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15th Jun 2022Listen Up! Some Car Audio Equipment is Frustrating

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, ARC Audio, Audison, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Listen Up! Some Car Audio Equipment is Frustrating

I bought my youngest son a small gardening trowel from the dollar store to use when he and I go metal detecting. The rod that connects the blade to the handle started to bend after being used six times. No, not six outings. Six attempts to dig small objects out of soft, damp dirt. As the lads on the Cleetus McFarland YouTube Channel say, "I’m an idiot!” Indeed, a stick would Read more

6th Jun 2022Product Spotlight: ARC Audio A-Series Shallow Car Audio Subwoofers

Categories: Car Audio, PRODUCTS, Sponsored PostTags: ARC Audio, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Product Spotlight: ARC Audio A-Series Shallow Car Audio Subwoofers

The team at ARC Audio in Modesto, California, has a solution for those who want big bass from compact enclosures. The ARC Audio A-Series shallow-mount subwoofers are available in both 10- and 12-inch sizes with your choice of dual 2- or 4-ohm voice coils. Most importantly, they can dish out impressively articulate and detailed bass from applications where conventional full-size Read more

18th May 2022What Does the Term Q Factor Mean to Car Audio Enthusiasts?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: ARC Audio, Q Factor, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

What Does the Term Q Factor Mean to Car Audio Enthusiasts?

Car audio enthusiasts will run across the term Q, Q factor or Quality factor when discussing car audio speakers, subwoofer enclosures or parametric equalizer configuration. The Q factor describes the damping characteristics of a resonant system. For speakers, proper cone control requires carefully calculated damping. When talking about equalizers, the Q of a filter describes Read more

4th Feb 2022Car Audio Amplifier Cooling – Considerations and Importance

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Chevrolet, CTA-2006-C, D'Amore Engineering, Rockford Fosgate, SPL

Car Audio Amplifier Cooling – Considerations and Importance

I vividly remember the day I walked into work at a local car stereo shop, and the owner had mounted a 3-foot long Coustic AMP-560 amplifier to the front of the sales counter. Back then, bigger was indeed better. I think, at the time, we referred to that amp as a surfboard or maybe a skateboard – hard to remember; it was more than 30 years ago. We also had one of the Read more

24th Dec 2021Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: Sudbury Car Audio

Categories: Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Lighting, Motorcycle Audio, Retailer ProfilesTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Focal, JL Audio, Morel, North Bay, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Speakers, Subwoofers, Sudbury, Sudbury Car Audio, Timmins, Toronto, Val Caron

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: Sudbury Car Audio

Conrad Leduc is the owner and head installer at Sudbury Car Audio in Val Caron, Ontario. Conrad opened the 1,200-square-foot shop in 2017 after many years working at other retailers in the area. With its suite of premium products and a commitment to customer satisfaction, the store has garnered a well-deserved reputation in Northern Ontario for delivering premium audio system Read more

20th Oct 2021Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2019 Ford Flex

Categories: INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation ProfilesTags: 2019, ARC Audio, Chip Foose, Dynamat, Flex, Ford, iDataLink, Stinger

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2019 Ford Flex

If you’re into high-end car audio or auto sound competition, you’re likely familiar with Fred Lynch and the company ARC Audio. Fred has worked for ARC Audio for over 18 years and has built several unique audio systems in his cars to show off their products. His latest vehicle purchase was the 2019 Ford Flex you see here. Fred had no significant plans to upgrade the Flex, even Read more

24th Sep 2021Does Your Car Stereo Sound Right, or Is It Nice?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Clarion, Fluke, Hyundai, JBL, NHRA, QuantAsylum, Radios, RME, Speakers, Stereophile, Subwoofers, Venue

Does Your Car Stereo Sound Right, or Is It Nice?

I’ve listened to a LOT of car stereo equipment since I started in the car audio industry back in 1988. Since 2000, I’ve tested and formally reviewed hundreds of car audio products for publications across North America. I’ve even developed subwoofers, speakers and DSP-equipped amplifiers for one of the companies I worked for. I was a car audio sound quality competition judge for Read more

25th Aug 2021Subwoofers and Amplifiers – Let’s Talk About Ohms and Loads

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Hertz, Rockford Fosgate, Subwoofers

Subwoofers and Amplifiers – Let’s Talk About Ohms and Loads

A few weeks ago, we were browsing a few car audio related Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits. We saw the same question come up time after time: “I have two dual 2-ohm voice coil subs; how do I show the amp a 1-ohm load to make max power?” It wasn’t just once or twice that this question was asked – we saw it and versions of it at least a dozen times in less than an hour of Read more

20th Aug 2021Car Audio Myths: Car Audio Amplifiers Can’t be Power Hungry

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, D'Amore Engineering, Rockford Fosgate

Car Audio Myths: Car Audio Amplifiers Can’t be Power Hungry

In a recent online discussion, someone stated that a car audio amplifier couldn’t be power-hungry. After the eye-twitching passed and our heart rates settled, we knew this was a perfect topic for our series on car audio myths. Let’s look at how amplifiers, specifically subwoofer amplifiers, make use of the power from your vehicle’s electrical system. What Is Amplifier Read more

10th Aug 2021How the Best Car Audio Installers Get Even Better

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: ARC Audio, AudioControl, BLAM, Brax, Compustar, DroneMobile, Focal, Helix, Illusion Audio, JL Audio, Kenwood, Kicker, Mobile Solutions, Mosconi, MSC, Orca Design, Rockford Fosgate, Sony Firstech

How the Best Car Audio Installers Get Even Better

If you’ve read any number of our articles here on BestCarAudio.com, then you know that we always suggest having your car audio upgrades installed by a professional. Unfortunately, finding an installer who has the training to execute your project efficiently is no easy feat. With that said, Mobile Solutions of Tempe, Arizona, has come up with a plan to elevate the skill level of Read more

27th Jul 2021What BestCarAudio.com Is and Why We Do What We Do

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: ARC Audio, AutoMedia, BestCarAudio, BestCarAudio.com, BLAM, Brax, CarSound, Compustar, Dealerscope, DroneMobile, Elletromedia, Helix, Match, Momento, MSC America, Rockford Fosgate, Sony, SoundShield, Stinger

What BestCarAudio.com Is and Why We Do What We Do

Running a magazine like BestCarAudio.com isn’t an easy proposition. It takes planning, creativity and commitment. With that said, it’s rewarding on many levels. We love helping people choose the best products and educating them about the solutions available to enhance their cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats or powersports vehicles. In this article, we’ll take a behind-the-scenes Read more

16th Jul 2021Car Audio Myths – You Can’t Ground a Car Audio Amplifier to the Battery

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, CTA-2015, JL Audio

Car Audio Myths – You Can’t Ground a Car Audio Amplifier to the Battery

It’s time to dispel another unsubstantiated car audio myth! This time, we’re talking about claiming that you can’t ground an amplifier directly to the battery in a vehicle. Perhaps it would add to the clarity of the statement to say that many inexperienced installers think the ground wire for the amp has to go to the chassis of the vehicle. Many of these statements also add, Read more

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