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Digital Signal Processors

17th Jun 2022Are Subwoofers with Higher Power Ratings Always Louder?

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

Are Subwoofers with Higher Power Ratings Always Louder?

Designing a subwoofer system for a car or SUV can be tricky. We’ve talked about the need for retailers to quantify a customer’s expectations while working within their budget. The shop designing the upgrade should also verify that the system will function reliably. Some components in this process include ensuring that there are enough subwoofers, a powerful enough amplifier and Read more

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

10th Jun 2022Proving There is No DC Component in a Clipped Audio Signal

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: AC, Amplifiers, Capacitors, Clipping, DC, Digital Signal Processors

Proving There is No DC Component in a Clipped Audio Signal

A few months back, I wrote a very detailed article that explained what happens when you push the output of an amplifier (or source unit) to the point that the signal clips. To be clear, and much to the dismay of many who think otherwise, there is NO DC component riding on the top of the waveform. What you see there is a large number of harmonics that produce the top of what is Read more

13th Apr 2022Get Deep Bass from the Least Space in Your Pickup Truck

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource Library, Truck AccessoriesTags: Amplifiers, Denali, Digital Signal Processors, F-150, Ford, Lariat, Longhorn, Platinum, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Get Deep Bass from the Least Space in Your Pickup Truck

There’s no denying that pickup trucks are some of the most popular options for subwoofer system upgrades. Despite the creature comforts and luxury afforded by Lariat, Platinum, Longhorn and Denali trim levels, a high-performance subwoofer system can transform any of these vehicles from nice to all-out amazing. The issue is, there isn’t much space for subwoofers in these Read more

28th Mar 2022Test Drive Review: Audison B-CON Hi-Res Bluetooth Module

Categories: Bluetooth, Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: A2DP, Adobe Audition, Amplifiers, Audison, AVRCP, Bluetooth 5.0, Digital Signal Processors, Hi-Res, LDAC, Nav-TV, PAC, Sony, TOSLINK

Test Drive Review: Audison B-CON Hi-Res Bluetooth Module

Historically, Bluetooth and the words “sound quality” haven’t mixed well. The folks at Audison in Italy have decided it’s time to provide the car audio world with a solution that sounds good and offers something not seen before in this segment: support for hi-res audio transfer. Audison doesn’t just make this claim, but they have the full support of the Japan Audio Society. Read more

21st Mar 2022Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2018 Tesla Model S

Categories: Car Audio, INDUSTRY PROFILES, Installation ProfilesTags: 2018, Alpine, Alpine Electronics of America, Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, F#1 Status, Model S, Radios, Speakers, Tesla

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2018 Tesla Model S

A Honda Civic Si, Acura RSX, Mini Speedster, BMW X5, the Sinister 6 and the Imprint RLS – if you recognize the pattern here, you know it’s a list of Alpine demo vehicles. Perhaps calling them demo vehicles is an understatement. These creations set the bar so high that few companies have followed in their tracks. Each vehicle was designed and crafted to showcase Alpine car audio Read more

11th Mar 2022Let’s Talk About Uses for Decibels

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Decibels, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Speakers, SPL

Let’s Talk About Uses for Decibels

If you’re talking with car audio enthusiasts, mention of the word decibel instantly fires up a conversation of how loudly an audio system will play. But that’s just one of the ways we use decibels to compare levels in audio systems. This article will dive deep into the options to express values using decibel scaling. What Is a Decibel? Forget everything you think you know Read more

9th Mar 2022Let’s Revisit the RCA Interconnect Comparison

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Digital Signal Processors, Phoenix Gold, RCA Interconnect Cables

Let’s Revisit the RCA Interconnect Comparison

In the fall of 2021, we took some detailed measurements to quantify the frequency response characteristics of several different RCA cables. These varied from solutions as simple as a pair of 18-AWG wires that were twisted together, to premium coaxial conductors and twisted-pair cables with extensive shielding. The results, as presented, showed negligible variations in response Read more

7th Mar 2022Here’s Why You Want Car Audio Amplifier Gains as Low as Possible

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Class AB, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Rockford Fosgate

Here’s Why You Want Car Audio Amplifier Gains as Low as Possible

The confusion around setting amplifier gains baffles a significant number of car audio enthusiasts. I can’t even count the number of systems I’ve heard that are plagued with tons of background noise or hiss when music isn’t playing. Unfortunately, those same people also seem to be pretty hard on their gear and have replaced many subwoofers, speakers and tweeters. So let’s have Read more

26th Feb 20222022 VW Taos. A CUV Competitor with a Dash of Sporty.

Categories: Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Vehicle InsightsTags: 2022, Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Golf, Jetta, Mazda, Speakers, Subwoofers, Taos, Volkswagen, VW

2022 VW Taos. A CUV Competitor with a Dash of Sporty.

No doubt about it, the small CUV, or compact utility vehicle, has replaced the compact car on American roads as the entry-level vehicle of choice. VW has the Tiguan model, but they wanted to engineer something that came in smaller at a slightly better price point. The 2022 VW Taos does not disappoint. You’d be hard-pressed to see the exterior differences, but you can get a cute Read more

21st Feb 2022Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate P300X2 Car Audio Amplifier

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate P300X2 Car Audio Amplifier

If you’ve been around the car audio industry for as long as I have, you know Rockford Fosgate started in 1973 with the introduction of its first car audio amplifier. Through the ’80s and ’90s, the brand grew at an exponential rate, adding subwoofers, speakers and more amplifiers that deliver fantastic performance to car audio fanatics who want their music clear and loud. The Read more

18th Feb 2022Hey Bassheads, Get Some Midbass, Please!

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Digital Signal Processors, Speakers, SPL, Subwoofers, Tweeters

Hey Bassheads, Get Some Midbass, Please!

So, as a longtime car audio guy, I have peers and friends who cover every conceivable genre of car audio enthusiasm. I have friends who are installers, own and run stores, work at distributors and at manufacturers. I have tweaky friends that think high-end interconnects and low-efficiency wideband drivers are the way to go for sound quality. I also have a ton of friends who are Read more

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