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Amplifiers

27th Jan 2023You Need Good Speakers to Keep Up with your Subwoofers

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Chevrolet, Digital Signal Processors, Monte Carlo, Speakers, Subwoofers

You Need Good Speakers to Keep Up with your Subwoofers

If you want your car stereo to sound good and play loudly, purchasing good speakers to keep up with your subwoofers is very important. It’s easy to produce a lot of bass in a car or truck nowadays. Subwoofers with impressive output abilities are available from many brands, and high-power amplifiers are more affordable than ever. With that said, if you want to hear vocals and Read more

25th Jan 2023Car Audio Myth: The 1-Ohm Amplifier Ground Measurement

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2015, Digital Multimeter, Subwoofers

Car Audio Myth: The 1-Ohm Amplifier Ground Measurement

One phrase that is repeated time and time again during the installation troubleshooting process is that an amplifier ground is “good” because there’s only 1 ohm of resistance. If you’re a fan of the laws of physics, hearing this phrase should be met with an instant wince or cringe. Everything related to designing, installing and calibrating car audio systems has a foundation in Read more

20th Jan 2023Car Audio Myth: Passive Crossover Networks Waste Amplifier Power

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Digital Multimeter, Digital Signal Processors, Passive Crossovers, Speakers

Car Audio Myth: Passive Crossover Networks Waste Amplifier Power

Unless you have formal education in how alternating current waveforms interact with capacitors and inductors, it’s not illogical to assume that passive crossovers waste power from your car audio amplifier. These passive devices reduce the amplifier’s power production rather than converting it into heat. Let’s bust this myth about passive crossovers wasting amplifier power. How Read more

18th Jan 2023Speaker Passive Crossover Networks Aren’t Universal

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Audison, Boston Acoustics, Clarion Canada Inc., Component Speakers, Digital Signal Processors, Frequency Response, Hertz, JBL, Mobile ES, Passive Crossovers, Rockford Fosgate, Sony, Speakers, Tweeters

Speaker Passive Crossover Networks Aren’t Universal

I often see people on Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Craigslist or Kijiji (in Canada) selling the passive crossover networks that came with their car audio component speaker sets. In most cases, these people have likely opted for an active system installation that uses a DSP and four dedicated amplifier channels to power their speaker system. An issue that many do-it-yourself car Read more

16th Jan 2023Don’t Use Too Much Bass Boost on Your Car Audio Sub Amp

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Equalizers, Rockford Fosgate, Subwoofers

Don’t Use Too Much Bass Boost on Your Car Audio Sub Amp

While few of us want a wall of subwoofers in our daily driver, there’s no denying that a stereo system with solid bass reproduction is a lot of fun. We’ve looked at the importance of proper equalization when it comes to subwoofer systems in the past. So, what about the bass boost control that’s found on almost all car audio subwoofer amplifiers? Does it improve system Read more

13th Jan 2023Picking a Shop to Install or Calibrate a DSP in Your Car

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Audison, Digital Signal Processors, JL Audio, Real Time Analyzer, Speakers, Subwoofers

Picking a Shop to Install or Calibrate a DSP in Your Car

The most important part of creating a high-end car audio system is having a high-quality, properly calibrated digital signal processor as part of the system. Of course, you could choose the best or most expensive speakers and have them installed in extravagant panels or pods. Still, the factory stereo in an entry-level SUV might sound more realistic without proper system Read more

9th Jan 2023Match Your Speakers to Your Car Audio System’s Available Power

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Audison, Radios, Speakers, Subwoofers

Match Your Speakers to Your Car Audio System’s Available Power

There’s no getting around the fact that choosing the right speakers to upgrade your car audio system is a challenge. First, you need to visit a reputable mobile enhancement retailer. Then it would help if you auditioned speakers that are right for your vehicle under controlled conditions. Many enthusiasts don’t realize that the “best” speaker option depends a lot on the power Read more

6th Jan 2023Listen Up! Learning About Car Audio System Design and Installation

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Professional Installation, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters

Listen Up! Learning About Car Audio System Design and Installation

Last week I offered three people advice on how the physics and science behind car audio concepts work. In all three cases, these people refused to accept my scientific explanations as fact and chose to argue with me. Baffling. Science Is Simple Seemingly unbeknownst to many car audio enthusiasts and amateur installers, the laws of physics are pretty set in stone when it comes Read more

2nd Jan 2023Test Drive Review: ARC Audio Blackbird 8-CH DSP Amplifier

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-D, ARC Audio, AudioControl, Digital Signal Processors, iDatalink Maestro, Speakers, Waves, Wavtech

Test Drive Review: ARC Audio Blackbird 8-CH DSP Amplifier

Since I first reviewed an ARC Audio amplifier back in 2004, I knew there was something different about this company. It only took a few reviews to recognize the pattern, and frankly, I’ve been spoiled by every opportunity to audition one of their amps ever since. Call it clarity, transparency or neutrality; all of ARC Audio’s amps have offered as invisible a sonic signature as Read more

23rd Dec 2022Speakers That Handle More Power Aren’t Better

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, JBL, KEF, Revel, Speakers, Subwoofers

Speakers That Handle More Power Aren’t Better

I spend a massively disproportionate amount of time reading posts on Facebook and Reddit about car audio topics. One thing I see again and again are comments from novice consumers talking about “buying 300-watt speakers” or something similar. Unfortunately, quantifying a speaker’s quality or performance capability based on how much power it can handle is like choosing a car Read more

21st Dec 2022What Are 12-Volt Relays?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Keyless Entry, Remote Starter, Vehicle SecurityTags: Amplifiers, Automotive Relays, Door Locks, Radios, Relays

What Are 12-Volt Relays?

If you’ve been around the car audio or vehicle accessory industry for any amount of time, you’ve likely run across a 12-volt relay. A relay is a simple device designed to switch a typically high-current load with a low-current signal. Relays are used in everything from headlight and auxiliary lighting upgrades to power trunk and door lock solenoid installations. Relays can also Read more

19th Dec 2022Test Drive Review: Sony XM-5ES Five-Channel Car Audio Amp

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amplifiers, Mobile ES, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers

Test Drive Review: Sony XM-5ES Five-Channel Car Audio Amp

When it to comes to value, five-channel car audio amplifiers are a great solution for upgrading the stereo system in your vehicle. Aside from reducing the time it takes to install, five-channel amplifiers minimize installation complexity and the cost associated with signal, power and ground connections compared to running multiple amplifiers. Sony’s Mobile ES Series XM-5ES Read more

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