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17th Mar 2025Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate T1650-S

Categories: TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS, Car AudioTags: BassBox Pro, Digital Signal Processors, Linkwitz-Riley, Passive Crossovers, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Thiele/Small Parameters, Tweeters, Woofers

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate T1650-S

Ask any car audio product specialist or installer, and they will tell you that the most popular speaker size is 6.5 inches. Rockford Fosgate knows this well and offers 11 different speaker upgrade solutions in this format. You can choose from affordable options in the Prime Series, high-performance upgrades in the Punch Series or benchmark-level systems from the Power Series. Read more

24th Feb 2025Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate R165X3

Categories: PRODUCTS, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2031, Coaxial Speakers, Component Speakers, Prime, Punch, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers, Thiele/Small Parameters, Tweeters, Woofers

Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate R165X3

Whether you enjoy background music while commuting to work or are serious about your car audio system offering studio-quality or concert-level performance, Rockford Fosgate has speakers, amplifiers, and subwoofer solutions for every application. The Prime series products are the most affordable offerings and include trickle-down tech from their industry-leading Punch and Power Read more

21st Feb 2025Test Drive Review: Sony XS-690GS

Categories: TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS, Car AudioTags: GS, Mobile ES, Sony, Speakers, Tweeters, Woofers

Test Drive Review: Sony XS-690GS

When it comes to aftermarket car audio upgrades, there are two groups of speakers to consider. The first are designed to handle significant power and play at high volume levels. The second is designed to be as efficient as possible with moderate amounts of power. The Sony XS-690GS 6x9 speakers are designed to provide exceptional performance and value in that second group. These Read more

9th Dec 2024Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate R165-S Speakers

Categories: TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2031, Class AB, Component Speakers, Prime, Punch, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters, Woofers

Test Drive Review: Rockford Fosgate R165-S Speakers

When it comes to replacement car speakers, the 6.5-inch class is by far the most popular. If you read any number of our Test Drive Reviews, you’ll know that Rockford Fosgate has three series of speakers in their line, some with two or three additional performance levels. Sitting at the most affordable range is the Prime series. For component speaker sets in the Prime series, Read more

5th Jul 2024Car Audio Subwoofer and Speaker Inductance – Less Is More!

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Inductors, Speakers, Subwoofers, Voice Coils, Woofers

Car Audio Subwoofer and Speaker Inductance – Less Is More!

Even though most car audio speakers are chosen without regard for genuine performance, our goal of educating consumers remains steadfast: If you’re searching for a high-quality car audio system, understanding how speakers work and what differentiates the great from the mediocre is essential. In this article, we’ll explore the topic of speaker inductance, what affects it and why Read more

19th Jun 2024The Four Stages of High-End Car Audio – Part 4: Product Quality

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Digital Signal Processors, Rockford Fosgate, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters, Woofers

The Four Stages of High-End Car Audio – Part 4: Product Quality

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

22nd May 2024The Four Stages of High-End Car Audio – Part 2: The Soundstage

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Digital Signal Processors, Signal Delay, Soundstage, Speakers, Tweeters, Woofers

The Four Stages of High-End Car Audio – Part 2: The Soundstage

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

17th May 2024Speaker Sensitivity – Specifications and Explanation

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Efficiency, Sensitivity, Speakers, Subwoofer Enclosures, Subwoofers, Woofers

Speaker Sensitivity – Specifications and Explanation

Every speaker, be it a tweeter, midrange driver, woofer or subwoofer, will have a sensitivity rating. Sensitivity ratings attempt to describe how much sound a speaker will produce for a given amount of power from an amplifier. There’s a common misconception that more efficiency is better. Longtime readers of BestCarAudio.com won’t be surprised to learn that multiple standards Read more

6th Mar 2024Listen Up! What Can We Learn from Home Audiophiles?

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, Compact Discs, Digital Signal Processors, RCA Interconnect Cables, Sound Deadening, Speakers, Subwoofers, Woofers

Listen Up! What Can We Learn from Home Audiophiles?

Sometimes, it’s fun to poke at certain stereotypes in the audio community. Those who consider themselves audiophiles are often the easiest to harass as they frequently fall prey to crazy marketing stories sprinkled with just enough technical words to make them sound plausible. Do your speaker cables need acrylic spacers to keep them off the floor? Should you paint the edge of Read more

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