Showcasing the Best in the Mobile Enhancement Industry
Sony introduced its new six-channel XM-GS6DSP amplifier at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. This amplifier is targeted at OEM integration and upgrade solutions. It delivers up to 45 watts of power from its four main channels and up to 600 watts from the pair of subwoofer channels. This amp combines easy-to-use analog crossovers and integrated digital signal processing for Read more
We recently talked about the difference between good and great speakers. In a nutshell, when you choose great speakers, you get more power handling, the potential for more output and dramatically improved clarity, thanks to a reduction in distortion. In this issue of Bang for Your Buck, we are going to look at two car audio speaker technologies that reduce distortion. This Read more
It should be no surprise that your choice of speakers has the biggest impact on the sound quality of your car audio system. With that said, many consumers simply don’t understand what separates one speaker from another in terms of performance and value. In this installment of Bang for Your Buck, we are going to talk about car audio speaker upgrades and the performance benefits Read more
No doubt about it, any of the Tesla models are cool vehicles. However, owners still suffer from the age-old electric car dilemma of “Range Anxiety.” During the week, it is easy to top off the Tesla with juice from the 240-volt charging unit in your garage, the biggest benefit being you rarely have to stop at a gas station. Instead, you can bypass stale gas station coffee for Read more
In a recent article, we discussed the features to look for when choosing a new source unit for your vehicle. In this article, we delve deeper into the source unit specifications manufacturers provide and explain what they mean, in hopes of helping you weed out a solution that performs the way you want. Charge up your calculators and pull a pen from your pocket protector: It’s Read more
A long time ago, a friend of mine told me always to ask a salesperson what I would get if I spent 10 percent to 15 percent more on an item I wanted to purchase. At the time, the discussion was related to a large tube-style television. Let’s say the TV I was looking at sold for $800. If stepping up to a $900 model resulted in a better picture, or the addition of a feature that I Read more
If you ask someone in the mobile electronics industry what “source unit integration” means, they’ll probably tell you about making an aftermarket radio fit into the dash of a vehicle and allowing it to send audio to the speakers. For decades, this has been the extent of the task. Physical Source Unit IntegrationMounting a new radio in the dash of most vehicles involves Read more
AudioControl has been very busy over the past few years developing new processors and amplifiers. At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, AudioControl launched an entirely new series of micro-sized amplifiers designed to give enthusiasts amazing amplification performance from a compact package. While the amplifiers are small, they have the features and performance Read more
The transition from cars to SUVs being cool has been slowly happening over the past 25 years. But now we have reached the tipping point where SUVs and trucks totally obliterate passenger car sales. We have a whole new generation of kids who grew up being taken to soccer practice in SUVs. And to them, SUVs were the cool cars. It was the minivans that remained “uncool.” As such, Read more
