since someone was asking about this on another forum, i thought i'd just copy and paste my length response here, in case anyone was interested. basically someone asked if you could place high and get invited to finals without crazy fiberglass and a ton of video components.
for the big boys, you have 2 choices, totally outrageous, or totally stealth. thankfully you don't need to go all out with crazy fiberglass ****, if you don't want to. i was going to build my amp rack with fiberglass, but decided to take an old school approach to my install and build it all out of wood nobody takes the time to use math to calculate angles and what not, they just wrap it with fiberglass. not me, i'm making mine stronger, simpler, and basic. nothing flashy or fancy, just practical.
here's a breakdown of the score sheets:
all get 5 points for being an iasca member and displaying the logo on the vehicle.
street smart/pro, street X, ultra SQl, ultra Pro, and ultra X
277 points for sound quality:
1)tonal accuracy 100 pts
2)sound stage 65 pts
3)imaging 50 pts
4)sound linearity 30 pts
5)absence of noise 25 pts
6)ergonomics 4 pts
7)ergonomics bonus 3 pts
street and above all can get up to 277 points for the listening portion.
the installation section is where it is broken down differently.
street smart/pro
everything is either 0 or 5 points, nothing in between
system safety 35 pts
installation integrity 25 pts
the presentation score is part of installation judging, and is variable from 1-5 pts.
so for street smart/pro, there is possibility for 5 IASCA points, 277 for sound quality, 65 for installation judging, and up to 35 pts for SPL. that's 382 points possible, and none of it has to do with how the install looks.
for street X they add craftsmanship and attention to detail to the installation judgind for an additional 10 points possible. they also remove the "safety equipment not compromised" part of the system safety, so that removes 5 possible points. the total possible is 387, and only 10 have to do with how the system looks.
now the ultimate classes are where you have more to worry about.
they remove the "safe to operate while driving" block, which takes off 5 points. they also remove the "safety equipment not compromised", so that's another 5 points removed. but they add in a whole bunch of other stuff:
system integrity:
source unit 5 pts
amps 10 pts
speakers 10 pts
other devices 10 pts
they also add in cosmetic integration, for a possible of 40 pts.
craftsmanship is broken down, and adds up to 20 pts.
presentation scoring is 25 pts.
creativity is added, 20 possible for SQl, 30 for pro, and 50 for X.
they remove the SPL scoring for ultimate.
ultimate has many more things to be judged on. i am building up my truck based on the ultimate guidlines, but will be competing in the rookie classes. i am doing this because after a year in rookie, you have to move up to street. and it also means that i'll hit on all the judging criteria for the rookie class
here's the rookie class judging, broken down in detail:
SQ judging:
representing iasca 5 pts
tonal accuracy:
sub bass 1-10 pts
mid bass 1-10 pts
mid range 1-10 pts
high frequencies 1-10 pts
sound stage:
listening position 1-15 pts
width (stage) 1-15 pts
height (stage) 1-10 pts
imaging:
left 1-5 pts
left center 1-5 pts
center 1-5 pts
right center 1-5 pts
right 1-5 pts
sound linearity:
soft volume 1-10 pts
moderate volume 1-10 pts
loud volume 1-10 pts
absence of noise:
turn on/off noise 0 or 5 pts
floor noise/hiss 0 or 5 pts
alternator whine 0 or 5 pts
total SQ: 150 max
installation judging:
system safety:
battery properly vented 0 or 5 pts
safety equipment intact 0 or 5 pts
safe to operate while driving 0 or 5 pts
appropriate size wiring 0 or 5 pts
appropriate power wire fuse 0 or 5 pts
all wires protected properly 0 or 5 pts
all wires terminated properly 0 or 5 pts
installation integrity:
wiring 1-5 pts
source unit 1-5 pts
amps 1-5 pts
speakers 1-5 pts
other devices 1-5 pts
system presentation 1-5 pts
total for installation: 65 max
RTA: 30 max
SPL: 35 max
grand total: 285 max
if anyone wants further break down, let me know
for the big boys, you have 2 choices, totally outrageous, or totally stealth. thankfully you don't need to go all out with crazy fiberglass ****, if you don't want to. i was going to build my amp rack with fiberglass, but decided to take an old school approach to my install and build it all out of wood nobody takes the time to use math to calculate angles and what not, they just wrap it with fiberglass. not me, i'm making mine stronger, simpler, and basic. nothing flashy or fancy, just practical.
here's a breakdown of the score sheets:
all get 5 points for being an iasca member and displaying the logo on the vehicle.
street smart/pro, street X, ultra SQl, ultra Pro, and ultra X
277 points for sound quality:
1)tonal accuracy 100 pts
2)sound stage 65 pts
3)imaging 50 pts
4)sound linearity 30 pts
5)absence of noise 25 pts
6)ergonomics 4 pts
7)ergonomics bonus 3 pts
street and above all can get up to 277 points for the listening portion.
the installation section is where it is broken down differently.
street smart/pro
everything is either 0 or 5 points, nothing in between
system safety 35 pts
installation integrity 25 pts
the presentation score is part of installation judging, and is variable from 1-5 pts.
so for street smart/pro, there is possibility for 5 IASCA points, 277 for sound quality, 65 for installation judging, and up to 35 pts for SPL. that's 382 points possible, and none of it has to do with how the install looks.
for street X they add craftsmanship and attention to detail to the installation judgind for an additional 10 points possible. they also remove the "safety equipment not compromised" part of the system safety, so that removes 5 possible points. the total possible is 387, and only 10 have to do with how the system looks.
now the ultimate classes are where you have more to worry about.
they remove the "safe to operate while driving" block, which takes off 5 points. they also remove the "safety equipment not compromised", so that's another 5 points removed. but they add in a whole bunch of other stuff:
system integrity:
source unit 5 pts
amps 10 pts
speakers 10 pts
other devices 10 pts
they also add in cosmetic integration, for a possible of 40 pts.
craftsmanship is broken down, and adds up to 20 pts.
presentation scoring is 25 pts.
creativity is added, 20 possible for SQl, 30 for pro, and 50 for X.
they remove the SPL scoring for ultimate.
ultimate has many more things to be judged on. i am building up my truck based on the ultimate guidlines, but will be competing in the rookie classes. i am doing this because after a year in rookie, you have to move up to street. and it also means that i'll hit on all the judging criteria for the rookie class
here's the rookie class judging, broken down in detail:
SQ judging:
representing iasca 5 pts
tonal accuracy:
sub bass 1-10 pts
mid bass 1-10 pts
mid range 1-10 pts
high frequencies 1-10 pts
sound stage:
listening position 1-15 pts
width (stage) 1-15 pts
height (stage) 1-10 pts
imaging:
left 1-5 pts
left center 1-5 pts
center 1-5 pts
right center 1-5 pts
right 1-5 pts
sound linearity:
soft volume 1-10 pts
moderate volume 1-10 pts
loud volume 1-10 pts
absence of noise:
turn on/off noise 0 or 5 pts
floor noise/hiss 0 or 5 pts
alternator whine 0 or 5 pts
total SQ: 150 max
installation judging:
system safety:
battery properly vented 0 or 5 pts
safety equipment intact 0 or 5 pts
safe to operate while driving 0 or 5 pts
appropriate size wiring 0 or 5 pts
appropriate power wire fuse 0 or 5 pts
all wires protected properly 0 or 5 pts
all wires terminated properly 0 or 5 pts
installation integrity:
wiring 1-5 pts
source unit 1-5 pts
amps 1-5 pts
speakers 1-5 pts
other devices 1-5 pts
system presentation 1-5 pts
total for installation: 65 max
RTA: 30 max
SPL: 35 max
grand total: 285 max
if anyone wants further break down, let me know
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