Beating my head on the wall

nadams

Neighbor has a **** old Firebird with subs in it. Today, it appears he's trying to tune his system. All I've been hearing for the last 2 hours is frequency tests, and only for the subs. He's at the other end of the street and ratting my windows. Can't imagine how his direct neighbors feel.

He drives up and down the alley that borders my house at all hours of the day and night, booming his **** rap music. If I'm actually outside when he drives by, I make sure to give him a nasty stare. I'd yell, but he'd never hear me anyway. Oh, and his car sounds like it could drop all the body panels off at any moment. Constant buzz and rattle.

Sorry, I'm just venting... I know most folks down here in the Polk world don't have systems set up for that, or if you do, you don't spend hours blasting them in residential neighborhoods.

I guess I sort of feel better. I just keep waiting to hear a loud squelch and look out to see his car venting smoke from a burnt up amp or something.

ben62670

He is probably a nice boy who just likes to share his tunes. He'll grow out of it soon... hopefully. Those guys are the ones who usually get their systems stolen first:)
Seriously you could try to talk to the kid, and tell him, that at night it is just too much, and it even is annoying during the day. Could you please just back off the volume a bit. If you are just giving him dirty looks he is probably just laughing on the inside getting off on it. About 20 years ago I had just got my system going, and I was blasting some metalica real loud. I went by this guys house and he was mowing his lawn wearing hearing protection, and over 100' from me. He turned and looked at me started jumping up and down yelling. I couldn't hear him a bit, but I could feel the heat coming off his face. I thought that was the funniest thing. I chilled after cranking it for a few weeks, but ever time I went by his house I would kick it up a notch hoping he would come out jumping up and down. Does this kid live with his parents? If talking to him first doesn't work you could go talk to them.
Good luck.
Ben

nadams

A nice boy... A kid... he's older than I am and has a baby running around. But then, don't they all anymore? Just a way to get more welfare for his stereo gear.

I hate being responsible for my age some days.

cadenceclipse

yeah, screw it man. go get yourself couple 15s and show him how its done!

ben62670

nadams wrote: »

A nice boy... A kid... he's older than I am and has a baby running around. But then, don't they all anymore? Just a way to get more welfare for his stereo gear.

I hate being responsible for my age some days.

I don't get it. I still have that same system sitting here in my basement, and I have no desire to even install it. I can see cranking something once in a while, but it gets old quick.

TouchOfEvil

You can always report him if it's really bothering you. I use to be bad with cranking stuff in residential areas but eventually grew out of it at around 22ish lol. Now i hate them as if i had never done it before haha.:p

nadams

I had two Rockford Fosgate 15's in my Plymouth Voyager minivan when I was in HS. Only for a week or so, but they kicked **** . Also had a pair of 12's for the longest time. When I got my pickup I had a pair of 10's. Kept that set for a long time. They were more for filling out the bottom end of classic rock than blasting the hell out of the neighborhood.

I guess I'm trying to say, I know what he's doing, and I've been there... but it was years ago, and I never blasted for hours at a time parked in one spot. At his age? I find it quite irresponsible. Most of the cranked up music I listened to was bothering nobody but the deer and other wildlife out through the cornfields. But then, I had the advantage of living in the middle of nowhere, not in the middle of town.

Yeah, I probably could've called the cops, but chances are they would've said there was nothing they could do because it's the middle of the day. But seriously... rattling windows from 2 houses down???

tk421

lol.. get him interested in sound dampening and sound proofing. tell him it will increase his spl and reduce noise. hence.. louder! especially with the windows rolled UP. i crack over 110 DBs inside my car and it's like 50 outside (less than human voice)

Fongolio

I have 2 12's on a real 900 watt Alpine amp with a bunch of other stuff in my IROC but I never play it loud in any residential area. It's my ying and yang thing. All about quality sound at home and all about loud and proud in the car. I think it's very inconsiderate and totally self centered to play it loud at other peoples expense. Just too bad I'm in the minority as far as owners of big boom stereos go.

MacLeod

Im not defending this tool because I despise the guys that run around with their 18" flea market subs rattling sheet metal as they make all us car audio guys look bad - however he may not realize how loud it seems. Sub bass waves take a long way to form so it may actually be louder a couple house down the street than it is inside the car. Doesnt mean he couldnt use a good smack in the mouth for being inconsiderate to others tho.

Topper

just tell him his setup is awesome but your concerned that people might rip it off since he's making it too obvious . Tell him you already heard some of the neighborhood bad apples were already talking about it and all

Kinetic

we dont have that here