What's the best way into the Car Audio Industry?S

[bassahaulic 155]

Simple as the title states, what's the best way into the industry?

I have been wracking my brain for over a year now, and it's the only career I want.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I will say this, it is not an industry to make big money in. There are only a small handful of people at the top of the industry that are really making it happen money wise. The market is flooded with cheap products, and the race to zero and ebay is driving that tidal wave of cheap cheap cheap. Top end brands have been falling one by one. It is an industry in flux at the moment, and I promise you the fun is sucked out of it once you are doing it for a job. I have been working in and around car audio in some fashion, on and off since 1996 and it has never once been my primary source of income.

[RAM_Designs 25]

I will say this, it is not an industry to make big money in. There are only a small handful of people at the top of the industry that are really making it happen money wise. The market is flooded with cheap products, and the race to zero and ebay is driving that tidal wave of cheap cheap cheap. Top end brands have been falling one by one. It is an industry in flux at the moment, and I promise you the fun is sucked out of it once you are doing it for a job. I have been working in and around car audio in some fashion, on and off since 1996 and it has never once been my primary source of income.

Congrats on 32k posts.

So what do you do besides car audio, and what all do you have your hands dipped into, audio wise?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I will say this, it is not an industry to make big money in. There are only a small handful of people at the top of the industry that are really making it happen money wise. The market is flooded with cheap products, and the race to zero and ebay is driving that tidal wave of cheap cheap cheap. Top end brands have been falling one by one. It is an industry in flux at the moment, and I promise you the fun is sucked out of it once you are doing it for a job. I have been working in and around car audio in some fashion, on and off since 1996 and it has never once been my primary source of income.

Congrats on 32k posts.

So what do you do besides car audio, and what all do you have your hands dipped into, audio wise?

I have been doing structural modeling and design as a career since about 2003, in some form or another. Audio wise, I sold it in a couple of different stores early on, installed for a bit, then managed two different shops during under grad, ran a couple of shows way back when, and since 2002 SSA. Yikes, just noticed the 32k.

To bass, I am not trying to poo poo your idea, just don't want people to think it is this big glamorous industry where people are rolling in it. The products have been so watered down. There is less and less original offerings and brands left.

[SpeakerBoy 64]

If ssa falls over, i'm starting a riot.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

If ssa falls over, i'm starting a riot.

It is so deeply rooted into my existence, I don't see it happening while I have a fighting chance.

[AirLFTN 7]

If ssa falls over, i'm starting a riot.

It is so deeply rooted into my existence, I don't see it happening while I have a fighting chance.

X2. Plus i have an SSA tattoo so we cant fall over

[Duran 387]

And I'll travel to NY, then to MD, and put a foot in two fella's asses.

[bassahaulic 155]

Hey, young me, you made it.