Showcasing the Best in the Mobile Enhancement Industry
John Brettle got his start in the mobile enhancement industry in 1991. Even as a child, he enjoyed building things and loved both cars and music. In high school, he took art and shop classes and frequently found himself helping friends construct subwoofer enclosures and install amplifiers in his parents’ driveway. John told us that he’s worked at four shops over his career and Read more
For more than 30 years, Elettromedia has delivered premium car audio upgrade solutions to mobile enhancement retailers around the world. Through the development of the Audison, Hertz and Connection brands, their approach to delivering world-class products and support to their clients has provided music enthusiasts with mobile entertainment systems that rival some of the best Read more
The car audio industry, just like any other technical field, is full of words and phrases that are specific to the equipment we use and the work we do. Because we are often communicating with our peers, suppliers and occasionally technical support staff, we get very used to using these terms. For a consumer walking in the front door, it’s unreasonable to expect them to know or Read more
With the increasing performance and features of factory-installed infotainment and audio systems, many of my friends have asked whether we still need aftermarket audio systems. I was recently in California on business and rented a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro SS for my drive from Long Beach to Modesto and back to San Francisco. Having spent about 12 hours in the car over the week, I Read more
The X2 series from ARC Audio includes eight amplifiers that offer the features installers need to create amazing car audio systems while delivering industry-reference performance. ARC has divided the X2 series into two sub-groups offering different cosmetic and performance characteristics. The Level 1 product group includes a monoblock along with a four- and five-channel Read more
Modesto CA – April 2019 The ARC Audio Sound Quality Competition Team made an appearance at the SQOLOGY Aggieland VII SQ Invitational Sound Quality Tournament hosted at Mobile Toys Inc. on April 27th and 28th in College Station, TX. The highlight of the event for the ARC team was a first-place showing by Team Captain Brian Mitchell and his 2014 Cadillac ELR Coupe in the Top Read more
As with many veterans of the mobile enhancement industry, Michael Oechsner was introduced to car audio when a high school friend asked him to help install a stereo system. The amplifier and 12-inch subwoofers in this Lincoln Town Car were Michael’s first taste of what a mobile audio system could be. Michael recalls asking his friends about “the cylinder with the Medusa of wires Read more
Whether the sound system in your car or truck is bone stock or upgraded with premium amplifiers, speakers and subwoofers, the system’s maximum volume may not directly coincide with turning the knob up all the way. The short and sweet of why this happens is something called gain overlap. This conscious and deliberate design decision ensures that any signal source can be played Read more
The Lexus RX series made its way to the United States 20 years ago. In that time, it has become Lexus’ venerable workhorse and sales icon. Most people would agree that it created the luxury SUV category known in the industry as the soft-roader. Instead of a rough-and-tumble, body-on-frame chassis, the Lexus SUV sits on a unibody chassis. This makes a lot of sense for the way we Read more
