Sound competition

[PaulD]

I believe GTGs are a worthwhile offshoot of competitions. More relaxed for sure, even more friendly atmosphere. I hope they continue to grow as well. For those who did not experience the 90's comp scene, the thought of a car audio GTG with others listening to vehicles is unheard of. I for one am glad that era of extreme secrecy is gone.

Most of the time at comps, I would hang out with the basshead guys. Mostly because they would outnumber the SQ at least 4 to 1, but you get to see they are regular people too. They just have a different goal in mind. I had almost as much fun at comps as GTG's.

[pocket5s]

Most of the time at comps, I would hang out with the basshead guys. Mostly because they would outnumber the SQ at least 4 to 1, but you get to see they are regular people too. They just have a different goal in mind. I had almost as much fun at comps as GTG's.

I have no issues with bass competition. I was a bass head way back when myself and will probably do a little spl comp this season. I've talked to a few of the younger spl competitors at a couple shows and they view SQ as too hard and too expensive.

[chad]

Not too expensive, it requires attention to detail and too many younger people these days have the attention span of the average fruit fly.

[pocket5s]

it certainly doesn't have to be. all the equipment I ran last year was used and it saved me a ton of money. Still, it is a perception.

as for attention to detail, I'd agree with that for the most part. However there are those SPL guys that spend hours and hours redoing ports and enclosures and tuning looking for that extra little tenth or so of a db. So some of them have some focus

[Hillbilly SQ]

To me when it comes to working out the details it takes a lot of deep thinking while laying in bed, sitting on the can, looking at what you're working on while chilling around your ride on a nice day. Then being ocd helps. Also helps not to work on your install when it's too hot or cold out. I'd rather work on it when it's blistering cold matter of fact. When I have sweat pouring off me corners get cut BIG TIME. Going from my 09 Ram to my 11 Ram with the same equipment, same tune in the headunit, and identical interior with identical install I swear my 11 always sounded better than the 09 did. Maybe it was because I did the install on the 11 in March and the 09 in June. The 11 went together QUICKLY because I already had it figured out from the build on the 09.

[chefhow]

MECA and Arc have had a new disc finished for over a year now, I had heard a copy of it before LAST season, but they are waiting for some people to finish liner notes, artwork and a few legal issues from what I have been told. As of the end of this season it should be ready for release at CES as the Arc reference disk and the new MECA SQ disc.

[PaulD]

I would be interested to hear it

[chefhow]

As requested....

Title: I Thought About You
Artist: Christy Baron
Genre: Jazz / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1996

Song- Got to get you into my Life
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Title: Ink
Artist: Livingston Taylor
Genre: Folk
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1997

Song- Baker Street
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Title: Bluesmen
Artist: Cephas & Wiggins
Genre: Blues / Americana
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1992

Song- Prison Blues
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Title: The Four Seasons
Artist: Vivaldi
Genre: Classical
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date:

Song- Concerto in F Major "Spring"
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Title: Gypsy Flamenco
Artist: Carlos Heredia
Genre: Latin / Flamenco
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1996

Song- No Quiero Verte
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Title: The New York Girl's Club
Artist: Rebecca Pidgeon
Genre: Pop / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1996

Song- Auid Lang Syne/Bring it On Home to me
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Title: A Cappella Dreams
Artist: The Persuasions
Genre: R&B / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 2003

Song- Dock of the Bay
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Title: The Coryells
Artist: Larry Coryell | The Coryells
Genre: Jazz / Fusion
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 2000

Song- Goodbye Porkpie Hat
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Title: Circle Of Drums
Artist: Babatunde Olatunji
Genre: World / African
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 2005

Song- Stepping (Isise)
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Title: I Thought About You
Artist: Christy Baron
Genre: Jazz / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 1996

Song- Aint no Sunshine
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Title: Ultimate Demonstration Disc Volume 1
Artist: Various Artist
Genre: Test Disc
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date:

Song- Track 27 - Bass Resonance Track
(Best of Chesky Jazz and audiophile Volume 2)
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Title:
Artist:
Genre: Test Disc
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date:

Song- Track 29 - Dynamic Drum Track
(Best of Chesky Jazz and audiophile Volume 2)
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Zero Bit Test Track - 3 minutes
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Stereo Pink Noise - 3 minutes
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Mono Pink Noise - 3 minutes
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Phase Pulse test - 3 minutes

[PaulD]

All Chesky again ....

[papasin]

Here is the list I received from Fred at Arc...

Song: “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Title: I Thought about You
Artist: Christy Baron
Label: Chesky Records
Written by Bill Withers
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.

Song: “Goodbye Porkpie Hat”
Title: The Coryells
Artist: Larry Coryell | The Coryells
Label: Chesky Records
Hal Leonard Music Publishing
Originally Composed by Charles Mingus

Song: “Got to Get You into My Life”
Title: I Thought about You
Artist: Christy Baron
Genre: Jazz / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Song: “Baker Street”
Title: Ink
Artist: Livingston Taylor
Genre: Folk
Label: Chesky Records
Written by Gerry Rafferty
Published by AMPD

Song: “Auld Lang Syne / Bring It on Home to Me”
Title: The New York Girls’ Club
Artist: Rebecca Pidgeon
Genre: Pop / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Valse Criollo”
Title: Tico Tico
Artist: Paquito D’ Rivera
Genre: Jazz Latin Jazz
Label: Chesky Records
Written by Aloysio De Oliveira, Ervin Drake, Zequinha Abreu
Peer International Corporation

Song: “Dock of the Bay”
Title: A Cappella Dreams
Artist: The Persuasions
Genre: R&B / Vocal
Label: Chesky Records
Composed by Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

Song: “Prison Blues”
Title: Bluesmen
Artist: Cephas & Wiggins
Genre: Blues / Americana
Label: Chesky Records
Written by Johnny Cash
Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

Song: “Concerto in F Major (Spring)”
Title: The Four Seasons
Artist: Vivaldi
Genre: Classical
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “No Quiero Verte”
Title: Gypsy Flamenco
Artist: Carlos Heredia
Genre: Latin / Flamenco
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Recife’s Blue”
Title: Tico Tico
Artist: Paquito D’ Rivera
Genre: Jazz / Latin Jazz
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Stepping (Isise)”
Title: Circle of Drums
Artist: Babatunde Olatunji
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Bass Resonance Test Intro”
Title: The Ultimate Demonstration Disc
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Bass Resonance Test”
Title: The Ultimate Demonstration Disc
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Dynamic Drums Test Intro”
Title: The Ultimate Demonstration Disc
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Dynamic Drum Test”
Title: The Ultimate Demonstration Disc
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Zero Bit Test Track”
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Stereo Pink Noise”
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Mono Pink Noise”
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records

Song: “Phase Balance Pulse Test”
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Chesky Records