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11th Aug 2023How Do I Know if My Car Audio DSP Is Adjusted Properly?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Speakers, Tweeters

How Do I Know if My Car Audio DSP Is Adjusted Properly?

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

10th Aug 2023Do I Need a Line Output Converter To Add a Car Amplifier?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Line Output Converters, Radios, RCA Interconnect Cables

Do I Need a Line Output Converter To Add a Car Amplifier?

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

7th Aug 2023Checking in on the Sony Mobile ES XAV-9500ES

Categories: ARTICLES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 2015, Amplifiers, Apple CarPlay, Genesis, Hyundai, iDatalink Maestro, Mobile ES, Model 3, Model Y, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, Santa Fe, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tesla, Wireless Apple CarPlay

Checking in on the Sony Mobile ES XAV-9500ES

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

5th Aug 20232023 Acura Integra A-Spec. History Repeats Itself. Go Teggy!

Categories: Vehicle Insights, Car Audio, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 2023, 300ZX, A-Spec, Acura, Civic, ELS Studio 3D, Grand Cherokee, Honda, Integra, Jeep, Lane Keeping Systems, Nissan, Radios, Speakers, Subwoofers, Wireless Android Auto, Wireless Apple CarPlay

2023 Acura Integra A-Spec. History Repeats Itself. Go Teggy!

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

1st Aug 2023My Car Stereo System Sounds Worse After a Speaker Upgrade. Why?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Sony, Speakers

My Car Stereo System Sounds Worse After a Speaker Upgrade. Why?

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

31st Jul 2023Product Spotlight: Sony Mobile ES XAV-9000ES Car AV Receiver

Categories: PRODUCTS, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Satellite Radio, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored PostTags: Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Digital Signal Processors, DSD, ESS, FLAC, iDatalink Maestro, LDAC, Mobile ES, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, WAV

Product Spotlight: Sony Mobile ES XAV-9000ES Car AV Receiver

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

27th Jul 2023Some Rules for Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Audio Upgrades

Categories: ARTICLES, Motorcycle AudioTags: 2014, 2019, Amplifiers, Boom! Box, Digital Signal Processors, Electra Glide. CVO, Harley-Davidson, Radios, Road Glide, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Street Glide

Some Rules for Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Audio Upgrades

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

25th Jul 2023Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Categories: INDUSTRY PROFILES, Car Audio, Installation Profiles, Lighting, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 1968, Amplifiers, Camaro, Chevrolet, Corel Draw, Guadalupe Victoria, Helix, Knight Rider, M Four, Mexico, Nano's Ingeniería en Audio, Nano’s Audio Engineering, Radios, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Stinger Electronics

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro

The late ’60s were the glory days for rear-wheel drive, V8-powered muscle cars. They looked fantastic, and most had massive engines that made them pretty fast. What they all lacked was a nice audio system. There wasn’t much available by way of car audio upgrades. Fast-forward five decades, and things have changed dramatically. Car radios have evolved from simple all-analog Read more

10th Jul 2023Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Peterbilt 389 Stereo Upgrade

Categories: INDUSTRY PROFILES, Car Audio, Installation Profiles, LightingTags: 2020, 389, Amplifiers, Broken Bow, Busted Knuckle Truck Show, DD Audio, Kenwood, Mid-America Trucking Show, NET Audio, Oklahoma, Peterbilt, Radios, Red Dirt Diesel Power, Speakers, Subwoofers, Texas, Wavtech, Wichita Falls

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2020 Peterbilt 389 Stereo Upgrade

You’ll see what seems like an endless number of custom cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and motorcycles on the road. What we don’t see enough of are custom big rigs like this 2020 Peterbilt 389. The team of mobile enhancement experts at NET Audio in Wichita Falls, Texas, was asked to assist in upgrading this truck with a sound system that would stand out as much as the amazing Read more

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