Learned I was spoiled by SMD last night.

[dog24fret]

I have been talking to a guy at the mechanic shop about car audio.When he seen what I had in the van when it was in the shop and the escort.He started to ask all kinds of questions which is cool so I pointed him to this site.Week later he was sporting 4 15" subs in a early Mazda extended cab truck.Then he asked if I could bring up my dd-1 and set the amps which was cool.Well he asked me last week to post my build log for the escort up on this forum he is on.Which I told him he could come to SMD and check it out but thats when it got interesting.He said this forum just wasn't for him again we have are choices.It was the reason is what got me.He informed me he likes to see real builds(what I was thinking)that real people do.Not the I have a shop and sponsors or the it's not a real everyday vehicle.I about fell over cause this whole time I was thinking.The builds are done by people with diff pocket books and diff interests they all work hard on them.Then they all use aftermarket audio of some sort thats sounds real to me lol.I told him some of that but being a good sport and trying not to get into who's better than who.I went to this forum and started to post the log.First you gotta get permission and the mods have to decide if its worth posting or appropriate etc.Then when it was approved you are limited on how much you post.Well I got the wifes escort up.Granted it's not for everyone and my log isn't the best but for a first I'm happy so far.Last night I was told that my build won't get much if any responses because.The equipment I used wasn't that great,for $986.63 total cost so far what do they expect 10 18" subs.Then the fact it was based for my wifes love for the Cowboys,really we all have our teams that's what makes football fun.Then the last reason was my build was clean but too simple.What tell that to my hands after 10 hours of sound deadening or figuring out how to build a proper box on my own for the 4 time.We all have different levels of skill,knowledge,tools and money and most of us strive to push the envelope and learn more.If they are that closed minded then they won't be around long or won't have a good knowledge base like SMD does.Thats sad to me cause we need more legit audio people to bring this stuff back into main stream.To show that everyone could benefit from aftermarket systems.Sorry for the long post but I'm proud to say I'm spoiled by this forum .

I wasn't posting this as a verses thread just what I ran into.

Edited June 15, 2012 by dog24fret

[IBleedMusick]

Then I guess my FLI build would have gotten shitted on over there but I didn't know we didn't have real builds here hmmm. What constitutes a real build in his eyes though? Oh well you will always have those who see things differently and that forum sounds like ass approval to post a build log and limited posts wtf?

[dog24fret]

I agree in so many ways lol.

[Ninja_v1.0]

cliffnotes?

[Mtnbikecrazy55]

Then I guess my FLI build would have gotten shitted on over there but I didn't know we didn't have real builds here hmmm. What constitutes a real build in his eyes though? Oh well you will always have those who see things differently and that forum sounds like ass approval to post a build log and limited posts wtf?

Must not be too active if the mods have time to approve every build, lol.

[Born_Again]

cliffnotes?

OP talks with a mechanic about a system.

Mechanic gets a system, then asks OP to bring his system by.

OP does, then mech asks him to post his build on another forum.

OP goes through BS on that forum.

Thank God this forum isn't close minded like other forums.

That's pretty much it.

[kirill007]

Show him this build.

Eventhough it's a build from belgium, it's on here so..

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/57269-beryllium-bmw-323ci/

[IBleedMusick]

Then I guess my FLI build would have gotten shitted on over there but I didn't know we didn't have real builds here hmmm. What constitutes a real build in his eyes though? Oh well you will always have those who see things differently and that forum sounds like ass approval to post a build log and limited posts wtf?

Must not be too active if the mods have time to approve every build, lol.

probably not.

[dog24fret]

cliffnotes?

OP talks with a mechanic about a system.

Mechanic gets a system, then asks OP to bring his system by.

OP does, then mech asks him to post his build on another forum.

OP goes through BS on that forum.

Thank God this forum isn't close minded like other forums.

That's pretty much it.

ouch

[n8ball2013]

wed go nuts trying to do that here.