Showcasing the Best in the Mobile Enhancement Industry
The owner of this 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder contacted The Car Audio Shop in St. Louis to inquire about upgrading the audio system. As much as he loves the sound of the 5.2-liter, 631 horsepower V-10 engine, the factory-installed audio system doesn’t have enough power or adequate speakers to drown out the exhaust and drivetrain noise. Brandon Green and Dan Castro met Read more
It’s the spring of 2021, and for those in the mobile enhancement industry, it’s a weird time. With COVID-19 having ransacked the entirety of the vacation industry, consumers have turned to investing in their homes and cars rather than a trip to the sunny south. Car stereo shops have been busier than ever and due to some unforeseen circumstances, are running out of their A-brand Read more
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
Did you know that a difference of 20 watts of power between one car audio amplifier and another might be completely inaudible? That same 20-watt difference might mean having to keep your windows rolled up on the highway to hear your music. Let’s look at the physics of reproducing sound with moving-coil loudspeakers and why choosing an amplifier with a few watts more than Read more
Over the last few years, Rockford Fosgate has cemented itself as the leader in motorcycle and powersports audio upgrade solutions. In the winter of 2021, they launched their new M5 series of Element Ready amplifiers to take the durability of their upgrades to a new level. Based on the beloved Power Series T750X1bd amplifier, the M5-1000X1 is rated to dish out 750 watts of power Read more
If you’ve been into car audio for any amount of time, then you’ll remember when magazines used to compare products head to head. Even if you didn’t read the specific multi-product reviews, the gigantic buyers guide issues listed all the pertinent specifications so you could see how one radio, speaker or amplifier stacked up against the competition. Now that all the print car Read more
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 digital signal processor. It has to be said, Read more
The owner of this 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan contacted the mobile enhancement experts at Elevated Audio in Denver about improving the sound in this little SUV. The client didn’t want to invest a significant amount of money in the project but hoped to improve the clarity and detail of the audio system. After inspecting the vehicle and listening to the factory-installed Read more
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 loads. There’s a lot of ground to cover Read more
