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12th Feb 2022Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate P3D4-12 Car Audio Subwoofer

Categories: PRODUCTS, Car Audio, Sponsored PostTags: Amplifiers, GMC, Rockford Fosgate, Safari, Subwoofers

Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate P3D4-12 Car Audio Subwoofer

If you’ve been into car audio for as long as I have, you’ve likely had a memorable experience with a Rockford Fosgate subwoofer. I vividly remember being in one of the Korbon Trading (the Canadian distributor of Rockford Fosgate in the ’80s) Blastro vans. This GMC Safari had four 18-inch Punch subwoofers powered by a pair of Power 1000 amplifiers. It was the first time a car Read more

4th Feb 2022Car Audio Amplifier Cooling – Considerations and Importance

Categories: ARTICLES, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ARC Audio, Chevrolet, CTA-2006-C, D'Amore Engineering, Rockford Fosgate, SPL

Car Audio Amplifier Cooling – Considerations and Importance

I vividly remember the day I walked into work at a local car stereo shop, and the owner had mounted a 3-foot long Coustic AMP-560 amplifier to the front of the sales counter. Back then, bigger was indeed better. I think, at the time, we referred to that amp as a surfboard or maybe a skateboard – hard to remember; it was more than 30 years ago. We also had one of the Read more

31st Jan 2022Gain Overlap, and Why It Matters in Configuring Car Audio Amplifiers

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Gain Overlap, Radios, RCA Interconnect Cables, Sony, Speakers, Subwoofers

Gain Overlap, and Why It Matters in Configuring Car Audio Amplifiers

Ah, the oh-so-complex world of amplifier sensitivity control configuration. One would think that there would be a scientific process that would ensure that an amplifier could be set perfectly every time. But in reality, many criteria affect where a sensitivity control is adjusted. The topic of gain overlap pertains equally to source units as amplifiers. What is it? Why do we Read more

24th Jan 2022Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2018 Tesla Model X

Categories: INDUSTRY PROFILES, Bluetooth, Car Audio, Installation ProfilesTags: 2018, Amplifiers, AudioControl, Digital Signal Processors, Dynamat, Focal, Model X, Mosconi, Orca Design, Sound Deadening, Speakers, Subwoofers, Tesla

Mobile Enhancement Industry Profile: 2018 Tesla Model X

In the fall of 2018, Focal introduced the latest generation of its Utopia speaker solutions at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Wayne Smedile from Paragon Sales & Marketing knew right away that their dealers needed to experience these new flagship drivers to appreciate their clarity and realism. So he ordered a 2018 Tesla Model X the next weekend and put a plan in motion to have Read more

17th Jan 2022Test Drive Review: Audison SR 5.600 Five-Channel Car Audio Amplifier

Categories: TEST DRIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS, Car AudioTags: Amplifiers, ANSI/CTA-2006-C, Audison, Chevrolet, Class AB, Class D, Speakers

Test Drive Review: Audison SR 5.600 Five-Channel Car Audio Amplifier

While it’s fun to play with flagship products like Audison Thesis amplifiers and speakers, the reality is that there’s a lot more business done at the opposite end of the financial spectrum. The latest generation of the SR line from Audison gives car audio enthusiasts an affordable upgrade option that is laden with the features found in much more expensive solutions. For this Read more

15th Jan 20222022 Lexus LS 500. Luxury for the Long Haul.

Categories: Vehicle Insights, Car Audio, Lighting, Smartphone IntegrationTags: 2022, Amazon Alexa, Amplifiers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Genesis, LC, Lexus, Lincoln, LS 500, Mark Levinson, Speakers, Volvo

2022 Lexus LS 500. Luxury for the Long Haul.

As we’ve said before, car shopping today is a challenge because of the lack of inventory. The local Volvo dealership I pass daily has more used vehicles of makes other than Volvo out front.Although large luxury vehicles aren’t as popular as they once were because of the proliferation of SUVs, there will always be customers who yearn for a large, comfortable car. Audi, BMW, Read more

12th Jan 2022A Look at Intelligent Car Audio Speaker-Level Integration Interfaces

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, Bang & Olufsen, Bose, Digital Signal Processors, Harman, Harman-Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Lexus, Line Output Converters, LS, Mark Levinson, Panasonic, Speakers

A Look at Intelligent Car Audio Speaker-Level Integration Interfaces

Not too long ago, we took a look at how speaker-level line output converters worked. We discussed the difference between passive and active devices and explained what features to look for. If you have a vehicle with a premium factory-installed sound system, those interfaces might not be adequate to provide your amplifier with a signal that will sound good with new speakers. So Read more

10th Jan 2022Product Spotlight: bit One HD Virtuoso Version 3.0 Software

Categories: PRODUCTS, Car Audio, Sponsored PostTags: Amplifiers, Audison, Digital Signal Processors, Radios, Software, Speakers

Product Spotlight: bit One HD Virtuoso Version 3.0 Software

We took a close look at the amazing Audison bit One HD Virtuoso early in 2020. Since then, the team at Audison in Italy has been hard at work adding features and integration solutions, and the fruits of their labor are now available in the Version 3.0 software update. So let’s dive into the new features that will allow your installer to make your car audio system upgrade sound Read more

7th Jan 2022A Close Look at Car Audio Line Output Converters

Categories: ARTICLES, Car Audio, Resource LibraryTags: Amplifiers, B&O, Bose, Class D, Digital Signal Processors, Fender, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Line Output Converters, Mark Levinson, Radios, Speakers

A Close Look at Car Audio Line Output Converters

It seems like everything to do with car audio installations has something to do with managing voltages. For starters, your electrical system needs to produce enough voltage to keep your radio and amplifier going. And amplifiers need to increase the voltage to drive speakers. When adding an amplifier to a factory-installed audio system, your installer will need to measure the Read more

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