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8th Jan 2025What You Need to Know About Car Audio Wire Connection Options

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Crimping, Scotchlok™, Soldering, Wire Connections, Wires

What You Need to Know About Car Audio Wire Connection Options

When you install or upgrade a car audio system, the efficacy and reliability of wire connections can significantly impact its performance, longevity, and safety. Each method—whether soldering, crimping, twisting and taping, or using connectors—has unique benefits and challenges. Moreover, understanding the details of each approach helps ensure the best results for your specific Read more

6th Jan 2025The Importance of Choosing a Quality Retailer for Mobile Enhancements

Categories: ARTICLES, Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Remote Starter, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: CAN bus, MEA, MECP, Mobile Electronics Certified Professional, Professional Installation, Radios, Speakers

The Importance of Choosing a Quality Retailer for Mobile Enhancements

When it comes to upgrading your vehicle’s audio, electronics, or other enhancements, the choice of retailer is as critical as the products you select. A trusted retailer ensures that you get high-quality products and ensures the installation and configuration process is done professionally to deliver optimal performance and reliability. Let’s explore why selecting a quality Read more

4th Jan 20252024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV Premium Plus: Largest Mazda, Large Feature Set

Categories: Vehicle Insights, Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 2024, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Blind-spot Monitoring, Bose, CX90, Digital Signal Processors, Heated Seats, Mazda, Mazda USA, PHEV, Speakers

2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV Premium Plus: Largest Mazda, Large Feature Set

Mazda is known as the car company for great handling and vehicle dynamics at a reasonable price point. They are also recognized for reliability. The new Mazda CX-90 is designed to accommodate America’s growing families with its third row. This segment is competitive, but Mazda offers premium materials that set it apart from other vehicles in its class. The CX-90 is built upon Read more

3rd Jan 2025Question of the Month: Counterfeit and Fake Car Audio

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car AudioTags: Alpine, Clarion, Component Speakers, Counterfeit, Equalizers, Focal, Google, Gucci, Hertz, JBL, Kicker, Prada, Rockford Fosgate, Sony, Speakers, UPS

Question of the Month: Counterfeit and Fake Car Audio

This Question of the Month is: Is there such a thing as fake car audio equipment? As they say, you already know the answer if you have to ask. If you have an email account or spend more than a minute a day on social media, then you know fraud is rampant almost everywhere we look. We get emails from UPS and Google all the time about fake shipments or notices from banks about Read more

1st Jan 2025What Is a Gain Control on a Car Audio Amplifier?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Clipping, Digital Multimeter, Distortion, Gain, Oscilloscopes, Radios, Sensitivity, Speakers, Voltage

What Is a Gain Control on a Car Audio Amplifier?

The gain control is one of the most misunderstood features of a car audio amplifier. It is often mistaken for a volume knob, leading to improper usage and potential damage to the audio system. Understanding what gain control does—and doesn’t do—can help you set up your car audio system for optimal performance without risking distortion or equipment failure.Also, known as Read more

30th Dec 2024Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate PBR400X4D

Categories: TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006, Class D, Punch, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate PBR400X4D

If you are into car audio, then you know there are a lot of ultra-compact amplifiers on the market. Most of these solutions focus on size over anything. Knowing how Rockford Fosgate thinks, their four-channel PBR400X4 amplifier also delivers impressive power. Let’s check out the unique Boosted Rail design that offers impressive performance. Feature and Specifications of the Read more

27th Dec 2024Modern Multimedia Receivers Have Multiple Volume Controls

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Apple, Bluetooth, CD, Google Assistant, Maestro, Radios, Siri, SiriusXM, USB

Modern Multimedia Receivers Have Multiple Volume Controls

From the 1960s through the 1980s, car radios used mechanical potentiometers to adjust volume. As time progressed, volume controls moved to the digital domain, and radios employed rotary encoders that sent commands to a dedicated volume IC to adjust the output level. As we advanced further, radios required volume controls for different functions. This complexity has led to Read more

23rd Dec 2024Product Spotlight: Compustar Pro T13 Remote Starter

Categories: PRODUCTS, Remote Starter, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored PostTags: Compustar, Compustar PRO, Drone, DroneMobile, Firstech LLC, GPS Locating Systems, IPX-7, LCD Remotes, Two-Way Remotes

Product Spotlight: Compustar Pro T13 Remote Starter

Only a handful of reputable companies manufacture remote car starters, but one stands out for its innovative solutions—Compustar. Their flagship Pro T13 is the industry's longest-range radio-frequency car starter remote. Combine that with features like proximity unlocking, an LCD screen, and intuitive controls, and this is the ultimate remote control solution. Let’s explore why Read more

20th Dec 2024Why You May Need Two Keys for Your Car Starter Upgrade

Categories: ARTICLES, Remote Starter, Resource LibraryTags: Audi, BMW, Bypass, Ford, Interface, Keys, Mercedes-Benz, Professional Installation, Remote Starter, Steering Wheel Locks, Volkswagen

Why You May Need Two Keys for Your Car Starter Upgrade

Many of the car stereo shops in the Northern US and Canada shift focus to installing remote car starters in the late fall. If you are shopping for a remote starter, you may be asked by the Product Specialist if you have two keys to the vehicle. Further, in a few applications, you may need to sacrifice a key to the vehicle for them to make the starter work. Let’s discuss why Read more

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