Showcasing the Best in the Mobile Enhancement Industry
Has the touchscreen of your car radio started to look hazy? Is it more than five years old? We were staring at the display in one of our employees’ vehicles and realized it looked horrible. We started wondering if it might be possible to repair or rejuvenate the screen. Let’s see what we came up with. Car Radio Touchscreen Technology The most popular interface for multimedia Read more
Rockford Fosgate, a brand synonymous with Harley-Davidson amplifier, speaker and subwoofer upgrades, has just introduced its PMX-HD14 multimedia infotainment system. If you have a 2014 and newer Street Glide or Ultra, or 2015 and newer Road Glide, this might be the perfect way to make your entire stereo system sound better. Best of all, it’s got a unique trick up its sleeve. Read more
It should go without saying that a car stereo system designed around multiple amplifier channels and a DSP is the easiest way to get great sound in your vehicle. The technician working on your vehicle has complete control over the output level, sound arrival time and the frequency response of each speaker in the system. The result should be a sound system that is as optimized Read more
We’ve talked at length about how car audio line output converters work and have even compared a few to see which sound best. We skipped over a discussion on whether a car audio amplifier upgrade needs a line-output converter. Let’s dive in! What Does a Line Output Converter Do? A high-quality line output converter serves three purposes. First and foremost, it can reduce the Read more
It’s been more than a year since we first got our hands on the amazing Sony Mobile ES XAV-9500ES multimedia receiver for a detailed Test Drive Review. Our takeaway from that testing experience was that Sony had pulled out all the stops when developing this radio: It sounds stunning, measures superbly on the test bench, and, as we would confirm after an extended period of Read more
So, the year is 1993 and a new version of the already great Acura Integra is set to launch as a 1994 model. Your author is graduating from high school, and the Integra soon becomes among the most sought-after vehicles. Sure, there were the wealthier kids with their Nissan 300ZXs and still-fresh Jeep Grand Cherokees. But the Integra could do it all: be sporty, practical, fuel Read more
Before about 2000, upgrading a factory-installed car audio system was pretty easy. You could start with a new set of speakers and a subwoofer and have something quite enjoyable. In the last few decades, automakers, or more specifically, the companies that supply their audio system components, have learned how to maximize the performance of the inexpensive speakers they use. Read more
If you’ve visited the BestCarAudio.com website, you’ll know we’re big fans of Sony’s Mobile ES product line. Not only have the products we’ve reviewed performed exceptionally well in the lab, but our team members who also work on the retail side of the mobile enhancement industry love their value and reliability. It’s been a few months since anything new has joined the line. In Read more
We were hanging out at a mobile enhancement industry trade show recently. As always, we were talking to manufacturers, distributors and retailers about topics for articles. If we can educate you as a consumer about something, you’ll stand a chance of becoming better clients. The subject of Harley-Davidson motorcycle audio upgrades came up with the guys from Rockford Fosgate. Read more
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