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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

4th Jan 2023Test Drive Review: Sony XAV-AX4000 6.95” Multimedia Receiver

Categories: Bluetooth, Car Audio, Smartphone Integration, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, iDatalink Maestro, iHeartRadio, LDAC, Pandora, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, Spotify, Tidal, Wireless Android Auto, Wireless Apple CarPlay

Test Drive Review: Sony XAV-AX4000 6.95” Multimedia Receiver

When it comes to choosing a radio upgrade for your car or truck, you’ll find hundreds of options. At the bottom of the market are inexpensive radios of dubious reliability, with difficult-to-see displays and questionable performance. Then there are the name-brand products that go through years of design and months of testing to ensure that they do what you want, how you want Read more

26th Dec 2022Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate RNGR18-STG6 Ranger Audio System

Categories: Lighting, Marine Audio, PRODUCTS, Sponsored PostTags: Polaris, Radios, Ranger, Rockford Fosgate, Side-By-Side, Speakers, Speakers. Can-Am, Subwoofers, Yamaha

Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate RNGR18-STG6 Ranger Audio System

No other company in the mobile enhancement industry has invested as much effort into developing high-performance audio system upgrades for powersports vehicles as Rockford Fosgate. They have vehicle-specific solutions for popular Can-Am, Yamaha and Polaris vehicles. Each system is designed to be installed without significant modifications to deliver outstanding sound quality 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

14th Dec 2022Let’s Talk About Car Audio Amplifier Preamp Signals

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Radios

Let’s Talk About Car Audio Amplifier Preamp Signals

When it’s time to discuss complicated car audio concepts, it’s common for people to glaze over the important small factors and considerations. In the context of car audio amplifier preamp signals, everyone seems to get hung up on how much voltage a radio can produce or an amplifier can accept. What matters in terms of optimizing the performance of a car audio system’s Read more

9th Dec 2022A Look at Car Audio Amp Remote Turn-On Connections

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Clarion, Fluke, Radios, Remote Turn-On

A Look at Car Audio Amp Remote Turn-On Connections

Almost every car audio amplifier on the market has at least one thing in common: a remote turn-on connection. The purpose of this connection is to tell the amplifier to turn on when you turn the radio on. For decades, there have been statements that your installer needs to add a relay to the output of a radio to turn on multiple amplifiers. Let’s look at what the amp remote Read more

25th Nov 2022A Question We Hear a Lot: How Can I Find a Car Audio Installer Near Me?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Professional Installation, Radios, Social Media, Speakers

A Question We Hear a Lot: How Can I Find a Car Audio Installer Near Me?

We get lots of great questions from our readers each month. Among the most popular is “How can I find a car audio installer near me?” As professionals in the mobile enhancement industry, we know this is one of the biggest challenges that consumers face. It’s easy to search for stores on the internet, but the results don’t tell you anything about the quality of the services Read more

28th Oct 2022Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-9500ES Mobile ES AV Receiver

Categories: Car Audio, PRODUCTS, Sponsored PostTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Apple Maps, Hi-Res, LDAC, Mobile ES, Radios, Sony

Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-9500ES Mobile ES AV Receiver

Those seeking the ultimate performance from a car audio system know that the result will only be as good as what you start with. Decades ago, many companies offered high-end CD players. These days, your options are limited when it comes to genuinely high-performance car audio source units. If support for hi-res, an impressive 10.1-inch display, wireless Android Auto and Apple 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

21st Oct 2022Modern Vehicle Electronics and Water Damage

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource Library, Truck AccessoriesTags: 2013, 2015, Amplifiers, BMW, Boxster, Golf, Husky Liner, Jetta, Mini, Passat, Porsche, Radios, Subwoofers, Tiguan, TuxMat, U-Guard, Volkswagen, WeatherTech

Modern Vehicle Electronics and Water Damage

Water and road salt are known to wreak havoc on the body and underpinnings of our cars and trucks in the winter. Even living near the ocean, where salt levels are high, can accelerate the rusting process. In this article, with some help from the automotive electronic experts at Motron Automotive Electronics in London, Ontario, we’ll talk about how water infiltration can cause Read more

10th Oct 2022Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX6000 Automotive AV Receiver

Categories: Car Audio, PRODUCTS, Satellite Radio, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored PostTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Apple Maps, Backup Cameras, Google, iDatalink Maestro, iHeartRadio, LDAC, Pandora, Radios, Sony, Spotify, Tidal, Waze

Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX6000 Automotive AV Receiver

Hundreds of audio-video receiver options are available to upgrade your car's or truck's entertainment system. Selecting one that’s easy to use, reliable and sounds great is no easy task. The car audio team at Sony has combined the most sought-after features with state-of-the-art technologies to create the XAV-AX6000 digital media receiver. This radio includes wireless Apple Read more

30th Sep 2022Is Your Car Stereo Really Loud at Low Radio Volume Levels?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Radios, Speakers

Is Your Car Stereo Really Loud at Low Radio Volume Levels?

Two factors limit how loudly a car stereo system can play: how much power you have to drive the speakers in the system, and the maximum output capabilities of those speakers. We see a lot of amateur and poorly executed audio system installations that play good and loud when the volume on the radio is barely over a quarter of its maximum output capability. What does this mean in Read more

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