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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

31st Aug 2021Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX5600 Multimedia Receiver

Categories: Car Audio, PRODUCTS, Sponsored PostTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Axxess, FLAC, HDMI Inputs, iDataLink, MP3, PAC Audio, Scosche, SiriusXM, Sony

Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX5600 Multimedia Receiver

When it comes to bang-for-your-buck car audio receiver upgrades, the Sony XAV-AX5600 offers amazing value and performance. This double-DIN multimedia unit is based around a 6.95-inch capacitive touch display. In addition, it includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration and support for playback of most of your digital media files. Best of all, the radio is easy Read more

30th Jul 2021Why Low-Priced Car Audio Equipment Isn’t Always the Best Value

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, BMW, CTA-2006-C, iDatalink Maestro, Mirage, Mitsubishi, Radios, SiriusXM, Speakers

Why Low-Priced Car Audio Equipment Isn’t Always the Best Value

When it comes to car audio upgrades, price and value in a purchase are often unrelated. For example, if the lease is up on your BMW and you decide you want to save some money, leasing a Mitsubishi Mirage isn’t a direct replacement, even if it costs a lot less per month. In addition, associating value with a purchase is difficult to quantify, especially when it comes to car Read more

27th Feb 20212021 BMW X5 xDrive45e. Bridging the Gap Between Car, Truck, Electric and Gas

Categories: Car Audio, Driver Safety, Smartphone Integration, Vehicle InsightsTags: 2021, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, BMW, BMW iDrive, Chevrolet, Dashcams, Electric Vehicles, SiriusXM, Volt, X5, xDrive45e

2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e. Bridging the Gap Between Car, Truck, Electric and Gas

General Motors recently announced that it wants to eliminate passenger vehicles that produce tailpipe emissions by 2035 – less than 15 years from now. We all can agree that change can be good for the future of our planet. But a lot of consumers are not ready for an electric vehicle just yet. As tempting as a brand-new Tesla is, there is a certain segment of buyers, especially Read more

24th Feb 2021Amazing Audio and Accessory Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Corvette

Categories: ARTICLES, Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Lighting, Paint Protection, Radar Detectors, Remote Starter, Resource Library, Window TintTags: 3M, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Chevrolet, Corvette, Custom Autosound anufacturing, Dashcams, JL Audio, Laser Defense, LED Lighting, Nav-TV, Paint Protection Film, Radar Detectors, Retrosound, SiriusXM, Sound Damping, Subwoofers

Amazing Audio and Accessory Upgrades for Your Chevrolet Corvette

Since 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has been an icon in the North American automotive industry. These two-seaters represent value and performance with styling that always lets them stand out from the crowd. Try as General Motors might, there’s still room for improvement, even on a flagship vehicle like this. Let’s look at some of the upgrades available to improve the performance Read more

12th Feb 2021The Compact Disc is Dead. Long Live the Compact Disc

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource Library, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Apple, CD Players, iPod, iTunes, Pandora, Phillips, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, Spotify, Tidal, USB

The Compact Disc is Dead. Long Live the Compact Disc

Since 1982, the digital audio compact disc has been the medium of choice for music enthusiasts who wanted to purchase high-quality albums of their favorite artists’ latest creations. Co-developed by Phillips and Sony, the 4.7-inch CD stores an amazingly accurate copy of the original recording in a portable and durable medium. Sadly, times have changed, and just like the vinyl Read more

18th Nov 2020Test Drive Review: Sony XAV-AX7000 Multimedia Receiver

Categories: Backup Safety, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored Post, TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWSTags: 2014, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Harley-Davidson, Radios, SiriusXM, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers, Test Drive Review, XAV-AX7000, YouTube

Test Drive Review: Sony XAV-AX7000 Multimedia Receiver

  The focus of this Test Drive Review is the amazing Sony XAV-AX7000 6.95-inch multimedia receiver. Equipped with Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming, Android Auto and CarPlay smartphone integration and dual USB ports that support popular digital media formats, this is an impressive upgrade option with those features alone. When you take into account Read more

30th Sep 2020The Evolution of Car Radio Though the Years

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: AM, Amazon Music, Apple Music, DAB, FM, HD Radio, iHeartRadio, Kenwood, Pandora, Pioneer, Radios, Satellite Radio, SiriusXM, Spotify

The Evolution of Car Radio Though the Years

For decades, driving has been synonymous with listening to the radio in our cars. From the early days of AM radio, through advances in FM technology to the latest satellite and streaming services, we’ve been able to enjoy someone else’s music collection for about 100 years. Each advance in technology has improved sound quality and noise reduction to make our music sound more Read more

15th Aug 20202020 Buick Encore GX. Longer Encore!

Categories: Backup Safety, Car Audio, Driver Safety, Satellite Radio, Vehicle InsightsTags: 2020, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Buick, CX-5, Encore, Encore GX, LeSabre, Mazda, Regal, SiriusXM

2020 Buick Encore GX. Longer Encore!

The original Buick Encore, Buick’s entry-level CUV that shares its underpinnings with the Chevy Trax, has proven very successful. They are two popular CUV choices, but Buick wanted something a little bigger to compete with lower-priced CUV imports such as the Mazda CX-5. So they invented the Encore GX, which is a totally different vehicle than the original Encore. It rides on Read more

27th Jul 2020Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX5500 Bluetooth Media Receiver

Categories: Bluetooth, Car Audio, PRODUCTS, Satellite Radio, Smartphone Integration, Sponsored PostTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, SiriusXM, Sony, WebLink

Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX5500 Bluetooth Media Receiver

Sony’s new XAV-AX5500 media receiver not only covers all the ground, but it also raises the bar in terms of smartphone connectivity. Equipped with WebLink 2.0, you can see and control your compatible smartphone right from the 6.95-inch touchscreen on the radio. Of course, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, high-quality Bluetooth audio streaming and all the digital media support you’d Read more

17th Jun 2020BestCarAudio’s 2020 Car Radio Buying Guide

Categories: ARTICLES, Backup Safety, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Smartphone IntegrationTags: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Backup Cameras, Bentley, Digital Media, DIN, Double-DIN, Escort, HD Radio, iDatalink Maestro, K40, Kenwood, Marine Radios, Mercedes, Metra, Nav-TV, PAC Audio, Porsche, Scosche, SiriusXM, Sony, Steering Wheel Controls

BestCarAudio’s 2020 Car Radio Buying Guide

Choosing a replacement or upgrade car radio for your vehicle isn’t an easy task. There are hundreds of models available in different sizes, with different features and at wildly different price points. Navigating these options is no simple project; it’s easy to get confused and even easier to forget the purpose of the upgrade. The team of veteran car audio experts here at Read more

21st May 2020Upgrade the Radio on Your Motorcycle for Performance and Features

Categories: ARTICLES, Motorcycle Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Apple Music, Aquatic AV, ARC Audio, BMW, Digital Signal Processors, Gold Wing, Harley-Davidson, Honda, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Rockford Fosgate, SiriusXM, Speakers, Spotify

Upgrade the Radio on Your Motorcycle for Performance and Features

Most touring motorcycles and trikes come with some form of radio and entertainment system. With the majority of bikes on the road being older models, many of their audio systems lack modern technologies like Bluetooth audio streaming, support for digital audio files like MP3 and WMA, and SiriusXM satellite radio. Even if you have a rare bike that you don’t want to modify Read more

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