Every now and then, a car audio company creates a product that shakes the industry and redefines the benchmark for features and performance. We prefer to avoid terms like ground-breaking and revolutionary – but sometimes they can’t be avoided. On the Of Sound Mind test bench this week we have the new ARC Audio ID10T-32 PRO car audio … [Read More...]
Test Drive Reviews
Test Drive Review: ARC Audio ARC 1000.4 4-Channel Amp & IPS 8.8 DSP
Looking at the specifications and features of an amplifier rarely tells the entire story. ARC Audio sent me one of their ARC 1000.4 amplifiers that’s equipped with an IPS8.8 Pro-Series eight-channel digital signal processor. Based on a 1,000-watt platform, this four-channel amp is rated to produce 250 watts per channel into 2- and 4-ohm … [Read More...]
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Product Spotlights
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Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate R2-750X5
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