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14th Feb 2024The Importance of Measurement Standards in Car Audio Equipment Specifications

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-D, Class D, CTA, Speakers, Subwoofers, THD, THD+N

The Importance of Measurement Standards in Car Audio Equipment Specifications

Can you imagine if the inch or centimeter weren’t measurement standards? Nobody would be able to describe the size of anything. Standards are all around us. Distance, time and temperature descriptions are things we take for granted. Why, then, shouldn’t measurements of car audio components have measurement standards? Fortunately, they do, but you’ll still find many companies Read more

9th Feb 2024Amplifier Differences, Part 3: Harmonic Distortion

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Clipping, Harmonic Distortion, Harmonics, Intermodulation Distortion, Speakers, THD, Tweeters

Amplifier Differences, Part 3: Harmonic Distortion

We just escaped from one of the most confusing car audio conversations ever. In a social media group dedicated to measuring the harmonic distortion characteristics of amplifiers, a member challenged the importance or validity of the topic. We can’t imagine having that much spare time. OK, well, maybe that’s appropriate in a flat earth group. Anyway, let’s talk about a few Read more

3rd Feb 2021Power Measuring Tools and Your Car Audio Amplifier

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, CTA-2006, CTA-2006-C, D'Amore Engineering, QuantAsylum, THD

Power Measuring Tools and Your Car Audio Amplifier

The topic of measuring amplifier power is perhaps the most often discussed specification in the car audio industry. There’s a clamor among enthusiasts over YouTube videos of amplifiers cranking out amazing amounts of current while connected to a bank of load resistors or an amp dyno. If your favorite brand of subwoofer amp makes even five more watts than a competitor’s, these Read more

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