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that was amazing and if only there was footage of this stuff.

Alright so I realized something, I never heard back from any of the companies I tried to get in touch with a month or two ago. So I said fuck it, and emailed 7 different companies, (Powerbass, MMats, Zapco, RE, ClifDesigns, etc.) to try and find out some answers. I also will be calling Alpine, Maxxsonics, and Diamond since they dont have emails, and seeing if I can talk with someone who knows what they would be looking for in education and experience. I just hate having to email/call them cuz I dont know how many times is persistant and when it gets annoying. But Ill see how it goes. Really hope I get to talk to Maxxsonics, Alpine, Diamond, and Zapco....

very well put.

I just love the fact that they got this huge ass smile on there face and you sittin there all serious! haha. Nice vid man!

Never been in a shitty situation like this, but I do know what its like to get fucked over many times. I also have an issue with anger. But more of the fact that Im a very easy going guy until shit builds up too much and I explode. I take it to the gym. By far the easiest way to blow off steam, and think of it this way, if its got punching bags, then your set. I used to have a shitty job in philly. I went to the gym everyday afterwards....sometimes walked straight there just cuz I was too pissed even to go back and change. But I know that I never would have been able to get through those days if I didnt go in and floor the standing bag a couple times. All I can say is, just keep ya head up and just move on man.

Now I know many of you will say "of course they say their the best" and to be honest, I agree with you. But I just thought this was an interesting test run complete with failure times and reasons as to why they failed. http://www.orioncaraudio.com/Promos/HCCA_C...ge_Results.aspx

happy b-day man!

Ive never seen a relationship actually suceed after taking a "break". Of course, this is just my personal experience, but Id probably confront her about whether or not she wants to be with you. and also like Clif said, it depends how much you like her.

Id say MB Quarts....used to install them in philly....

shes a keeper! haha.

one of the cheapest places on the net for car audio that I know of. Shipping is expensive, but thats just cuz I live cross country from them.

Can you tell me the model number of the towers?

very true. Im not into donks really. But to each his own. I just really wish they upgraded the brakes on these man. I see alot of these guys runnin stock brake setups and I hate to think what could happen if they needed to stop short.

Sounds like the guy just decided to be a dick....but Im not feelin the whole weapon thing....definitely think that anything can be sorted out by talkin to each other....but dont get me wrong, if it comes down to it, and there not willin to talk, then fuck it, kick some ass. Weapons tend to lead to a worse position than your already in ya know?

haha thats great...you see this one too? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX3L9IinnqQ&NR=1

but at the same time, I guess Im trying to figure out if I want to do this anymore. I came here thinking I wanted to be in car design so I was. Than I switched to product cuz it was a broader field and I couldnt do just cars.

hahaha yeah it is a weird atmosphere. But they tend to keep fine art students in the other building so we rarely see them. just alot of teachers who have enormous egos. Like I said, I know I will probably be makin more with this degree, but it comes down to the balance between having money and possibly being unhappy; and not having as much money but being happy. I do have friends here haha. But yeah, we usually hang out and do homework...haha fun right?

whats this fun you speak of? wish I had some of that. No its not fun. theres nothing fun about it. I dont think fun and 60 hours on a computer ever came to my mind. But no I dont go to Lawrence. I go to CCS. its design focused, competing with the graduate school for design out in Pasadena. Im on more of a 5 1/2-6 year plan really. I transferred and lost credits so now Im kinda sophmore almost junior maybe. To be honest I find it hard to enjoy any part of a teacher telling you your not good enough. Im leaning alot more towards gettin the fuck outta here. I dont know....cant really associate words like "fun" and "enjoy" in this decision. Because its netiher. Yeah its nice when theres a rare instance when the teacher compliments you, but nothings changed. Like I said, Im hard on myself enough, I really dont need someone to tell me how much my work sucks. Help me, tell me what Im doing wrong and how I can fix it, but dont stand there and shit on it and not provide ways to improve.

Thats exactly my point. I love sketching.....not spacing out on a computer 10 hours a day...which is where this industry is going. Nothing is done by hand anymore except for beginning ideas. the rest is just 3d programming and layouts.

Id love to get a part time job. But theres no way I would be able to with the workload I have. We work literally all the time. I had a granola bar to eat a couple days ago around noon....didnt eat again till around 2 or 3 am. got 2 1/2 hours of sleep last night....hour and a half night before that. Not your average school in the least. They get many different sponsors for projects like GM, toyota, Honda, Michelin, etc. so they want to keep there rep up. I guess its more of a question of whether or not I should drag my ass through the rest of the 2 1/2 years and risk the fact that Im not sure whether or not I really want to basically spend 50-60 hours of work in front of a computer....not to mention that Ill probably be doing just that the next 40 years if I get into the field. The other side is that I know I love audio, fiberglass, and building my own ideas. But I dont know if I should risk transfering out again for a career that may not be as secure as one I would get with this degree. Many have told me to do what makes me happy. But sometimes you cant. Look at all the cubicles. "Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements."

yeah man I hear ya. I wish it could be that cut and dry. Just think of how great it would be if we could all do what we love and be able to support ourselves and our families.

So Im goin to school for a BA in industrial design...if you dont know what it is, basically its the design of anything and everything from a fork to a yacht. My workload is anywhere from 30 sketches a week+30-40 hours on photoshop/ 3D programs to 50-60 sketches and 50-60 hours on the computer. Its the average sophomore workload for my school (yeah they dont believe in sleep or uh....breathing). But Ive always been more hands on, (build my own sub boxes, glassing panels, etc.) and I love it. about 30% is making an actual model which isnt great for someone hands on like me. All thats gonna happen from here is the hours of sketches and computer work will go up. But this week I reached my breaking point. I really have a problem with staring at a computer for 10 hours a night. Not to mention hands on work is so different....your hands can never tell you an action failed, they cant go into "not responding" when your trying to save. Ive always loved car audio and fabrication/customization since I got a car when I was 15....6 years ago. But my past experiences working for an audio shop was probably one of the worst memories I have. If you ask me straight up if someone offered me a job to work for alpine or MTX or pioneer to build show cars, I wouldnt think twice about moving wherever they needed me. I would love to learn as much as possible and build as much as possible. But there are many factors that are holding me back. The most important being a living. I dont know if I can actually make a decent living off of doing it. I dont need to be rich. But I dont want to be balancing whether or not I buy that sundown 3000.1, or food for the next couple weeks haha. I know it takes alot of work and years of experience to become a show car builder, especially for big companies like those; but I think that if I got the right job to put down those years, I would love doing it. With any of your experience with anything, any advice you guys could give on whether or not I should really finish this semester and transfer into a Mobile tech school or Wyotech would be great. The way I wrote it makes it sound black and white and an obvious decision. But please keep in mind this would be my second time transfering. Guess you could say it makes me feel like a failure. That I cant go to a school for 4 years. I have very high expectations for myself and if they arent met, it tends to hit me pretty hard.

aw yes! I love that effect that makes the roof looks like its breathing! nice vid man!

hahaha that was funny....the guy on the hood reminded me of jokanate's avatar haha.

never cheap out on anything thats sending info to your amps. Many people on here Ive heard say that your system is only as good as its weakest component. If the signal isnt clean gettin to the amp, the system will suffer quality.