I definitely agree with the notion that I myself am not ready for passing the test as it is structured or I would have. Thats undisputed.
Your trying to insist that even though we (the car audio industry) wrote this complete new addition to our testing criteria, its the newest latest greatest info that is up to date, just fresh of the technology pipeline and these are the things you should know how to do to be considered a master of your field. Albeit the study guides name is "The M.E.C.P. Master Installer Study Guide" Then write the test based on me knowing the material now, would have been great for us to have brushed up on the 85' c.b. builders tech guide, and the do it your-selfers guide to hand built passive crossover networks, but the study guide....don't worry too much about that....when we write the "REAL" Master Test, we will ask you questions about all that silly stuff.
The Study Guide is Much like a Mac G5 (or whatever is hot at the time you read this...next week it'll be different)
The test is like a pac-man console in the diner down the street.
Both very cool in their own respects I must say.
But only one relative to an ever changing technology market to be tested on.
What the hell does Pacman know about rocking out a remote start in a chevy pickup in less than 1/2 hour while preping a deck and pair in car #2 while preparing to build a set of fiberglass kick pannels while your installing the amprack and sub enclosure you built before the chevy truck early that morning... and tuning the system in car #3 your working on before lunch while the fiberglass cures, to multi task your day to get the 10 cars you have scheduled done and not be there till 12 at night.... or about A2DP Profiles or Imprint technology and how it affects your customers listening experience when your out selling the job with the new sales guy your store just got from circuit city that knows less about the gear than the customer does...
I guess if your can read the internet and memorize it then take the master test and pass it, then there you go...your Master Certified. God forbid you actually can remember how to wire 5 wire locks without looking at the instructions or asking questions every time you do them.... I know a "Master Certified" Installer that asks that very question every time.....hmmm... but he passed the "test". I know a "top 100" installer that refuse to build boxes and did so before he was chosen as such. Tell me that aint politics at its finest...but thats a whole other post.
Its my opinion on the validity of the test and its ability to test an installer to determine wether or not his writen and applicable knowledge pass the test on a master level. What kind of a test is one you can ultimately find the answers on the internet and cheat on it....how well does that raise the barometer of an installers skill level.
Don't the martial arts require a physical test of a persons craft to determine their abilities to preform their craft?
and as for Dr. Phil.... Its unfortunate to belittle someone as to "grow up" about a situation that was brought up by that same person, for positive input and to voice an opinion backed up by personal experience and reference material, not to be personally bashed. And as for your enemies?..............
It just sounds like a quick simple stab at a cliche' band-aid comment, more closely related to a punk ass kid poking a bee hive with a stick....it really didnt take too much intelligence to do, but could definitely leave you looking pretty stupid if you hung around too long and kept it up.
To have the balls to post the topic heading to turn some heads, you may not consider a "grown up" thing to do but it got your response on here. Btw, you never did mention of you yourself were master certified and or took that test Im referring to and passed or failed.
Im also posting this to recruit people that have passed the test for input, not merely stone(d) throwers....
I was the one that let you see in my glass house...and still .....with the rocks.
Well anyway, I would really support the idea that someone offer suggestions from an application and real world stand point either passing or failing the type of input that may offer a solution to the restructuring of this ******** test.