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15th Nov 2021Do Shallow Subwoofers Work Better in Small Enclosures?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, BassBox Pro, JL Audio, Kicker, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Do Shallow Subwoofers Work Better in Small Enclosures?

There seems to be some misunderstanding about the relationship between subwoofer mounting depth requirements and performance relative to enclosure volume. We constantly see enthusiasts talk about having a 10-inch shallow sub mounted under a car or truck seat. Their expectation is full-size subwoofer performance without the need for a large enclosure. Let’s do a few simulations Read more

1st Oct 2021Upgrading Your Car Audio System? Replace Your Radio If You Can!

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Alpine, AudioControl, Audison, iDatalink Maestro, Kenwood, Kicker, MOST, Nav-TV, PAC, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers, TOSLINK, Wavtech

Upgrading Your Car Audio System? Replace Your Radio If You Can!

If you’re upgrading the sound system in your car or truck, adding a subwoofer system is typically the first upgrade. From there, new speakers and an amplifier to power them are next. And most consumers should consider adding a digital signal processor to achieve the most realistic listening experience possible. Unfortunately, one item that is occasionally overlooked in creating 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

23rd Jun 2021What Are Speaker Power Compression and Subwoofer Box Rise?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Kicker, Speakers, Subwoofers

What Are Speaker Power Compression and Subwoofer Box Rise?

In the car audio world, terms like subwoofer box rise and power compression are relatively familiar to those who push their sound systems to the limit. So, after extensive research (three minutes) and a detailed planning session (another two minutes), we decided that it would be worth doing an experiment to explain and quantify these elements. Let’s Talk About Speaker and Read more

14th May 2021Let’s Look at Car Audio Subwoofer Passive Radiator Designs

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Audiomobile, BassBox Pro, Earthquake, Kicker, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers

Let’s Look at Car Audio Subwoofer Passive Radiator Designs

When it comes to producing deep bass from a small enclosure, adding a passive radiator offers some significant performance benefits. If you aren’t familiar with this type of subwoofer enclosure, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ll look at how this design works, the benefits it offers and analyze potential drawbacks. Ready? Let’s dive in! Common Subwoofer Read more

17th Mar 2021Have More Fun on the Water with BestCarAudio.com’s Marine Audio Buyers Guide

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Marine AudioTags: B&G, Garmin, Hertz, iHeartRadio, JL Audio, Kicker, LED Lighting, Lowrance, NMEA 2000, Pandora, Radios, Raymarine, Rockford Fosgate, Simrad, Speakers, Spotify, Subwoofers, The American Boating and Yacht Council, Tidal, US Coast Guard, Wakeboard Tower Speakers

Have More Fun on the Water with BestCarAudio.com’s Marine Audio Buyers Guide

When it comes to spending a day relaxing or playing on the water, upgrading your boat or personal watercraft with a high-performance audio system makes everything more fun. From a radio and pair of speakers in a small fishing boat to a complete multizone audio system with tower speakers, subwoofers and high-power amplifiers, marine audio system upgrades can be tailored to your Read more

24th Jul 2020OEM Audio 101: Does It Matter if My Factory Radio Has All-Pass Filters?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Audison, Digital Signal Processor, iDatalink Maestro, Kicker, Nav-TV, PAC Audio, Radios, Speakers

OEM Audio 101: Does It Matter if My Factory Radio Has All-Pass Filters?

If you’re planning on having someone upgrade the stereo system in a late-model car or truck, you need to know about all-pass filters. Sometimes called phase EQ or phase rotator filters, this type of signal processing is used in multichannel audio systems to help deliver improved frequency response at the listening position. The concept can be complicated for those who aren’t Read more

20th May 2020Upgrade your Golf Cart with Audio and Lighting

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Lighting, Marine Audio, Motorcycle Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Clarion, Club Car, E-Z-Go, Fusion, Golf Carts, Hertz, iHeartRadio, JL Audio, Kenwood, Kicker, Pandora, Pioneer, Radios, Sony, Speakers, Tidal

Upgrade your Golf Cart with Audio and Lighting

Whether you’re spending an afternoon on the links with a couple of friends, towing your race car back to the pits, or you just have to have the coolest Club Car or E-Z-GO on the block, your local specialty mobile enhancement retailer can help. From audio systems and lighting upgrades to heated seats and lift kits, a whole world of accessories and custom solutions make getting Read more

29th Apr 2020Modern Marine Radio Options for Your Boat or UTV

Categories: ARTICLES, Marine Audio, Resource LibraryTags: AirPlay 2, Aquatic AV, Clarion, Dual, Fusion, Garmin, Hertz, iPhone, iPod, JBL, Kenwood, Kicker, Marine Radios, NMEA 2000, Raymarine, Sony, WiFi

Modern Marine Radio Options for Your Boat or UTV

Marine radio designs and features have come a long way. Years ago, when Clarion introduced the first marine radios to the world, they were enhanced versions of Clarion’s car stereo solutions. Soon after, water-resistant faces were added to allow the radios to stay outside in the cockpit all year long. Over the next few decades, remote controls were added to make controlling the Read more

30th Oct 2018Upgrading Your Car Stereo System

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Alpine, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, AudioControl, Audison, Bose, Harman, Helix, iDataLink, Infinity, JBL, JL Audio, Kicker, Mercedes-Benz, Nav-TV, PAC, Sony

Upgrading Your Car Stereo System

In the ’80s, ’90s and early part of the 2000s, upgrading the car stereo system in your vehicle was a relatively simple process. You’d start by picking out a new radio that offered the features you wanted and add a set of speakers to improve the sound of the system. Pretty much anyone with a basic understanding of electrical systems could use a wire harness adapter to install Read more

20th May 2018Top 100 Most Influential Car Audio Products of All Time

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Integration, Marine Audio, Mobile Video, Navigation, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: a/d/s, ADS, Alpine, Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Audiobahn, AudioControl, Audiofrog, Audison, Autosound 2000, Blade Technologies, Butler, Cerwin-Vega, Clarion, Coustic, D'Amore Engineering, Dynamat, Earthquake, Empeg, Focal, Galvin Manufacturing, Image Dynamics, JBL, Jensen, JL Audio, KEF, Kenwood, Kicker, Linear Power, MB Quart, Milbert, MMATS, mObridge, Motorola, Muntz, Nav-TV, Orion, PAC Audio, Panasonic, Phoenix Gold, Pioneer, PPI, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, SAS Bazooka, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers, US Amps, USD Audio, Wayne Harris Enterprises, Xtant, Zapco

Top 100 Most Influential Car Audio Products of All Time

Enthusiasts have been trying to find ways to bring their music into their cars for more than 100 years. What started with a phonograph in the back seat or strapped to the fender of a horseless carriage has evolved to Internet-connected computers with voice recognition systems that allow us to communicate with friends and play source music from the ever-miraculous cloud. In Read more

25th Apr 2018Bang for Your Buck: Car Audio Subwoofer System Options

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Audiomobile, Focal, Illusion Audio, JL Audio, Kicker, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers

Bang for Your Buck: Car Audio Subwoofer System Options

No single upgrade to an audio system offers a larger improvement in sound quality than the addition of a car audio subwoofer. Adding a subwoofer not only improves the low-frequency performance of your sound system, it can also improve the clarity of the entire system and enhance the volume level capabilities of the smaller speakers in your car. In this issue of Bang for Your Read more

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