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MEA Specialist Retailer, 'Riverside Customs' played host to Round Five of the MEA Victorian Soundoff Series in May and what a fantastic event it was. Braving the cold early morning start competitors began rolling in from 8:00am with some travelling from as far as Adelaide to be part of the event. Riverside's large complex was the perfect location for such an event despite possibly acting as a 'bass trap' (more on this later).

MEASQ saw a record turnout, with 39 entrants including the Show class category. This is one of the biggest turnouts for MEASQ and just goes to show the popularity of sound quality competitions once more and the reach MEA has.

Official MEASQ Results (Victorian 2011 Season Leaderboard)

Novice Class:
1st – Anthony Persello (LOUDA1) – 2003 Mitsubishi Magna Wagon (118 pts)
2nd – Josh Morrison – 2003 Holden Statesman (104 pts)
3rd – Troy Duffin (atmo) – 2010 Ford Focus XR5T (98 pts)
4th – Tim Carson – 1998 Ford Falcon Wagon (96 pts)

Intermediate Class:
1st - Daniel Henderson (The Toad) – 2008 Nissan Navara (126 pts)
2nd – Billy Kirpis (Deedrah) – 2001 Subaru Liberty (125 pts)
3rd – Malcolm Morton (Sirmal) – 2002 Mazda Familia (124 pts)
4th – Tim Blencowe (Timm3h) – 1999 Audi A4 (122 pts - Countback)
5th – Brian Smith (Nemesis5000) – 2001 Holden Calais International (122 pts - Countback)
6th – Tim Parsons (Grub73) – 1994 EF Falcon XR6 (119 pts)
7th – Michael Herbert – 2004 VZ Commodore SV6 (114 pts)

Advanced Class:
1st - Alan Sornig (Sierra) – 1995 EF Falcon XR6 (120 pts)
2nd – Damian Tennent (Damo95) – 2001 VX Commodore Wagon (118 pts)
3rd – Adam Boyer (Spyne) – 2007 Ford Focus (117 pts)
4th – Brian French (frogslapper) – 1999 VT Commodore (115 pts)
5th - Jay Standerwick (Mr_Jay_S) – 1990 BMW 318i (111 pts)
6th – Sara Clissold (SoJuicy) – 1996 Nissan 180 SX (107 pts)
7th – David Bridges – 2008 Toyota Aurion TRD (105 pts)
8th – Mario Pansino – 1964 XM Falcon Futura (102 pts)
9th – Callum Martin (Big-Valven) – 2003 Mazda 6 (100 pts)
10th – Beau Linn (bobo333) – 1998 VT Commodore Wagon (97 pts)

Expert Class:
1st – Mark French (Frankston Car Audio) – 2009 Honda Civic (119 pts)
2nd – Richard Mar (shiny_car) – 2006 Alfa Romeo GT (118 pts)
3rd – Simon Farrugia (SSvAuDii) – 2007 Audi A4 (112 pts)
4th – Simon Tremlett (Pulse-R) – 2001 Nissan N16 Pulsar (111 pts)
5th – Danny Zielin (Fury) – 2001 Volkswagen Bora (107 pts – Countback)
6th – Willy Lin – 2008 Audi S3 (107 pts – Countback)
7th – Sam Pansino (XRQTOR) – 1996 Maxda RX7 (107 pts – Countback)
8th – Marc Rushton (Marc) – 2006 BMW X5 (98 pts)
9th – Ryan Bickley (ryzaa) – 1989 Ford Laser (66 pts)

Show Class:
1st – David Bridges – 2008 Toyota Aurion TRD (90 pts)
2nd – Darryl Launer (Daz) – 1997 Ford Transit (70 pts)
3rd – Mario Pansino – 1964 XM Falcon Futura (69 pts)
4th – Brian French (frogslapper) – 1999 VT Commodore (63 pts)
5th - Daniel Henderson (The Toad) – 2008 Nissan Navara (59 pts)
6th – Willy Lin – 2008 Audi S3 (47 pts)
7th – Callum Martin (Big-Valven) – 2003 Mazda 6 (42 pts)
8th – Sara Clissold (SoJuicy) – 1996 Nissan 180 SX (37 pts)
9th – Sam Pansino (XRQTOR) – 1996 Maxda RX7 (21 pts)

Judges Choice: – David Bridges
Encouragement Award: – Simon Farrugia

This event also saw the launch of MEA's BASS Battle SPL Competition format, which was very well received and also a complete success. For the remainder of the 2011 season we will be tweaking the format to best suit Australian competitors, with a view to rolling out BASS Battle throughout Australia in 2012. A highlight of the day was Ross Davies' Granny Walker, producing a staggering 170db+ - just to see those numbers on a Termlab screen was awesome!

We trialled broadcasing from the BASS Battle lanes also at this event, which was semi-successful but with some technical upgrades for the next events spectators from around the country will be able to watch the event unfold on their screens.

Official BASS Battle Results

Street Beat Class A:
1st – Preston Hughes (140.4dB @ 51Hz)
2nd – Callum Martin (135.0dB @ 46Hz)

Street Beat Class B:
1st – Pham Nguyen (145.6dB @ 57Hz)
2nd - Daniel Int Hout (140.4dB @ 50Hz)
3rd - Scott Neill (140.0dB @ 38Hz)
4th - Billy Kirpis (139.2dB @ 44Hz)
5th - Trent Britnell (138.1dB @ 46Hz)
6th - Nicholas Hoar (138.0dB @ 50Hz)
7th - Michael Llanos (137.0dB @ 51Hz)
8th - Tim Carson (131.5dB @ 50Hz)
9th - Matthew Jones (128.9dB @ 48Hz)
10th - Anthony Bocchetti (128.9dB @ 50Hz)

Street Beat Class C:
1st - Willy Lin (139.6dB @ 51Hz)

Ultimate Class - Novice:
1st - Steve Laughton (156.8dB @ 39Hz)
2nd - Anthony Persello (149.2dB @ 35Hz)
3rd - Nikki Lllano (140.2dB @ 41Hz)
4th - Daimen Moreland (137.5dB @ 46Hz)

The only downer on the event was the alleged cracking of two windows on a neighbouring building due to the amount of bass from competitors. We remain sceptical that this was the cause of the cracking however in fairness MEA in conjunction with Phoenix Gold Australia and RM Audio have organised a fundraiser to raise money to cover the replacement of the windows for Riverside Customs. Click here for more information.

Overall, what a massive success enjoyed by all who attended. The next event is scheduled for 16th July @ Phatt Audio Concepts in Braeside, Victoria. Keep an eye on the website for more details.

Full Results, Reflections and Results Discussion Thread.