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The Broken Silence Custom Car Audio team shifted gears this week. To preface, the Mustang Dark Horse will produce over 800 horsepower—300 more than the stock configuration. This boost in power will shave more than a second and a half off the quarter-mile time. It also means even a brief throttle blip might propel the Mustang past the speed limit. To help monitor things, Project Read more
Crossovers are an essential part of designing any audio system. From the passive designs used with a bookshelf or floor-standing speaker to three- and four-way electronic designs employed in car audio systems, ensuring signals combine correctly is crucial for delivering great sound. Crossovers can have different frequencies, slopes, and alignments. Understanding how audio Read more
Another week has passed, and both B.J. and Adan continue to progress on transforming this stunning Dark Horse Mustang into an amazing SEMA-worthy show car. This update will take us deeper behind the scenes of the tweeter integration into the A-pillars and look at the midrange mounting brackets. High-frequency driver placement is crucial to achieving a realistic listening Read more
In the third chapter of Project Broken Silence, the team finishes some wiring and begins work on the trunk and speaker installation adapters. Each part of the process ensures the system performs reliably and sounds great. Let’s dive into the details. Ford Mustang Dark Horse Wiring Details The last article covered the speaker wiring that Broken Silence Custom Car Audio added Read more
Professional installers take many considerations regarding car audio speaker installation for granted. Items like ensuring the speaker fits seem simple, but there’s more to that topic than many realize. Let’s look at a few critical considerations regarding speaker installation depth that will maximize performance and longevity. This article will focus on upgrading car door Read more
The final article in our series on understanding high-end car audio systems moves away from the need for accurate system design, integration, configuration and calibration to discuss audio product quality. If you’ve been a long-time reader of the articles at BestCarAudio.com, you know that we put a significant emphasis on identifying car audio products that perform well. Read more
The third article in our series on understanding high-end car audio systems delves into the fascinating world of imaging. In essence, imaging is the ability of an audio system to recreate the precise location of a performer or instrument on a soundstage. While not all recordings excel in this aspect, some are genuinely awe-inspiring. Let’s explore this captivating facet of Read more
We’re back with the second of four articles discussing the listening experience of truly high-end car audio systems. In our first article, we discussed the importance of accurate frequency response. This second article will discuss the soundstage, provide a definition for it and explain why it's crucial to recreating a recording accurately. What Is a Car Audio Soundstage? We Read more
Now and then, a good plan gets derailed by a lack of skill or knowledge. Do you remember the first time you took something apart, only to realize you didn’t know how to put it back together? The lesson is: Don’t take it apart in the first place. This brings us to the 2023 GMC Sierra AT4X audio system upgrade shown here. The owner, Robert, wasn’t impressed with its Bose audio Read more
