when not in use = problem solved.

Too much pandering goes on in this country.

shabarivas · 10-21-2009, 08:16 PM

I would have a nice stereo in my car for ME not for ppl fuckin 25' away... I mean... I kinda agree that the law is lame - but I honestly wouldnt want ppl hearing my music outside the car... There is a difference between clean bass and annoyingly loud bass

zfokaiz · 10-21-2009, 08:55 PM

Thats right, i can appreciate a good stereo, but having to hear the "wing" on the back of the civic next me shake and vibrate is annoying. really annoying.

bigaudiofanat · 10-21-2009, 09:35 PM

Believe me I knwo what goes on, on that site. I have been on there for over 3 years. Over 80% of them all want bass that is it.

JoeD · 10-21-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

Believe me I knwo what goes on, on that site. I have been on there for over 3 years. Over 80% of them all want bass that is it.

The same applies to nearly all audio-upgrades to non-audiophiles. This demographic is more, shall we say...urban. Everyone in the hood wants "fat beat that knocks."

bigaudiofanat · 10-22-2009, 07:00 AM

LOl ya it is the truth even my WHITE friend "not racist in any way" wanted to be heard form 2 blocks away after smacking him upside the head a few times and giving him a taste of what that really was he changed his mind.

370Zsteve · 10-22-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

I would have a nice stereo in my car for ME not for ppl fuckin 25' away... I mean... I kinda agree that the law is lame - but I honestly wouldnt want ppl hearing my music outside the car... There is a difference between clean bass and annoyingly loud bass

+1

earwicker7 · 10-22-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

And who am I to say it..just an old rocker with upper-register hearing loss due to too much time in front of a Marshall stack cranked to 10.........

It wasn't cranked up to 11? Wimp

370Zsteve · 10-22-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

it wasn't cranked up to 11? Wimp

come again? What? I can't hear you

earwicker7 · 10-22-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeD

The same applies to nearly all audio-upgrades to non-audiophiles. This demographic is more, shall we say...urban. Everyone in the hood wants "fat beat that knocks."

It applies to audiophiles as well (I'm a hardcore audiophile... my stereo cost me more than my car). Every speaker review in Stereophile/Absolute Sound/Etc will mention both bass extension (some people are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars just to get those last few Hz) and spl (sound pressure level). So we want bass... the main difference is that we're not willing to sacrifice sound quality for that bass; a bass-shy system with accurate sound is considered to be much higher quality than a "thumper," which might deafen you but sounds like a**.

370Zsteve · 10-22-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

It applies to audiophiles as well (I'm a hardcore audiophile... my stereo cost me more than my car). Every speaker review in Stereophile/Absolute Sound/Etc will mention both bass extension (some people are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars just to get those last few Hz) and spl (sound pressure level). So we want bass... the main difference is that we're not willing to sacrifice sound quality for that bass; a bass-shy system with accurate sound is considered to be much higher quality than a "thumper," which might deafen you but sounds like ***.

In other words, clean bass vs decibel level as the primary criteria. Not that loud is bad :O

earwicker7 · 10-22-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

In other words, clean bass vs decibel level as the primary criteria. Not that loud is bad :O

That about sums it up.

speedoflife · 10-22-2009, 09:25 PM

There can be a point met between the two areas.... dare I use the term.... SQL (LSQ).
I just feel like there is a huge stereotype that places things on two completely separate fields: either "boomer" or SQ system. There is a sort of middle range of responsible people who like loud, clear sound, and are responsible with it.

370Zsteve · 10-22-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by speedoflife

There can be a point met between the two areas.... dare I use the term.... SQL (LSQ).
I just feel like there is a huge stereotype that places things on two completely separate fields: either "boomer" or SQ system. There is a sort of middle range of responsible people who like loud, clear sound, and are responsible with it.

Completely agree. I still want to crush the wank who drives by my house every fkin morning at 6am you can hear his a$$ from half a mile away

10-21-2009, 09:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Believe me I knwo what goes on, on that site. I have been on there for over 3 years. Over 80% of them all want bass that is it. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

10-22-2009, 07:00 AM	#22 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	LOl ya it is the truth even my WHITE friend "not racist in any way" wanted to be heard form 2 blocks away after smacking him upside the head a few times and giving him a taste of what that really was he changed his mind. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

10-21-2009, 08:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	I would have a nice stereo in my car for ME not for ppl fuckin 25' away... I mean... I kinda agree that the law is lame - but I honestly wouldnt want ppl hearing my music outside the car... There is a difference between clean bass and annoyingly loud bass

10-21-2009, 08:55 PM	#19 (permalink)
zfokaiz Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cape Carteret Posts: 98 Drives: 09 370z 6spd Rep Power: 16	Thats right, i can appreciate a good stereo, but having to hear the "wing" on the back of the civic next me shake and vibrate is annoying. really annoying.

10-22-2009, 09:25 PM	#29 (permalink)
speedoflife Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MS/TX Posts: 268 Drives: '06 Pontiac G.P. Rep Power: 16	There can be a point met between the two areas.... dare I use the term.... SQL (LSQ). I just feel like there is a huge stereotype that places things on two completely separate fields: either "boomer" or SQ system. There is a sort of middle range of responsible people who like loud, clear sound, and are responsible with it.