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12th May 2023Another Reason to Test a New Car Radio Before Purchasing

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Alpine, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Grand Cherokee SRT-8, Jeep, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, USB

Another Reason to Test a New Car Radio Before Purchasing

Though it only seems like last year, our 2019 article about the importance of test-driving a new car radio before buying is suddenly more important than ever. So let’s review some key factors and discuss a few new things you ought to test before purchasing a new radio for your car or truck. Test the Interface One of the most important reasons to try out a new car radio, Read more

17th Apr 2023Custom Car Audio with Lasers – Part 2

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, LightingTags: 2021, Bentley, Charger, CNC Engravers, CNC Lasers, College Station, Connecticut, Continental GT, Dodge, Florida, Greenwich, Indiana, Indianapolis, Installer Institute, Kansas, Kenwood, Lafayette, Lake City, Lasers, Louisiana, Mechanicsville, Nashville, Radios, Salina, Subwoofers, Tennessee, Texas, USB, Virginia

Custom Car Audio with Lasers – Part 2

In 2020, we looked at how laser engravers were changing how car audio systems were being built. The popularity of these solutions has grown at a stunning rate, making them a go-to tool for many shops around Canada and the United States. In this article, we’ll examine a few more examples of how expert fabrication specialists use lasers to cut and engrave plastics and other Read more

3rd Apr 2023Stop with the Cheap Car Radios

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Smartphone IntegrationTags: AAC, Ali Express, Alpine, Amazon, Android, Apple, Apple CarPlay, AVI, iPad, iPhone, iPod, JVC, Kenwood, Matroska, MP3, MP4, MPEG-2, Pioneer, QuickTime, Radios, Red Book, SiriusXM, Sony, WMA

Stop with the Cheap Car Radios

When you see the same conversations about a product dozens of times, it becomes very easy to recognize a pattern. Unfortunately, one topic in the car audio industry that has cemented itself in stone is the quality and reliability of Android and other cheap car radios. Having worked for one of the Japanese head unit manufacturers, I can tell you that developing a radio platform Read more

15th Jul 2022Car Audio Equipment Distortion Harmonics Add Unwanted Information

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Alpine, Digital Signal Processors, eXcelon, Kenwood, Mobile ES, Pioneer, Sony, Speakers

Car Audio Equipment Distortion Harmonics Add Unwanted Information

We’ve talked about audio component and speaker distortion a great deal. The reason for this is that distortion is one of the critical factors in quantifying the quality of an audio system. Components that add a lot of distortion take away from the realism of the listening experience, making the music blurred, muddy and unnatural. This article will follow an audio signal through Read more

8th Apr 2022What Do You Get with a Cheap Car Radio?

Categories: ARTICLESTags: Alpine, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, QuantAsylum, Radios, Sony, Stinger

What Do You Get with a Cheap Car Radio?

Buying a new car radio has been challenging for most of 2021 and so far in 2022. The scarcity of computer chips has made picking up a name-brand radio from Sony, Kenwood, JVC, Alpine or Pioneer difficult or impossible. If you have to have a new radio in your vehicle, you’ve had two choices: wait patiently or buy a less popular option. I’ve heard good things about the short-term Read more

14th Mar 2022Don’t Fix That Broken Factory Radio or Amplifier – Replace It!

Categories: ARTICLES, Backup Safety, Car Audio, Keyless Entry, LightingTags: 2013, Alpine, Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, JVC, Kenwood, Mercedes, Radios, Ram, Sony, WeatherTech

Don’t Fix That Broken Factory Radio or Amplifier – Replace It!

A few weeks ago, I was at Motron Automotive Electronics in London, Ontario, to return some vintage remote car starters I’d borrowed for an article. I was talking with Lee Campbell about the work the shop does. Aside from remote car starter installations and audio system upgrades, Motron specializes in finding solutions for vehicles where the factory-installed infotainment Read more

20th Dec 2021Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Toyota Tundra

Categories: INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation ProfilesTags: 2020, Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Audison, Connecticut, D'Amore Engineering, iHeartRadio, JBL, Kenwood, Milford, Pandora, Radios, Sound Deadening, SoundShield, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tidal, Toyota, Tundra

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Toyota Tundra

The owner of this 2020 Toyota Tundra contacted the team at Speed of Sound Technologies in Milford, Connecticut, to inquire about upgrading the stereo system in the vehicle. While it had the JBL sound system, the client wanted something that played louder and delivered better bass. Store owner Melinton Benavides discussed how to integrate the products the client had chosen into Read more

27th Oct 2021Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2008 Honda Civic

Categories: Car Audio, INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation Profiles, Remote Starter, Vehicle SecurityTags: 2008, AIS, Alpine, Arkansas, Civic, Compustar, Digital Signal Processors, Fayetteville, Honda, Kenwood, Powerstop, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, Skunks Racing, Speakers, Stinger, Subwoofers, The Audio Shop, Velsen

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2008 Honda Civic

Those of us who were teenagers in the ’80s and ’90s have fond memories of the car audio brands that helped shape the industry. For Tim Cooper, his brand of choice was Rockford Fosgate. Tim had a vision for a custom audio installation in his 2008 Honda Civic and set out to find a shop to create what he had in mind. After visiting many stores, he finally walked into The Audio Read more

1st Oct 2021Upgrading Your Car Audio System? Replace Your Radio If You Can!

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Alpine, AudioControl, Audison, iDatalink Maestro, Kenwood, Kicker, MOST, Nav-TV, PAC, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers, TOSLINK, Wavtech

Upgrading Your Car Audio System? Replace Your Radio If You Can!

If you’re upgrading the sound system in your car or truck, adding a subwoofer system is typically the first upgrade. From there, new speakers and an amplifier to power them are next. And most consumers should consider adding a digital signal processor to achieve the most realistic listening experience possible. Unfortunately, one item that is occasionally overlooked in creating Read more

10th Aug 2021How the Best Car Audio Installers Get Even Better

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: ARC Audio, AudioControl, BLAM, Brax, Compustar, DroneMobile, Focal, Helix, Illusion Audio, JL Audio, Kenwood, Kicker, Mobile Solutions, Mosconi, MSC, Orca Design, Rockford Fosgate, Sony Firstech

How the Best Car Audio Installers Get Even Better

If you’ve read any number of our articles here on BestCarAudio.com, then you know that we always suggest having your car audio upgrades installed by a professional. Unfortunately, finding an installer who has the training to execute your project efficiently is no easy feat. With that said, Mobile Solutions of Tempe, Arizona, has come up with a plan to elevate the skill level of Read more

9th Jun 2021Car Audio Myths: You Can’t Mix and Match Different Brands

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Alpine, Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Kenwood, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, Speakers

Car Audio Myths: You Can’t Mix and Match Different Brands

There’s a strange car audio myth that claims you can’t mix different brands of source units, speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and signal processors in the same audio system. While it might be fun for a distributor, sales representative or employee at a car audio retailer to do a one-brand build, chances are you’ll want to pick and choose from the different brands at the store Read more

5th May 2021Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder

Categories: Car Audio, INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation Profiles, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 2003, Alberta, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Audio Control, Focal, JL Audio, Kenwood, Red Deer, SoundShield, Toyota MR2

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder

The owner of this somewhat rare 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder contacted the team at Vibe Car Audio in Red Deer, Alberta, to inquire about upgrading the audio system. After talking with the client about her listening preferences, they inspected the vehicle to determine the best solution to meet her goal. Their proposal mixed a technology upgrade in the form of a new Kenwood Read more

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