From a Man’s Stand Point
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Topic: From a Man’s Stand Point
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Subject: From a Man’s Stand Point
Date Posted: June 24, 2004 at 9:30 PM
Hey Guys! It's Jen here.. I was just wondering, Does it intimidate guys when a girl has a system? Or if it's not intimidation what's up? I've got the loudest stereo in town and the guys just glare at me..
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Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: June 24, 2004 at 10:37 PM
Not really. Just would make me curious what you have-which looks pretty good. Heck i'd be interested in a chick that likes a loud radio. I dont see too many females deep into the audio hobby around my area. Maybe a different HU, but never all out with different speakers and subs. Maybe they are just jealous cuz your system rocks...and prolly, since that you dont see many females in the hobby, its invading "our" area. ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: xTimx
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 2:11 AM
its invading "our" area.
oooooooo ouch ><
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Posted By: jfk51502003
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 9:37 AM
ROLL-ON........DB
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 10:04 AM
Invading Our area.. ouch... that hurts.. yeah I am pretty loud but can't find a decent man..
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Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: jfk51502003
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 11:07 AM
WRONG NECK OF THE WOODS...I ASSUME...?CLEVELAND HAS A SPOT FOR YOU...
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 12:37 PM
i'd worry about someone stealin your stuff if they are staring you down like that. btw or are they staring at you???? ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 1:05 PM
I think its hot.
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 2:22 PM
What you need is to find a nice Canadian guy....... there are lots of us up here. Our population is way lower than the US and we actually have clean air and water, if you don't mind the occasional beaver and deer going through your yard..... Too bad that we do not have more women in competition, I am lucky to have a couple of good female customers that enjoy their music (one to the point that the entire town enjoys it as well).
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Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 2:28 PM
forbidden wrote:
What you need is to find a nice Canadian guy....... there are lots of us up here. Our population is way lower than the US and we actually have clean air and water, if you don't mind the occasional beaver and deer going through your yard..... Too bad that we do not have more women in competition, I am lucky to have a couple of good female customers that enjoy their music (one to the point that the entire town enjoys it as well).
hey, we have deer here too 
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 4:16 PM
God, there are to many deer here in Iowa. Its a death trap in the fall, lots of people really hurt there cars hitting a deer at 60mph- that'd be like 100kph for you up north. I'd like to see more girls with stereos. Maybe they don't know what its like to be in a car with a good system.lol ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 25, 2004 at 4:36 PM
Oh boy, here come all of the lonesome guys.
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Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: June 26, 2004 at 1:14 PM
Lol, I don't think that they are going to jump me and steal my stereo.. but they refer to it here as "dykish" and that I am just trying to be one of the guys
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Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: June 26, 2004 at 6:41 PM
If only our other half's understood car audio as you do.......
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Posted By: lspker
Date Posted: June 26, 2004 at 8:48 PM
It's nice see girls, ops, I mean women in this area. We find there are two kinds, the ones with good stereo's, and the kind that let their boyfriends/Tim Horton installer seperate their money from them. The first group is great, they know what they have and what they want and have "researched" and don't let their ego's get in the way of good decisions. The second group, we tend to loose, they've been taken advantage of ( I was going to use another term) and are gun shy. Its amazing what a collection of junk they can come up with, and how lucky they are that their car hasn't burnt. In our shop, we tend to do a little extra for the female. ( no, because they are more loyal ) As "pro's" in the field we need to make sure to treat them right, they are our last big market to tap. We started training a female installer at one time, we would like to see more.
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: June 27, 2004 at 2:27 AM
forbidden wrote:
If only our other half's understood car audio as you do.......
I'm not quite sure how to take that.. is that smart @$$ed or not? ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: June 27, 2004 at 2:33 AM
Girls are the second group... Women... lol are the first.. But, i totally understand what you are saying about the second group.. Though.. I do blame them somewhat.. because of the fact that the info is out there they just don't want to look for it.. It's cool that you guys do "a little extra" for them b/c of the inexperience .. I wish I could find schooling or a "trainer" to hone my skills in the car installation field... I would really like to do that as a job for now until I get out of school... but who knows... I'll just continue to do it in my drive way for now :o)... Just wish there was a guy around here, ok let me rephrase that.. a decent guy... with the same hobby as me... ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: Chad7n7
Date Posted: June 28, 2004 at 1:04 AM
hmmmmm.........Might not be staring at you because of the stereo, Ever took that into consideration?? And I have to also agree with Rob.......If only our other halves understood............lol, my wife just know that the seats rumble and it "bumps", lol. Six thousand dollars and it bumps, hehe, If only she knew -------------
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: June 28, 2004 at 8:30 PM
Six thousand dollars.. what do you have in ur trunk?
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Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: June 28, 2004 at 10:35 PM
forbidden wrote:
What you need is to find a nice Canadian guy.......
Let the leg humping begin . . .  J/K
Regards
EVIL Teken . . .
Posted By: Greg S
Date Posted: June 29, 2004 at 10:15 AM
dbdraggirl wrote:
I wish I could find schooling or a "trainer" to hone my skills in the car installation field... I would really like to do that as a job for now until I get out of school...
It's possible to do just not common. Over 15 years I only had three women work for me and one of them was my girlfriend, she used to take great fun embarassing guys on the street when she took my car out and they would try to bump their system with a girl in the car with them and hers was louder. Unfortunately some of the not so feminine comments have a little merit as one of the others was a lesbian, great worker but she was more 'one of the boys', her partner was the feminie type. Last one was one of the best sales people I ever had. Young guys thought she was cute and if they didn't know what she was talking about would just agree so as not to seem stupid about a guy thing and the female cusotmer loved her as they didn't feel like they were being pressured by a guy. Only ever had two customers be rude because they were girls and both were pretty quick to get out after I got at them, I don't like rude people and sure as hell won't have my employees put up with them. OK I'll stop rambling now.:) ------------- Greg Stoddard
Posted By: Chad7n7
Date Posted: June 30, 2004 at 10:07 PM
Six thousand dollars.. what do you have in ur trunk? Well.......where to start, lol, Kenwood Excelon HU, Zapco SX-SL preamp/processor, Zapco 750 on four Cerwin Vega 12s, Zapco 200 on left side/Zapco 200 on right side.Both running mixed/mono to a set of MB Quart Q-series components in fornt and a set of Q-series midbass in rear........ I think that covers pretty much the most of it, lol, Just the symbalink cables in my truck are close to 300 dollars worth!! -------------
Posted By: maglin
Date Posted: June 30, 2004 at 10:53 PM
*chuckles* i have an ITTY BITTY sound system in my 69. no room up in the front for any speakers what so ever, maybe in teh door panels, with much modifcation. in the back seat, which is actually just a luggage shelf, i put a 400 watt lightning audio doo-icker amp, with a pair of 8s, along with a pair of stock 6x9s from a mazda something of the other, running off my CD player... hell, it took about freakin 3 hours to take out the old Mono channel AM radio, cut the hole bigger, custom make a bay, and install my POS Awia cd player in it... and i'm bloody estatic. haha. *enjoys being able to have a reasonable conversation without shouting with lady passengers* i mean... leave shouting for fights, not for cruisin down the strip. and yes... that POS you saw in my other post DOES have a sound system in it now... i'm waiting for the engine to come back from teh machinists, and i'm slowly doing the bump and grind... systems however, are a love of mine, and so i can honestly say that my project car may not run, but the damn sound system works... if you rig a batter in the engine compartment... ~~Dan Lansing MI www.ctdg.org/dan/hobby/carphotopage.html
Posted By: GalpinAudio
Date Posted: July 01, 2004 at 10:10 AM
Hey dbdraggirl where do you live? I've got an trainee/intermediate opening here in So.Cal, I think it would be awsome to have a woman installer in the bay.
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Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: July 06, 2004 at 9:01 AM
You guys are awesome, not only was all of this quite an ego boost, but it actually helped my reactions on the street.. now when I pull up to guys who continue to stare I cup my ear like I can't hear them and smile.. I think I am actually agitating them more now lol.. oh well.. I know where my support is!! Hope to see some of you at competitions!!! If all goes like I want it to I will be trying to compete at World Finals Next Year!!!!
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Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: July 06, 2004 at 11:15 PM
Post us some pics, db. This has been a fun thread to follow.
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Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: July 07, 2004 at 3:40 AM
Lol, yeah it has been quite interesting I didn't acutally expect to get such a response.. lol... Pics of what? me or my ride?
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Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: GalpinAudio
Date Posted: July 07, 2004 at 9:53 AM
Yeah, post pics... of your ride AND you
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Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: July 07, 2004 at 10:16 AM
Both would be neat, please :D ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: July 07, 2004 at 6:21 PM
I can probably get pics up this weekend.. of me AND my ride lol.. **What do you do when the old people pull up next to you and just shake their heads and get angry???** ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: lspker
Date Posted: July 07, 2004 at 8:33 PM
Pretend to take out my hearing aid and turnning up its volume.
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: July 08, 2004 at 11:34 AM
Smile and wave. or It may be time to sound deaden your ride, but i like the first one..its free ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: markcars
Date Posted: July 08, 2004 at 12:37 PM
I haven't yet see a car driven by a girl with a real sound system but that could be my fault.
Anyway, just a tiny word of wisdom, please do not damage your ears with all your successful competitions. Health is wealth.
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: July 09, 2004 at 8:38 PM
The weekend's here, db...you gonna get those shots for us? Pose with your system, like the Ridgid girl. Or without it, either way... ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 5:36 PM
Made a new post for the pics guys!!! ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: July 17, 2004 at 2:31 AM
Pics are in the Car Audio Forum!!! Sorry it took so long!!! ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: slicksam
Date Posted: July 18, 2004 at 8:29 PM
actually turns me on!!......where you live sweety?.....wanna date?......LOL Keep it cranked Later Slicksam
Posted By: TownAndcountry
Date Posted: July 18, 2004 at 8:46 PM
I say let em stare, its odviously "speaker" envy. I WISH we had women around here who were interested in car audio. So, hats off to you. And remember, real men dig chics with nice stereo systems, bottom line. -T&C
Posted By: GalpinAudio
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 10:03 AM
Hey DB what ever happened to the pics of you??? Were still waitin. ------------- Never Let Those Who Say It Cant Be Done Stand In The Way While You Do It!
Posted By: dbdraggirl
Date Posted: August 04, 2004 at 9:14 AM
Galpin Audio~ Lol, yeah I am doing the finishing touches on my new install today around 5 and I took pics with my car so I will get them on here asap alright? I'll make a new post when i get um up ------------- Girls can do anything guys can do!!
2~12" Kove Armageddon Z's
US Amps 2000x
US Amps 4300x (mids & highs)
US Amps X2R Crossover
Clarion DXZ745MP
2~Kove 5 1/4" KC Components
CompuStar Alarm :o)
Posted By: slicksam
Date Posted: August 04, 2004 at 8:10 PM
hey dbdraggirl, you are very popular around here......39 responds and 952 views......wonder what the 952 men..(oops) i mean views are all about? You or the sound system?.........LOL Take care Slicksam
Posted By: mj239air
Date Posted: August 05, 2004 at 8:56 PM
hey dbdraggirl what ever happened to the pics you were going to post? we are all anxiously waiting to see the results!!! oh and of course we all want to see the woman behind all the work as well!!
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: August 05, 2004 at 10:05 PM
I haven't talked with her online in awhile...so i have no clue whats goin on...im interested in a nice shot with the lady and her system at her side.
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Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: August 08, 2004 at 5:58 PM
WRT females.. from motor age magazine.. one of the writers.. "Despite changing times, despite the fact that the number of cylinders and the average horsepower may have changed, these kids love their cars and trucks every bit as much as we loved ours, and we should be out there looking for them, actively recruiting them into the industry that keeps those cars and trucks running at peak performance. It took more than a month for all this to register, and I’m not sure it would have registered even then if I hadn’t taken my “new” Lincoln out to see just what it would do. Rocketing down the freeway at speeds I would be embarrassed to share with you, I noticed one of these little “tuners” right alongside me. The faster I went, the faster she went – until four extra cylinders and exponentially more horsepower took the contest out of her reach. After we smiled and waved each other off I started to think about whether she had worked on that little car herself. If she hadn’t, I wondered why we weren’t working on it. And if she had, I wondered what I have to do to interest her in coming to work for me.
She had the passion. I have the opportunity. And, nowhere is it written that if Mr. Toad rides again he has to ride alone." https://www.motorage.com/motorage/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=85600 Thoughts? Jim
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