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11th Aug 2023How Do I Know if My Car Audio DSP Is Adjusted Properly?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Speakers, Tweeters

How Do I Know if My Car Audio DSP Is Adjusted Properly?

It should go without saying that a car stereo system designed around multiple amplifier channels and a DSP is the easiest way to get great sound in your vehicle. The technician working on your vehicle has complete control over the output level, sound arrival time and the frequency response of each speaker in the system. The result should be a sound system that is as optimized Read more

10th Aug 2023Do I Need a Line Output Converter To Add a Car Amplifier?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Line Output Converters, Radios, RCA Interconnect Cables

Do I Need a Line Output Converter To Add a Car Amplifier?

We’ve talked at length about how car audio line output converters work and have even compared a few to see which sound best. We skipped over a discussion on whether a car audio amplifier upgrade needs a line-output converter. Let’s dive in! What Does a Line Output Converter Do? A high-quality line output converter serves three purposes. First and foremost, it can reduce the Read more

4th Aug 2023Automotive Headlight Upgrades – Part 1: Technologies

Categories: ARTICLES, Lighting, Resource LibraryTags: 2017, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Composite Headlights, Express, FMVSS 108, Halogen Lighting, HID Lighting, Incandescent Lighting, LED Bulbs, LED Lighting, Mercedes-Benz, Sealed Beam Headlights

Automotive Headlight Upgrades – Part 1: Technologies

If you pay attention, you’ll see cars and trucks on the road with white, yellow, blue and even purple headlight bulbs. Whether chosen for style or performance, hundreds, if not thousands, of options are available to upgrade the lighting on your car, truck or motorcycle. Some replacement bulbs look neat, some are brighter, some have unwanted side effects, and some perform Read more

2nd Aug 2023How Is the Power from My Amp Divided Between My Subwoofers?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-D, Ohm's Law, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers

How Is the Power from My Amp Divided Between My Subwoofers?

We see a lot of questions like “My car audio amp can produce 800 watts; how much power does each of my subs get?” If you aren’t versed in the calculation basics of Ohm’s law, the answer might not be intuitive. Let’s dive into the math and logic that will let us calculate how the power from an amplifier is distributed through multiple speakers or subwoofers. How Much Power Does Read more

1st Aug 2023My Car Stereo System Sounds Worse After a Speaker Upgrade. Why?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Sony, Speakers

My Car Stereo System Sounds Worse After a Speaker Upgrade. Why?

Before about 2000, upgrading a factory-installed car audio system was pretty easy. You could start with a new set of speakers and a subwoofer and have something quite enjoyable. In the last few decades, automakers, or more specifically, the companies that supply their audio system components, have learned how to maximize the performance of the inexpensive speakers they use. Read more

31st Jul 2023Product Spotlight: Sony Mobile ES XAV-9000ES Car AV Receiver

Categories: Car Audio, Driver Safety, PRODUCTS, Satellite Radio, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored PostTags: Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Digital Signal Processors, DSD, ESS, FLAC, iDatalink Maestro, LDAC, Mobile ES, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, WAV

Product Spotlight: Sony Mobile ES XAV-9000ES Car AV Receiver

If you’ve visited the BestCarAudio.com website, you’ll know we’re big fans of Sony’s Mobile ES product line. Not only have the products we’ve reviewed performed exceptionally well in the lab, but our team members who also work on the retail side of the mobile enhancement industry love their value and reliability. It’s been a few months since anything new has joined the line. In Read more

21st Jul 2023Installation Spotlight: 2022 Ford Bronco Outer Banks

Categories: Car Audio, INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation ProfilesTags: 2022, Amplifiers, Audiofrog, Bay Area Audio Visions, Bronco, Corpus Christi, Ford, JL Audio, Match, Outer Banks, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers, Texas

Installation Spotlight: 2022 Ford Bronco Outer Banks

If you’ve been shopping for a new car, truck or SUV in the last year or so, you know that patience is an invaluable virtue. Many dealerships have inventory levels that are lower than ever. This 2022 Ford Bronco Outer Banks edition’s owner waited more than a year for his vehicle to arrive. During that time, he worked with Louis Gonzales from Bay Area Audio Visions on a stereo Read more

10th Jul 2023Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Peterbilt 389 Stereo Upgrade

Categories: Car Audio, INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation Profiles, LightingTags: 2020, 389, Amplifiers, Broken Bow, Busted Knuckle Truck Show, DD Audio, Kenwood, Mid-America Trucking Show, NET Audio, Oklahoma, Peterbilt, Radios, Red Dirt Diesel Power, Speakers, Subwoofers, Texas, Wavtech, Wichita Falls

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Peterbilt 389 Stereo Upgrade

You’ll see what seems like an endless number of custom cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and motorcycles on the road. What we don’t see enough of are custom big rigs like this 2020 Peterbilt 389. The team of mobile enhancement experts at NET Audio in Wichita Falls, Texas, was asked to assist in upgrading this truck with a sound system that would stand out as much as the amazing Read more

30th Jun 2023Is Your Radio Turned Off or Killing Your Battery?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Marine Audio, Remote Starter, Resource LibraryTags: Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM), Batteries, Parasitic Draw, Radios, Valve Released Lead Acid (VRLA)

Is Your Radio Turned Off or Killing Your Battery?

You’d think that something as simple as operating an on/off button or switch would deliver predictable results. These days, many electronic devices remain on and continue to draw small amounts of current, even when you think they’re off. Let’s look at how car radios work regarding their on/off status and how much current they draw. Parasitic Current Draw Kills Batteries This Read more

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