Q&A: Sound advice from experience.(not a question)?

Question by David: Sound advice from experience.(not a question)?
When building a sound system, in the end what it comes down to is a couple of things. Are you looking for extreme bass aka S.P.L.(sound pressure level) or S.Q.(sound quality). Second is how much money are you willing to invest in the sound system. My personal taste has changed during the years. I used to want nothing but bass back in my high school years. Now I want Dolby 6.1 digital, THX and Blue Ray DVD sound quality. And there are amps and processors out there for car audio that offer those options, the Dolby Processors, surround sound etc. What I'm about to state next is for everyone who reads this. A few tips from personal experience, for everyone. If you're going to have a shop install your sound system don't give them your address, if you have to, just give them a PO Box address. Sure they can look up your info just by your license plate, but don't just give them your address. I think there is a department you can call so that your info cannot be accessed by anyone. Also, it is possible to program more than one remote for you car's alarm when it is installed without you knowing about it, so be very very careful. Some car alarms have the feature where you can have the car honk it's horn letting you know how many remotes are currently programmed to operate your alarm. Number one mistake is taking or showing so called "friends" where you live. They memorize how to get to your house and jack your car later on. Insurance companies statistics show that 70% of the time it's someone you know who jacked your stereo. This may seem obsessive to some but you could install a small hidden camera aimed at your car. At least you'll see who did it and what they were driving. Trust me, the cops/detectives(dics) will NOT lift a finger for you if you did not see who took your car. Yeah, like the thieves are going to jack your car in front of you, facing the possibility of 10 years for grand theft auto. So your best bet is a high definiton hidden camera, bright motion activated flood lights. Another big mistake people make is, when you do find your car a couple of days later, DO NOT TOUCH THE CAR. Reason why, because the lazy cops will refuse to check for fingerprints if you touched it !! (Even though your fingerprints are already over the entire car!!) Also good auto insurance, Allstate is good w/covering car stereos. Make sure you notify the insurance company of everything you have installed on the vehicle aftermarket. Take pictures of everything and save the receipts for all of the products, make photocopies of the receipts also and keep them in a file cabinet. You can also have the subs frame and amplifiers engraved with your name and serial number. Never engrave your social security number of driver's license number on anything, they could steal your identity. This may sound like preaching but if you ever get your car jacked you're going to wish you had known all of this.


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Answer by Desert_Prince
Thanks for advice. Very useful.

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