Hi guys! Well, let me tell you I represented the B15Sentra.net and Nissan community very well at two IASCA sound quality events this weekend. Here are the results.
As you know, each IASCA sound quality competition is comprised of 3 categories:
- sound quality
- system installation and integrity
- RTA and SPL
On Saturday, Augoust 14th 2004, I was at the FSE show at Ste-Pie de Bagot (Sanair Raceway) for the first ever Quebec IASCA SQ competition. It was a big triple point event! I finished 1st for sound quality and 3rd overall! It was my first time ever competing and I wasn't well prepared. I had just learned Friday night that there was the competion the next day... I didn't know we needed photo log books of the install and many little elements cost me points like not having rubber boots on my battery poles or capacitator poles, lumed wires up to the end, not more than 18 inches of wire from battery pole to fuse holder, upgrade the ground wire to the battery... The basic stuff that gets you no points (because it's either 5 or zero points). I also wasn't able to pull more than 127.8 db on the SPL (a max of 135 db gets you the full 35 points) so that didn't help either. And that's weird, because I have a JL Audio 12W6V2 sub driven by a JL Audio 500/1 monoblock amp (500W RMS) and people with less power were hitting 130 db... My grandma hits more than 128 db with her mouth!
I guess it's because the gains were set soooo low on my amp because I hate boomy bass and I didn't think there was an SPL portion in SQ competitions... There were only 5 points seperating me from 1st place overall, so that just goes to tell you how I killed in the sound quality portion.
On Sunday, Augoust 15th 2004, I was at the LimeStone City Sound-Off in Kingston, Ontario (St. Lawrence College) for a double point IASCA sound quality competition. There were alot more cars there including the season leaders in my class, rookie 601W+ class. Those boys had monster setups and competition was way tougher. People from USA were also there... I finished in the top 3 for sound quality and 4th overall with mention of excellence. Of course, I didn't have time to correct the installation integrity issues of the previous day, which didn't help. Another weird thing, I only did a 123 db in the SPL, so that cost me 12 points. When I think that only 9 points seperated me from 1st place, I know I would have killed if I had the SPL points...
So all in all, I'm more than happy for my first time ever competing against guys who've been around the block. The judges such as Jason Guay and IASCA people like Moe Sabourin all were impressed by my system and especialy how much sound quality it had compared to the rest. They said they talked about my ride all weekend and that with the minor fixes in the system integrity department and fix that SPL issue, I could take the world championship in a breeze. I remind you that my system is based in part on the 2003 IASCA SQ rookie 601W+ world champion (also a SpecV) with the same setup for sound stage up front and installed and tuned by the same people, team Precision Acoustics. I'll fix the minor issues this week and I'll be good to go.
Finaly, I wish to thank all of you for your constant support and positive feedbacks! It's great to have such a knowledgeful community here. Thumbs up!
As you know, each IASCA sound quality competition is comprised of 3 categories:
- sound quality
- system installation and integrity
- RTA and SPL
On Saturday, Augoust 14th 2004, I was at the FSE show at Ste-Pie de Bagot (Sanair Raceway) for the first ever Quebec IASCA SQ competition. It was a big triple point event! I finished 1st for sound quality and 3rd overall! It was my first time ever competing and I wasn't well prepared. I had just learned Friday night that there was the competion the next day... I didn't know we needed photo log books of the install and many little elements cost me points like not having rubber boots on my battery poles or capacitator poles, lumed wires up to the end, not more than 18 inches of wire from battery pole to fuse holder, upgrade the ground wire to the battery... The basic stuff that gets you no points (because it's either 5 or zero points). I also wasn't able to pull more than 127.8 db on the SPL (a max of 135 db gets you the full 35 points) so that didn't help either. And that's weird, because I have a JL Audio 12W6V2 sub driven by a JL Audio 500/1 monoblock amp (500W RMS) and people with less power were hitting 130 db... My grandma hits more than 128 db with her mouth!
I guess it's because the gains were set soooo low on my amp because I hate boomy bass and I didn't think there was an SPL portion in SQ competitions... There were only 5 points seperating me from 1st place overall, so that just goes to tell you how I killed in the sound quality portion.On Sunday, Augoust 15th 2004, I was at the LimeStone City Sound-Off in Kingston, Ontario (St. Lawrence College) for a double point IASCA sound quality competition. There were alot more cars there including the season leaders in my class, rookie 601W+ class. Those boys had monster setups and competition was way tougher. People from USA were also there... I finished in the top 3 for sound quality and 4th overall with mention of excellence. Of course, I didn't have time to correct the installation integrity issues of the previous day, which didn't help. Another weird thing, I only did a 123 db in the SPL, so that cost me 12 points. When I think that only 9 points seperated me from 1st place, I know I would have killed if I had the SPL points...
So all in all, I'm more than happy for my first time ever competing against guys who've been around the block. The judges such as Jason Guay and IASCA people like Moe Sabourin all were impressed by my system and especialy how much sound quality it had compared to the rest. They said they talked about my ride all weekend and that with the minor fixes in the system integrity department and fix that SPL issue, I could take the world championship in a breeze. I remind you that my system is based in part on the 2003 IASCA SQ rookie 601W+ world champion (also a SpecV) with the same setup for sound stage up front and installed and tuned by the same people, team Precision Acoustics. I'll fix the minor issues this week and I'll be good to go.
Finaly, I wish to thank all of you for your constant support and positive feedbacks! It's great to have such a knowledgeful community here. Thumbs up!
