For the first thing: Proof? where was this conducted? was it even in a car? ect. Not saying youe not right, (cause you probably are) but fair go.
Sorry, My mistake it was 180.5db, and was done using all pioneer products, this is currently the WORLD RECORD.
secondly: No i havent been into to talk to every single sales person at chain stores across the country to see weather they know there stuff because you dont have to.
But you just assume that none of them know anything? thats just stupid man, and most of the time, there is one person at anyone time in a chain store that will have a huge knowledge base of product and audio, wether it be a sales person or a installer.
First a question for you stick. Have you indervidualy tested every single different brand and type of speaker/sub/amp that you have for sale in real car situation to see how good/clear/crisp/bassy it sounds before you recomend it to someone?
if you are asking if i have tested all the product in my store, then i can say yes, and that is where i draw as to what to recommend to a customer, but if you are talking about every product available on the market, then that is a definate no, i think you would be hard pressed to find anyone who could say yes to that. When i recommend something for a customer, there a many factors involved in that decision, i dont have a set brand which i try and sell.
Lastly, how can people who work at chain stores like yours ever know what really good is if they are limited to what the store will accualy supply? I recomend you buy these mtx's because they are the best thing you can buy at "Insert cheap big chain car audio name here* even though X brand is better but we dont stock them and i have to make my quota so i wont tell you that so you will buy this second rate stuff that has a massive mark up.
Its not about making a "quota" as you say, if a customer comes into my store, they are there to buy something, you then go about finding out what they want, and if you dont have what they want, they will go else where, i dont know about you, bu if i went to but something that i wanted, and was offered a crappy variant of that product, theres no way i would, and its stupid for you to assume that people are going to do that.
Also, ill ask you that question about your "mate" from car tunez, how can he know what is good if he is limited to what he can supply? has he heard every product on the market? i dont think so.
For the record i can be an idiot. I know very little about car audio. Have never worked in a shop that has/sells car audio and all my knowlage has been from friends in the business. I recomend listening to stick cuz he knows far more about car audio than i do but he can be alittle bias as we all can be to.
I dont come on here to sell shit, i give my two cents and if people have an objection to that, thats cool, everyone has their own opinions.