[SIZE="5"]SQ segment of the competition:[/SIZE]

2 Classes: Amateur and Pro

There will be 2 power classes for Amateur:
1-800
801-up

the reason why we jacked up the wattage limit by 200 watts was because during the past competitions, we've noticed that there are actually only a few systems that go down 600w. this increases the level of competition within the wattage classes

what class will i be?

if this will be the competitors' first time to join an audio competition, then he is qualified as an amateur. Any entry who has entered a competition such as EMMA, IASCA, KACompetition or other shows and has placed will automatically be moved to the pro category. Amateur competitors will also be given the option to elevate him/herself to the pro category.

several aspects of your total system will be scrutinized. basic system checks such proper connections to the left and right channels will be important. anyone who fails the initial test will not be judged further. other areas of the totality of the competitors sound system will also be checked such as installation integrity, safety... etc.

for the amateur category, it shall be one seat judging.
the once the competitor turns the car over to be judged, he/she is not allowed to change ANY settings when judging starts.
please take note that for both amateur and pro sections, the center image should be located in the middle of the dashboard and not the middle of the driver's listening position.

the competitor can opt to join the installation judging or not. once joining the installation segment, the competitor stands to be considered as a contender for the best overall system.

best overall system will mean that the competitor has achieved a high total when both installation and SQ scores have been added.

penalties:
should the competitor be late for registration, a penalty of 10 points will be deducted from the total score.

since this will be a point system for both competitions (additional points will be awarded to the competitor who joins both competitions), for the points to be valid the winners of each class and category, they will still remain in their respective categories (amateur will still be amateur for the next competition).

There are limitations for any modifications of their systems:
1. they should stay within their previous wattage class
2. no increase in the speaker sizes
3. no additional components to be added (processors, speakers or amplifier)
4. change in power supply (battery, fusing, power cables) will be accepted
5. change in trunk layout is acceptable
6. headunit upgrade are acceptable
7. additional deadening is acceptable
8. changes in speaker placement is acceptable
9. number of components can be reduced but not added (from a multi amp to a single amp... et al)

these conditions have been considered since the time between the summer competition and the anniversary is significant and we'd rather not prevent competitors from doing minor upgrades. should the conditions mentioned above not be met, the competitor will either forfeit the accumulated points from the previous competition.

OR be deducted minor points (2 points each) for every component changed. but they must satisfy the conditions set in #1,2,3 and 9.

amendment to the rules...

it was clarified the polarity isn't much of an issue. so we can skip that test. lets go back to kindergarten and just go left and right balance checks. if the competitor fails that one... he's a total idiot.

sub categories with respect to the criteria for judging will be announced on the event itself.
we will be using the basic criteria in SQ. Imaging, Sound stage, tonality, dynamics... etc.