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No offense, but the so called "experts" who frequent these forums are VERY well-respected and have earned their reputations. That is the sole reason they are where they are today. In fact, there are many more hobbyists who are more scientific with the reviews than even a manufacturer is. It's the people who truly love the hobby whom really divulge themselves within it and the community. THEY are the best people to go to when you want to know the reality. People on these forums are not looking for a general review or comparison. If they were, they'd simply go to the local shop and ask them what they should buy. Really, I commend you on your enthusiasm and willingness to put forth the effort to help our hobby, but with all do respect, who are you to say your reviews are better than anyone else's? We don't know you; we don't know your name; we don't know your site. Welcome to the site, and best of luck with your venture! These people seem to be knowledgeable. ....I knew this would happen. I knew people would percieve what I have said in this way. I'm not knocking these experts. I do take issue with a lot of their testing practices. I'm sure since they are "well-respected" by you and others that you will get upset hearing someone say that. Trust me, I've been that guy before too. At the end of the day, it's not the only way to review products. How can you tell how a sub performs vs another when you do not compare them in the same vehicle in the same enclosure? The truth is... you can't. You can compare them across a range of different enclosure sizes but "the manufacturers recommended enclosure and tuning" do not give a fair and scientific comparison. In these respects, I DO know better than most. In a scientific test, you can only change 1 variable. No you don't know me. That's because you're already refusing to give me a chance. Also, why is this about me? It's not about me. I have nothing to gain other than a central location for the information we all want. Just don't be offended by what I say. Think about it, and give me a chance.

Well I guess it's fortunate for us all that I'm not selling anything. Also, I feel pretty good about what you said. It means I was articulate. I am disappointed that how I said what I said might turn people away from what I'm trying to do. All I want is for people to help me receive the information I'm looking for so that it can be organized in a manner that we all can take better advantage of than the hunt and search that we have to do now.

You all asked me to take a look at what you have.... the status quo. I looked long before I started that site. I started that site out of a desire for something better. If you want to browse through forums and various threads to get your information, then what we have now is just fine for you. I prefer to have my homepage set to a site that displays all of that information on the frontpage so that I never have to sift through things... so that I know about things from manufacturers I normally wouldn't have been interested enough in to click on their forum. If you want to understand what I mean, check out sites like xbox-scene.com and see what they did for the console modding scene. Look at Tomshardware.com and see what they did for computer hardware. So far if you are resourceful enough you can find bits and pieces of what you're looking for. I am looking to put those pieces together. Being satisfied with what we have is what has caused the car audio industry to stagnate. I think if you all would help me, you would be happy with the results. I'm not attempting to do away with what we've got. I simply want to organize and centralize it. I'm not even trying to make any money off of it. I just want to create something for people like me who want ONE place to find the information they are looking for and find out about the new stuff that they weren't looking for. I want to have a general idea of how a product performs and a general comparison to something else. Right now, you can't get that. You have a bunch of "experts" not scientifically testing things or a someone who really doesn't have that much experience giving information that tells nothing. I have been reviewing pc equipment for years, and with the appropriate equipment I can review car audio with no problem and in such a way you will have a much better knowledge of the product after you've read what I've written. Don't write my site off simply because you're satisfied with what we've got.

We have started a Car Audio News and Reviews Website. So far we don't have vendor support which is obviously key. We designed the site so that vendors can post new product information directly to the front page of the site. They do that at no cost to them. We would also like to review their product. (We are willing to pay for return shipping.) It is difficult to get started for two reasons. Visitors will not come if you have little content, and vendors will not advertise unless you have visitors. So we're asking both parties to come and take part. It will benefit us all. For too long we have done without a single place to get all new car audio information. We have done without reviews of products and have been forced to buy based on our friend's experience. It's time to make this hobby that we all love prosper. Please help us do that.