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21st Apr 2021Your Installer Can’t Tune Out Distortion with a DSP

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, CTA-2006-C, Digital Signal Processors, Distortion, Fisher-Price, JBL, Radios, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers

Your Installer Can’t Tune Out Distortion with a DSP

No matter how hard he or she tries, the installer who’s calibrating your car audio system can’t use a digital signal processor to tune distortion out of your system. We aren’t talking about the harmonic distortion that happens when a signal overloads the processor or an amplifier’s input stage. Preventing clipping is a simple process and one that’s fundamental to completing an Read more

16th Apr 2021Car Audio Amplifier Remote Level and Bass Boost Controls

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

Car Audio Amplifier Remote Level and Bass Boost Controls

Look at any of the top car audio subwoofer amplifier models available from specialty retailers. You’ll find that most include an option for a remote level control or bass boost function. Being able to fine-tune the output of your subwoofer system is great for those times when you want to rock out to an amazing song or calm things down so you can talk to a passenger easily. This Read more

2nd Apr 2021Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe and GMC Yukon

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Integration, Lighting, Navigation, Paint Protection, Radar Detectors, Remote Starter, Resource Library, Smartphone Integration, Truck Accessories, Vehicle Security, Window TintTags: Alpine, Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Chevrolet, GMC, Kenwood, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, Speakers, Suburban, Subwoofers, Tahoe, Yukon, Yukon XL

Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe and GMC Yukon

As some of the largest people-movers on the road, the GMC Yukon and the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe can benefit from the countless upgrades that are available for them. Whether you want a subtle improvement in audio system performance with a custom-fit subwoofer solution or you want to shake the paint off the walls with an all-out SPL system, the Suburban and its little Read more

26th Mar 2021Saying ‘Gains Set Halfway’ Is Concerning to Car Audio Professionals

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifier Gain, Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, iPod, Speakers, Subwoofers

Saying ‘Gains Set Halfway’ Is Concerning to Car Audio Professionals

If you’ve browsed amateur car audio groups on Facebook, you’ve likely seen someone post that they have “set the gains halfway” on their amplifier. Their misguided theory is that this setting will limit the maximum amount of power the amplifier will produce. Saying this in the presence of a professional installer is the best way to announce that you don’t really know how the Read more

12th Mar 2021Why Would Your Car Audio Amplifier or DSP Need a Bandpass Crossover?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Crossovers, Filters, Speakers, Subwoofers

Why Would Your Car Audio Amplifier or DSP Need a Bandpass Crossover?

When designing and integrating high-performance speakers into your car or truck, your local specialty car audio retailer might suggest choosing an amplifier or signal processor that includes a bandpass crossover. If you aren’t used to designing speaker systems, a task that most consumers don’t concern themselves with, then the term bandpass might be confusing. Please don’t Read more

3rd Mar 2021Why Mid-Woofers Won’t Work Well in Small Speaker Enclosures

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Enclosures, Speakers

Why Mid-Woofers Won’t Work Well in Small Speaker Enclosures

Dash pods, kick-panel enclosures and sealed enclosures in doors might look cool, but they aren’t always an ideal solution for a speaker that will attempt to produce bass. In this context, when we talk about bass, we are discussing audio frequencies below about 300 Hz. In this range, most drivers with a cone diameter of 4 inches or more can play down to around 125 Hz or lower. Read more

24th Feb 2021Amazing Audio and Accessory Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Corvette

Categories: ARTICLES, Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Lighting, Paint Protection, Radar Detectors, Remote Starter, Resource Library, Window TintTags: 3M, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Chevrolet, Corvette, Custom Autosound anufacturing, Dashcams, JL Audio, Laser Defense, LED Lighting, Nav-TV, Paint Protection Film, Radar Detectors, Retrosound, SiriusXM, Sound Damping, Subwoofers

Amazing Audio and Accessory Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Corvette

Since 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has been an icon in the North American automotive industry. These two-seaters represent value and performance with styling that always lets them stand out from the crowd. Try as General Motors might, there’s still room for improvement, even on a flagship vehicle like this. Let’s look at some of the upgrades available to improve the performance Read more

17th Feb 2021Proper Car Audio Speaker Installation and Mounting Adapters

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: ABS, DuPont Corian, HDPE, PVC, Speaker Adapters, Speakers

Proper Car Audio Speaker Installation and Mounting Adapters

As we’ve said many times, there are two camps when it comes to upgrading the audio system in a car or truck: amateurs and professionals. Interestingly, those designations aren’t directly associated with whether or not the work is done by a company or in someone’s driveway by a hobbyist. In this article, we are going to take a short but poignant look at the importance of proper Read more

12th Feb 2021The Compact Disc is Dead. Long Live the Compact Disc

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Apple, CD Players, iPod, iTunes, Pandora, Phillips, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, Spotify, Tidal, USB

The Compact Disc is Dead. Long Live the Compact Disc

Since 1982, the digital audio compact disc has been the medium of choice for music enthusiasts who wanted to purchase high-quality albums of their favorite artists’ latest creations. Co-developed by Phillips and Sony, the 4.7-inch CD stores an amazingly accurate copy of the original recording in a portable and durable medium. Sadly, times have changed, and just like the vinyl Read more

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