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Digital Signal Processors

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

23rd Jan 2023Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate T3652-S Audiophile Speaker Set

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: BassBox Pro, Component Speakers, Digital Signal Processors, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate T3652-S Audiophile Speaker Set

Can you learn much about a speaker set by looking at a feature list and spec sheet? In the case of the Rockford Fosgate T3652-S 6.5-inch audiophile component speakers, the answer is a resounding yes. From the sizeable 1.5-inch voice coil and integrated induction management to the liquid crystal polymer woofer cone and intelligent mounting hardware for the tweeter, we’ve already 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

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

12th Dec 2022Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate DSR1 DSP with Maestro

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amazon, Amplifiers, Anroid, Apple iOS, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Digital Signal Processors, Dodge, Fiat, Fire, Ford, Galaxy Tab, Infiniti, iPhone, Lexus, Maserati, Nissan, Ram, Rockford Fosgate, Samsung, Scion, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate DSR1 DSP with Maestro

Unless you’ve never visited the BestCarAudio.com magazine site, you’re probably familiar with the need for a high-quality digital signal processor in any modern car audio system. Proper level setting, bandwidth limitations, arrival time adjustment and equalization are paramount to creating an audio system that sounds realistic in a car, truck or SUV. It’s also essential for Read more

5th Dec 2022Test Drive Review: Audison Forza AF M5.11 bit Amplifier

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-C, Audison, Coaxial Digital Input, Digital Signal Processors, Optical Input, Speakers, Subwoofers, TOSLINK, Universal Speaker Simulator

Test Drive Review: Audison Forza AF M5.11 bit Amplifier

Audison is well known in the car audio industry for its bit series of car audio signal processors. From the introduction of the fabled bit ONE back in 2008 to the impressive Prima series multichannel amps and the fantastic bit ONE HD Virtuoso, Audison has been at the forefront of these performance-improving technologies for as long as any brand and longer than most. If you’ve Read more

26th Oct 2022The Science of Ported Subwoofer Enclosures for Car Audio Systems

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Bass Reflex Enclosures, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Sine Waves, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

The Science of Ported Subwoofer Enclosures for Car Audio Systems

When it comes to car audio bass upgrades, two options are popular: sealed and ported subwoofer enclosures. The proper names for these enclosures are acoustic suspension and bass reflex, respectively. Each has its benefits and drawbacks in reproducing low-frequency audio information in your vehicle. In this article, we’ll explain how a bass reflex enclosure works and share a few Read more

17th Oct 2022Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate P1000X5 Five-Channel Amplifier

Categories: Car Audio, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-C, Digital Signal Processors, Rockford Fosgate, Subwoofers

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate P1000X5 Five-Channel Amplifier

If you grew up with car audio systems in the ’80s and early ’90s, you know how rare it was to see an amplifier with more than four channels. In the last decade, amplifiers with more than four channels have become popular solutions to simplify the installation of elaborate active audio systems. The car audio fanatics at Rockford Fosgate created the five-channel Punch-Series Read more

26th Aug 2022Listen Up! Subjective Car Audio Component Evaluation

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

Listen Up! Subjective Car Audio Component Evaluation

I recently had a discussion with several industry peers on Facebook about the correlation between audio component measurements and how that translates into subjective listening evaluations. Respectfully, I’m always astonished by the number of people who think distortion measurements don’t directly correlate to perceived product quality. The Science of Car Audio Component Read more

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