and listen to quite a few cars. competition was quite close in Amatuer Street, with about 5-6cars/utes all with in a few points of each other.
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Well i had a stellar day. weather was great and the drive was nice and easy. I'd like to thank marty and the judges for doing a great job. and to those who cooked and supplied the sausages they were great. also to the sponsors of CAASQ. well done and congratulations to all the winners and competitors. it was a great turnout. good to put more faces to usernames and listen to quite a few cars. competition was quite close in Amatuer Street, with about 5-6cars/utes all with in a few points of each other.
and listen to quite a few cars. competition was quite close in Amatuer Street, with about 5-6cars/utes all with in a few points of each other.
Was a great day
Lots seen, lots heard and certainly lots learnt!
Looking forward to going next round, however i think i might make a step up a class.
Was great to put some usernames to faces like jono said. Looking forward to penciling it in on the calender!
Lots seen, lots heard and certainly lots learnt!
Looking forward to going next round, however i think i might make a step up a class.
Was great to put some usernames to faces like jono said. Looking forward to penciling it in on the calender!
A huge turnout, glad to see so many put in the effort to come along and make this an event. Also great to meet so CAA people.. all a bunch of top people 
For a while now i've been telling people that my car is still a work in progress, and not to be intimidated by it (yet!). Today I officially unveiled why...my car has no mid-bass drivers.
Even before I had the kicks in we all knew there was no way that a 4" mid and a tweeter would form a winning combination in CAASQ, and at the start actually had no intention of entering. I would have come along purely as a spectator. Once it was all in though, it did a better job then we expected and so we decided to enter the car just for fun... and to see how many people would pick that it was the mids doing all the work.
In the end, I was happy to be able to give people a rough taste of how the Rainbows sound. It's been a hell of a challenge to try to get the thing tuned, and I was happy to see that even with the cars weaknesses, it still managed to perform on a competitive level.
I had a great time and was definately glad that I took the time out to come along - even if only to meet some people. That is the day [b]was[b] great until near the end, when my newly found sunburn started to reveal itself.
Big congratulations to Anthony, I didn't hear the car on the day, but the last time I did it sounded excellent. Apparently it was in even shape today, so I've no doubts it must have sounded extremely good.
Futher congrats to all others who won awards on the day, and a big thanks to everyone who showed up and supported the event. For those who did hear my car, I hope you did enjoyed it for what it was
I'll try to have some mid-bass drivers in there in time for the next event, but I don't know if it'll happen. As a final uni year student my studies come first, and will take overall priority.
Finally, a big thanks out to Marty and crew for putting in all of the time and money involved in getting CAASQ NSW off it's feet - it's much appreciated.
For a while now i've been telling people that my car is still a work in progress, and not to be intimidated by it (yet!). Today I officially unveiled why...my car has no mid-bass drivers.
Even before I had the kicks in we all knew there was no way that a 4" mid and a tweeter would form a winning combination in CAASQ, and at the start actually had no intention of entering. I would have come along purely as a spectator. Once it was all in though, it did a better job then we expected and so we decided to enter the car just for fun... and to see how many people would pick that it was the mids doing all the work.
In the end, I was happy to be able to give people a rough taste of how the Rainbows sound. It's been a hell of a challenge to try to get the thing tuned, and I was happy to see that even with the cars weaknesses, it still managed to perform on a competitive level.
I had a great time and was definately glad that I took the time out to come along - even if only to meet some people. That is the day [b]was[b] great until near the end, when my newly found sunburn started to reveal itself.
Big congratulations to Anthony, I didn't hear the car on the day, but the last time I did it sounded excellent. Apparently it was in even shape today, so I've no doubts it must have sounded extremely good.
Futher congrats to all others who won awards on the day, and a big thanks to everyone who showed up and supported the event. For those who did hear my car, I hope you did enjoyed it for what it was
I'll try to have some mid-bass drivers in there in time for the next event, but I don't know if it'll happen. As a final uni year student my studies come first, and will take overall priority.
Finally, a big thanks out to Marty and crew for putting in all of the time and money involved in getting CAASQ NSW off it's feet - it's much appreciated.
thanks everyone, was a brilliant day, thanks Marty, all the guys, for putting on a great day...
Well done Ant, and Jono on your results
Am Street is going to be very feircly contended thids year, and itll be great!!
pics up soon
Well done Ant, and Jono on your results
Am Street is going to be very feircly contended thids year, and itll be great!!
pics up soon
what an awesome day!
first off, MASSIVE shout out to Marty, the Fhrx crew, the judges, and everyone behind the scenes who worked so hard to get CAASQ NSW up and running. BIG thanks to the people who cooked that great BBQ to keep us full! all your efforts are much appreciated amongst all the competitors and spectators. thank you.
secondly, congratulations to Antony, Daniel, and Jono for the 1-2-3 placings in Amatuer Street! top effort guys. Antonys car is sweeeeet as. loved it. was pleasantly suprised by the bostons, as ive heard they have a reputation for a fairly harsh tweeter. however it wasnt evident at all. top stuff. didnt get a chance to listen to Daniels car 
i went and listened to Pauls lancer, then Daniels car was gone shortly after. next time for sure! Jonos car. well, what can i say, it sounded great, top effort mate to achieve what you (we) did in 1.5 weeks. amps in, pods in, make and install custom FG box, and get the HU in, and tune it all. top effort guys!
thirdly, congratulations to the rest of the competitors in the other classes for their top efforts and niiiiiiiiice sounding (and looking) cars/installs! there were still a few i didnt get to listen to, but i needed to save some for next time. mainly the red subaru (peter?), mazda 3 (paul?), the maroon sirion (jack), green VS (jack) and the team loud and clear ute. (apologies if the names dont match the cars)
fourthly, it was great to put some name of the CAA names/nicks to faces. pleasure meeting all of you and talking audio!
it was a good relief after an hour long uni exam. cheers all. looking forward to it next time aswell!
pics are coming very shortly. there are a fair few of them, so itll be a looooooong post...
check back soon
cheers
- mad89
first off, MASSIVE shout out to Marty, the Fhrx crew, the judges, and everyone behind the scenes who worked so hard to get CAASQ NSW up and running. BIG thanks to the people who cooked that great BBQ to keep us full!
all your efforts are much appreciated amongst all the competitors and spectators. thank you.secondly, congratulations to Antony, Daniel, and Jono for the 1-2-3 placings in Amatuer Street!
top effort guys. Antonys car is sweeeeet as. loved it. was pleasantly suprised by the bostons, as ive heard they have a reputation for a fairly harsh tweeter. however it wasnt evident at all. top stuff. didnt get a chance to listen to Daniels car i went and listened to Pauls lancer, then Daniels car was gone shortly after. next time for sure! Jonos car. well, what can i say, it sounded great, top effort mate to achieve what you (we) did in 1.5 weeks. amps in, pods in, make and install custom FG box, and get the HU in, and tune it all. top effort guys! thirdly, congratulations to the rest of the competitors in the other classes for their top efforts and niiiiiiiiice sounding (and looking) cars/installs! there were still a few i didnt get to listen to, but i needed to save some for next time. mainly the red subaru (peter?), mazda 3 (paul?), the maroon sirion (jack), green VS (jack) and the team loud and clear ute. (apologies if the names dont match the cars)
fourthly, it was great to put some name of the CAA names/nicks to faces. pleasure meeting all of you and talking audio!
it was a good relief after an hour long uni exam. cheers all. looking forward to it next time aswell! pics are coming very shortly. there are a fair few of them, so itll be a looooooong post...
check back soon
cheers
- mad89
I would also like to add my thanks to Marty and all the FHRX crew and the judges especially. It was a top-notch day that will keep me going to every caasq round from now on as this was my first and it was great. Also thanks for the awesome BBQ, really hit the spot.
Listened to some awesome cars today and they sounded great. Have been waiting to hear ricks for some time and it didn't disappoint, but i know it will be getting better and can't wait to hear more. Nathan's car was awesome too, especially being the old school muscle, it was great for being finished the night before. top effort mate and your encouragement award is justly deserved. Still want to listen to matt's and jono's (congrates on the third mate) cars but will have to wait for next time (or maybe at a test and tune day if we can organise one before next round), plus alot of other's, deftones and also Pete's when he gets those midbass drivers in. It will sound great with the extra down low fill.
There were alot of cars there today which was good to see and i only hope it gets bigger and better and more competitive.
Can't wait for next round.
Antony
Listened to some awesome cars today and they sounded great. Have been waiting to hear ricks for some time and it didn't disappoint, but i know it will be getting better and can't wait to hear more. Nathan's car was awesome too, especially being the old school muscle, it was great for being finished the night before. top effort mate and your encouragement award is justly deserved. Still want to listen to matt's and jono's (congrates on the third mate) cars but will have to wait for next time (or maybe at a test and tune day if we can organise one before next round), plus alot of other's, deftones and also Pete's when he gets those midbass drivers in. It will sound great with the extra down low fill.
There were alot of cars there today which was good to see and i only hope it gets bigger and better and more competitive.
Can't wait for next round.
Antony
im up for a test/tune/pissup/whatever
oh, and did you get your chairs back Ant??
oh, and did you get your chairs back Ant??
Since this is reflections, I've decided to provide my own little personal award ceremony:
1 - 'Freak' award:
For: Car that gave me the biggest shock of the day
Goes to: Deftone2k
The first car I listened to on the day was this are. After hearing it all that was on my mind was "if all of the amateur cars are this good, I''m glad I didn't go into Pro".
For a car with such a nice simple setup, it was definately my biggest "Where the hell did that come from" car of the day, and I was surprised to not see it take a top 3 finish. Just shows how competitive the class was.
Full credit to the people responsible for the install. It's a hell of alot of good sound for such a simple system.
2 - 'Pete's Pick' award:
For: Car that was the most pleasant to listen to
Goes to: Paul (Hype-STi)
I didn't get to hear all cars on the day, but to me the most pleasant car to listen to overall was Paul's Lancer. It's a system that is detailed, refined, and beautifully ballanced. An absolutely massive leap over the last time I heard it and one of the better cars i've heard in terms of pure listening pleasure.
3 - 'Scalpel' award:
For: Car with the best pure accuracy and detail
Goes to: Marty (FHRX)
While not the smoothest, softest sound I've heard, Marty's car set the standards for me in terms out outright accuracy, detail, imaging and staging. While the stage height wasn't anything abnormal, the depth and width were great and the Focal Be's image with Rifle-like accuracy.
4 - 'Sex-on-Wheels' award:
For: The car that drew my eye the most for pure sexiness.
Goes to: Datamine's GT-P
There were a ton of sexy cars, including Poisoner's HQ (at least I think it's a HQ?), Antoni's SS, Marty's Silvia and Nathan's Valiant... but I always have a weaknes for BA GT's. Sue me
5 - 'Biggest BS artist' award:
This goes to me for trying to convince everyone I had mid-bass drivers in my car, and then opening my boot to show them the drivers... sitting in their original box
Runner up goes to Antony for the stickers and cloth... he knows what i'm talking about!
P.s. I'd comment on Antony's car, but I only heard it before the re-tune so can't really comment. Sounded great when I heard it though
1 - 'Freak' award:
For: Car that gave me the biggest shock of the day
Goes to: Deftone2k
The first car I listened to on the day was this are. After hearing it all that was on my mind was "if all of the amateur cars are this good, I''m glad I didn't go into Pro".
For a car with such a nice simple setup, it was definately my biggest "Where the hell did that come from" car of the day, and I was surprised to not see it take a top 3 finish. Just shows how competitive the class was.
Full credit to the people responsible for the install. It's a hell of alot of good sound for such a simple system.
2 - 'Pete's Pick' award:
For: Car that was the most pleasant to listen to
Goes to: Paul (Hype-STi)
I didn't get to hear all cars on the day, but to me the most pleasant car to listen to overall was Paul's Lancer. It's a system that is detailed, refined, and beautifully ballanced. An absolutely massive leap over the last time I heard it and one of the better cars i've heard in terms of pure listening pleasure.
3 - 'Scalpel' award:
For: Car with the best pure accuracy and detail
Goes to: Marty (FHRX)
While not the smoothest, softest sound I've heard, Marty's car set the standards for me in terms out outright accuracy, detail, imaging and staging. While the stage height wasn't anything abnormal, the depth and width were great and the Focal Be's image with Rifle-like accuracy.
4 - 'Sex-on-Wheels' award:
For: The car that drew my eye the most for pure sexiness.
Goes to: Datamine's GT-P
There were a ton of sexy cars, including Poisoner's HQ (at least I think it's a HQ?), Antoni's SS, Marty's Silvia and Nathan's Valiant... but I always have a weaknes for BA GT's. Sue me
5 - 'Biggest BS artist' award:
This goes to me for trying to convince everyone I had mid-bass drivers in my car, and then opening my boot to show them the drivers... sitting in their original box
Runner up goes to Antony for the stickers and cloth... he knows what i'm talking about!
P.s. I'd comment on Antony's car, but I only heard it before the re-tune so can't really comment. Sounded great when I heard it though
QUOTE (muzzy66 @ Mar 31 2007, 12:39 PM) 
Since this is reflections, I'd like to add my own litlte 'award', for biggest shock of the day.
The first car I listened to on the day was deftone2k's ride. After hearing it the first thing I could think was "if all of the ameteur cars are this good, thank god I didn't go in pro".
For a car with such a nice simple setup, it was definately my biggest "Where the hell did that come from" car of the day, and I was surprised to not see it take a top 3 finish. Just goes to show how tough the competition was.
But to the people responsible for that setup, full credit for getting so much great sound out of such a simple system.
The first car I listened to on the day was deftone2k's ride. After hearing it the first thing I could think was "if all of the ameteur cars are this good, thank god I didn't go in pro".
For a car with such a nice simple setup, it was definately my biggest "Where the hell did that come from" car of the day, and I was surprised to not see it take a top 3 finish. Just goes to show how tough the competition was.
But to the people responsible for that setup, full credit for getting so much great sound out of such a simple system.
Ahh thanks heaps bro, really good to hear some comments like that. Ill go through what i heard and what i think tomorrow!
Thanks heaps to Jonno and Rick for their help over the months, keeping me company when im bored at work. Talking bout prospective gear and set up plans, meeting up with me and helping me tune and showing me stuff. Awesome help, great members of the MEA/CAA community right there people!
Ill be making a long post up tomorrow, and ive got ~ 30 pics to upload and resave etc.
Was a great day, im buggered. It was what i had hyped it up to be, but i tell you what im glad its over because the whole build process was aiming for today.
Look forward to improving it, taking the feedback away and working on it. Have a bulk pack ready to go in and take off woosH!
Cheers dudes, awesome stuff
Big thanks to FHRX and everyone who helped out too, but as i said.
Big post up tomorrow!
PICS!!
NOTE!: i have edited all visible number plates from the pics as per some peoples requests. if there is a photo anyone objects to, please PM me and i will remove it. also, ive tried to remember names and cars etc, though i do apologise if ive made a mistake etc. the text describes the image BELOW it.
enjoy...
The View!
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'data_mines' GTP, and 'sk456'
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'Antony's' VZ Ute
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Left To Right: 'trism' - 'MRVJ-666' - 'Deftone2k' - 'Antony'
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'POI.ZNR's' HZ Ute, 'MRVJ-666', 'Deftone2k'
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'muzzy66' and 'POI.ZNR' listening to the HZ (Jono's car)
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'Deftone2k' - 'Antony' - 'trism'
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'POI.ZNR's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'mad89's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'mad89's' Nova
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The Fhrx Silvia Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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The Fhrx Silvia
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'HypE_STi's' Lancer
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'HypE_STi's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'Wh33lz' on the right
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Infinity Car (i think?)
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Jacks Sirion
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Edwins Sti, 'mad89's' Nova, 'POI.ZNR's' HZ Ute
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'Deftone2k's' VS, Team Loud And Clear Rodeo
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'muzzy66's' Laser on left, 'trism's' "Project Ghetto Superstar" Laser on right
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'muzzy66's' Laser on right, 'trism's' "Project Ghetto Superstar" Laser on left
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'Antony's' Ute
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The MR-VJ
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Left To Right: 'Marty/Fhrx' - Mick - 'Deftone2k' - 'POI.ZNR' - 'data_mine' (in the back) - 'Antony' - 'trism' (in the back) - 'muzzy66' - 'MRVJ-666'
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The Trophies
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Posers 1: Left To Right: 'sk456' - 'muzzy66' - 'Antony' - 'MRVJ-666'
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Posers 2 : Left To Right: 'trism' - 'Deftone2k' - 'POI.ZNR' - 'data_mine'
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NOTE!: i have edited all visible number plates from the pics as per some peoples requests. if there is a photo anyone objects to, please PM me and i will remove it. also, ive tried to remember names and cars etc, though i do apologise if ive made a mistake etc. the text describes the image BELOW it.
enjoy...
The View!
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'data_mines' GTP, and 'sk456'
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'Antony's' VZ Ute
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Left To Right: 'trism' - 'MRVJ-666' - 'Deftone2k' - 'Antony'
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'POI.ZNR's' HZ Ute, 'MRVJ-666', 'Deftone2k'
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'muzzy66' and 'POI.ZNR' listening to the HZ (Jono's car)
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'Deftone2k' - 'Antony' - 'trism'
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'POI.ZNR's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'mad89's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'mad89's' Nova
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'data_mine's' GT-P
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The Fhrx Silvia Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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The Fhrx Silvia
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'HypE_STi's' Lancer
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'HypE_STi's' Engine Bay/Battery Setup
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'Wh33lz' on the right
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Jacks Sirion
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Edwins Sti, 'mad89's' Nova, 'POI.ZNR's' HZ Ute
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'Deftone2k's' VS, Team Loud And Clear Rodeo
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'muzzy66's' Laser on left, 'trism's' "Project Ghetto Superstar" Laser on right
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'muzzy66's' Laser on right, 'trism's' "Project Ghetto Superstar" Laser on left
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'Antony's' Ute
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Left To Right: 'Marty/Fhrx' - Mick - 'Deftone2k' - 'POI.ZNR' - 'data_mine' (in the back) - 'Antony' - 'trism' (in the back) - 'muzzy66' - 'MRVJ-666'
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The Trophies
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Posers 1: Left To Right: 'sk456' - 'muzzy66' - 'Antony' - 'MRVJ-666'
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Posers 2 : Left To Right: 'trism' - 'Deftone2k' - 'POI.ZNR' - 'data_mine'
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Hey there guys, I have put up a 'resulst & photos" thread for people to have a look at. Feel free to add your own photos. Just rmemeber to take peoples number plates out etc...
QUOTE (mad89 @ Mar 31 2007, 11:14 AM)
what an awesome day!
Antonys car is sweeeeet as. loved it. was pleasantly suprised by the bostons, as ive heard they have a reputation for a fairly harsh tweeter. however it wasnt evident at all.
Antonys car is sweeeeet as. loved it. was pleasantly suprised by the bostons, as ive heard they have a reputation for a fairly harsh tweeter. however it wasnt evident at all.
Goes to show what a good install can achieve ... can turn ice to water
Great day, glad I made the trip up (and back). Nice to meet a lot of you, and Marty.
Was a much bigger turnout than I was expecting (maybe a dozen). It was well organised, and everything went smoothly. Kudos to the FHRX team and helpers.
No ban for me.......
Oh Muzzy, it's a BF (not BA) they look better (a IMO more aggressive kit)
Was a much bigger turnout than I was expecting (maybe a dozen). It was well organised, and everything went smoothly. Kudos to the FHRX team and helpers.
No ban for me.......
Oh Muzzy, it's a BF (not BA) they look better (a IMO more aggressive kit)
Awesome day, glad I came out and had a look, nice to meet some old faces too!
Will have to make a trip to fhrx workshop sometime soon, Mike, aeron said he was going to head out sometime soon so i'll come then
Data mine, love your car mate, Awesome choice of colour, wish I could have got my ba xr6t in that colour option
Will have to make a trip to fhrx workshop sometime soon, Mike, aeron said he was going to head out sometime soon so i'll come then
Data mine, love your car mate, Awesome choice of colour, wish I could have got my ba xr6t in that colour option
QUOTE (data_mine @ Mar 31 2007, 01:22 PM)
Oh Muzzy, it's a BF (not BA) they look better (a IMO more aggressive kit)
That's right, the BF have different alloy and body-ki don't they?...I should have bloody picked that!
For the first time attendee of a Car Audio Show,
It was more than i expected for an SQ Show.
Alot of great people, finally good to match names to faces, pitty i had to leave early but the Award Presentation was perfectly timed
Organisation was great, cars were awesome....and i got some pretty good feedback towards my install, mainly that my Deck is indeed crape and that I need to properly seal my Boston Midranges
Also hopefully with the adjustment of the tweeters to shoot abit higher than the listen'ers knees will make a big difference
It was more than i expected for an SQ Show.
Alot of great people, finally good to match names to faces, pitty i had to leave early but the Award Presentation was perfectly timed
Organisation was great, cars were awesome....and i got some pretty good feedback towards my install, mainly that my Deck is indeed crape and that I need to properly seal my Boston Midranges
Also hopefully with the adjustment of the tweeters to shoot abit higher than the listen'ers knees will make a big difference
QUOTE (muzzy66 @ Mar 31 2007, 10:39 PM)
There were a ton of sexy cars, including Poisoner's HQ (at least I think it's a HQ?), Antoni's SS, Marty's Silvia and Nathan's Valiant... but I always have a weaknes for BA GT's. Sue me
ITS A HZ!!!! HQ have crapper dashes and high beams are on the floor and windscreen wipers are on the dash. ummmm they dont have RTS suspension. but i forgive you im excited to hear what ur car can achieve with all drivers installed. when mad89 was down an amp pre season it sounded like ass. but u managed to tune it to somthing that was infact competitive. well done. QUOTE (data_mine @ Mar 31 2007, 11:22 PM)
Oh Muzzy, it's a BF (not BA) they look better (a IMO more aggressive kit)
i think it definatly looks more agressive. exhaust sounds awesome too. QUOTE (muzzy66 @ Mar 31 2007, 11:59 PM)
That's right, the BF have different alloy and body-ki don't they?...I should have bloody picked that!
GET ON THE BALL MATE!!!!! hahah. no really. tis ok.
QUOTE (muzzy66 @ Mar 31 2007, 11:59 PM)
That's right, the BF have different alloy and body-ki don't they?...I should have bloody picked that!
Yeah, kit and alloys - as well as colour choices. But you really need to be a Ford nut to pick the differences. I am the only owner of a BF GT-P in that colour (Ego). Ford have made it a BF2 colour so I guess there'll be some copy cats. I've already seen two GT's in Ego now. I'll always be the first.
Again great day.
Nice convenient location for out of staters such as my self. Federal HWY out of Canberra, Hume HWY (aka M5) from south of Goulburn to The River Road, and you're there.
The Only Downside is that there isnt any proper photos of my boot install
Great day guys! nice turnout and perfect weather! what a nice spot for fishing! heard some nice cars in AM street that are sounding great, and can improve fast with some small tweaks, keep it up guys.. Only judged the Pro Street cars that day, so hats off to Mike, Pete and Paul(mazda) for the long day judging AM class in all those sunbaking cars.
QUOTE (MRVJ @ Apr 1 2007, 02:29 AM)
The Only Downside is that there isnt any proper photos of my boot install
Yeah I think for the next round we might get shots of each car as they compete.
oh, can you re-explain what the encouragement award is again...i was zoned out until i heard my name lol
QUOTE (MRVJ @ Apr 1 2007, 04:17 AM)
oh, can you re-explain what the encouragement award is again...i was zoned out until i heard my name lol
Well I've often heard people say you win an encouragement award when you are too hopeless to win anything else
Now I'm of the opinion that this is total and utter bollocks. To me, an encouragement award is given to a new person or an in-progress car that impresses the judges. They then in turn encourage you to progress with it, tinker with it and attend as many events as possible because it will have a big future.
We were suitably impressed with your car and hence we encourange you to keep going with the project. As Morris Iemma would say; There is more to do, but you're heading in the right direction.
In plain English; Hurry up and finish the damn Val because we cannot wait to see the finished product!!!
hahah!
Let me get my licence first, but fixing the midbass and changing HU is on the cards
the Hertz Tweeters and X-Overs really do sound great
Let me get my licence first, but fixing the midbass and changing HU is on the cards
the Hertz Tweeters and X-Overs really do sound great
Oki doki
Time for me to put up my pictures, now let me say i took most of these at the start of the day and realised that my battery was almost dead. So i brought it out at other times but didnt get too many snaps. No i dont have gaylove for jonno, he just parked next to me and i felt sorry for him using a phone for pictures.
Anywho enjoy, some others will be posted up in my Install thread.
Ive got most of the plates but like rick msg me if you want them taken out.
Cheers
POI.ZNR's left Door
POI.ZNR's Sub Box
POI.ZNR's Sub Box Again
POI.ZNR's right Door
SQYOOT Front Shot
The Mammoth CAA Turn Out
Again
Mad89's Corollva
More Earth than a Dump Truck
My VS & SQ YOOT
The Early Risers
Team Loud & Clear on the Left, My VS, SQ YOOT and Edwyn's WRX to the Right
VS & YOOT
DIRTY VS (Sun Light Shot)
Hmm v8
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1012.jpg[/img]
Jonno fighting with his sunnies
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1010.jpg[/img]
Teh Trayz0r
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1009.jpg[/img]
Teh Cabinz0r
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1008.jpg[/img]
SQ YOOT Batt Setup
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1007.jpg[/img]
Relfections, well ill have to make a big post up about that
Too many of them!
Time for me to put up my pictures, now let me say i took most of these at the start of the day and realised that my battery was almost dead. So i brought it out at other times but didnt get too many snaps. No i dont have gaylove for jonno, he just parked next to me and i felt sorry for him using a phone for pictures.
Anywho enjoy, some others will be posted up in my Install thread.
Ive got most of the plates but like rick msg me if you want them taken out.
Cheers
POI.ZNR's left Door
POI.ZNR's Sub Box
POI.ZNR's Sub Box Again
POI.ZNR's right Door
SQYOOT Front Shot
The Mammoth CAA Turn Out
Again
Mad89's Corollva
More Earth than a Dump Truck
My VS & SQ YOOT
The Early Risers
Team Loud & Clear on the Left, My VS, SQ YOOT and Edwyn's WRX to the Right
VS & YOOT
DIRTY VS (Sun Light Shot)
Hmm v8
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1012.jpg[/img]
Jonno fighting with his sunnies
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1010.jpg[/img]
Teh Trayz0r
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1009.jpg[/img]
Teh Cabinz0r
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1008.jpg[/img]
SQ YOOT Batt Setup
[img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/Deftone2k/CAASQ%20R1/CAASQR1007.jpg[/img]
Relfections, well ill have to make a big post up about that
Too many of them!
LEAVE MY DOORS OUT OF THIS!!!!!
Can't wait to see that enclosure when she is all finished. Should look (and hopefully sound) fantasic!
wow, looks like an excellent turn-out guys - keep up the good work in nsw!!
good to see u got up there jono, we can say it was my amp that made the difference, lol. i have little doubt that with the work u and ric are putting in, that beast will be hard to beat at the next round.
*there are some very clean looking engine bays/power cable set-ups in there, nice.
good to see u got up there jono, we can say it was my amp that made the difference, lol. i have little doubt that with the work u and ric are putting in, that beast will be hard to beat at the next round.
*there are some very clean looking engine bays/power cable set-ups in there, nice.
It is perculiar how every one of the cars installed by us have a similar battery and earthing kit setup hey?!
Exactly why I was surprised when people asked me who did my engine bay.
I was like "cmon! Stinger zero guage, lots of aluminium, a thousand ground cables, optima battery bigger then my head.. where else could it have come from!"
Don't worry Marty, I still always give you full credit for flawless work in the engine bay
I was like "cmon! Stinger zero guage, lots of aluminium, a thousand ground cables, optima battery bigger then my head.. where else could it have come from!"
Don't worry Marty, I still always give you full credit for flawless work in the engine bay
QUOTE (Fhrx @ Apr 1 2007, 06:05 PM)
It is perculiar how every one of the cars installed by us have a similar battery and earthing kit setup hey?!
yet each battery setup is unique?
youve set a trend Marty. i credit you with the inspiration of improving my electrical grounds, and the smart use of aluminium
QUOTE (POI.ZNR @ Apr 1 2007, 07:54 PM)
i credit you with the inspiration of improving my electrical grounds, and the smart use of aluminium
agreed. even tho mine wasnt a 'Fhrx Special'
inspiration was drawn from martys cars and examples. however i just had to add my own touches to it, so its not a direct copy
eg: cable clips, polished alum, copper bolts and *shock horror* aerpro cable instead of stinger
cheers marty, love ur work!
Well let's be realistic; we were certainly not the first people in the world to upgrade the battery and cables either...
I guess most ideas these days in cars are passed down from generation to generation (so to speak).
I guess most ideas these days in cars are passed down from generation to generation (so to speak).
QUOTE (Fhrx @ Apr 1 2007, 05:35 PM)
Can't wait to see that enclosure when she is all finished. Should look (and hopefully sound) fantasic!
i am so pleased to get such good feedback about my "under construction interior" i also look fwd to finishing sub box. let the sanding begin.
QUOTE (~Spyne~ @ Apr 1 2007, 05:52 PM)
wow, looks like an excellent turn-out guys - keep up the good work in nsw!!
good to see u got up there jono, we can say it was my amp that made the difference, lol. i have little doubt that with the work u and ric are putting in, that beast will be hard to beat at the next round.
good to see u got up there jono, we can say it was my amp that made the difference, lol. i have little doubt that with the work u and ric are putting in, that beast will be hard to beat at the next round.
thanks Adam. im enjoying ur old amp alot. cant fault it... yet.
QUOTE (Fhrx @ Apr 1 2007, 08:34 PM)
I guess most ideas these days in cars are passed down from generation to generation (so to speak).
dont make me feel so young! im 20 and my car is 28. i wanna be a grown up!
yeh, im going to install a grounding kit, ive got the tools, cabling and materials....but no time!
marty how much do u sell 0 guage per meter?
marty how much do u sell 0 guage per meter?
Sent you a PM about the most common ones champ.
What an excellent start to the new season in NSW .... Looks like you guys are in for a great year of competition!
Well done to everyone involved .... and great to see all the pictures coming out of it .... it's good to put more faces to names
Congrats Jono on your 3rd place and MRVJ on your encouragement award .... keep up the great work guys
Well done to everyone involved .... and great to see all the pictures coming out of it .... it's good to put more faces to names
Congrats Jono on your 3rd place and MRVJ on your encouragement award .... keep up the great work guys
thanks for that,
all i gotta say, is that you have been a great help so far in helping me make some right decisions with my setup
all i gotta say, is that you have been a great help so far in helping me make some right decisions with my setup
Who .... me?
good stuff up-state monkeys,what a relaxing area you choose too....................cors
sorry, i meant marty..
when i posted that alan, your post wasnt there lol
when i posted that alan, your post wasnt there lol
QUOTE (MRVJ @ Apr 1 2007, 11:19 PM)
sorry, i meant marty..
when i posted that alan, your post wasnt there lol
when i posted that alan, your post wasnt there lol
No worries Nathan
Glad to see so much positive feedback after round 1. It was my first time attending a car audio comp and while I wasn't planning on competing, I'm kind of glad I did, as I now have a much better idea of how much improvement my car has in terms of SQ, given the nature of my setup at the moment.
A big thankyou to FHRX for organising and coordinating the event, and to all the judges who took the time to listen to all the cars on the day. I had a great time meeting other audiophiles and learning more about car audio. Looking forward to round 2 now
A big thankyou to FHRX for organising and coordinating the event, and to all the judges who took the time to listen to all the cars on the day. I had a great time meeting other audiophiles and learning more about car audio. Looking forward to round 2 now
Yeah we will have more judges at the next one. Hence we can spend much more time with each competitor after each judgement to explain the systems issues.
Sounds good maybe we can take some pics as well, i dont mind taking pics for judges if required so that we can do a post up of each car that competed.
Its nice having other people take pics of your car as well because you get it from their perspective, not just the focus you probably would lean towards when taking photos of your own car!
Cant wait for the next round Great choice of venue too btw, was very impressed!
Its nice having other people take pics of your car as well because you get it from their perspective, not just the focus you probably would lean towards when taking photos of your own car!
Cant wait for the next round
Great choice of venue too btw, was very impressed!QUOTE (Fhrx @ Apr 2 2007, 12:11 AM)
Yeah we will have more judges at the next one. Hence we can spend much more time with each competitor after each judgement to explain the systems issues.
Looks like it was a really good day by all down there. Certainly looked like a good turnout from all the photo's.
Hopefully I'll make the next one and put faces to all the names
Hopefully I'll make the next one and put faces to all the names
Yeah we ran out of room at the shop last time!
my mate bring his torana down
he has a showy install, just need to put a sub in it and tune it for clarity.
he shares the same view as me....ALPINE FTW!
he has a showy install, just need to put a sub in it and tune it for clarity.
he shares the same view as me....ALPINE FTW!
I ventured down just to spectate, check out how it all works and hopefully listen to some proper SQ set-ups.
I'd like to thank all the people I met on the day for being so friendly, approachable and eager to let me have a listen to their cars. I missed out on listening to quite a few, but hope to get the chance next round.
It was fantastic day, very professionally run (Marty and his guys put in a huge effort, it's great to see such passion for this hobby)
I certainly learnt alot about car audio and how good it can actually sound, leaves me with plenty of work to do before I can actually enter in the next round, and gave me a great reference to work from SQ wise.
I'd especially like to thank POI.ZNR, data_mine and Team Loud & Clear for taking the time to listen to my car and offer some very helpful pointers and advice.
Thanks also to surefire, who took me thru a few great CD's worth of music I didn't even know existed, which gave me a whole new genre of music to sink my teeth into over the next few months, cheers mate, much appreciated.
All in all, the CAASQ NSW guys (and Girls) are a great bunch of people and are a very friendly group. Anyone thinking to come down to the next meet should go for it, you will be made to feel very welcome!
Awesome cars, Awesome systems, Awesome people.
Thanks!
I'd like to thank all the people I met on the day for being so friendly, approachable and eager to let me have a listen to their cars. I missed out on listening to quite a few, but hope to get the chance next round.
It was fantastic day, very professionally run (Marty and his guys put in a huge effort, it's great to see such passion for this hobby)
I certainly learnt alot about car audio and how good it can actually sound, leaves me with plenty of work to do before I can actually enter in the next round, and gave me a great reference to work from SQ wise.
I'd especially like to thank POI.ZNR, data_mine and Team Loud & Clear for taking the time to listen to my car and offer some very helpful pointers and advice.
Thanks also to surefire, who took me thru a few great CD's worth of music I didn't even know existed, which gave me a whole new genre of music to sink my teeth into over the next few months, cheers mate, much appreciated.
All in all, the CAASQ NSW guys (and Girls) are a great bunch of people and are a very friendly group. Anyone thinking to come down to the next meet should go for it, you will be made to feel very welcome!
Awesome cars, Awesome systems, Awesome people.
Thanks!
I know how you feel Wh33lzz, that was my first meet aswell...very very easy to get into the rhythm of the day
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