Car Audio Myth: You Can’t Hear Low-Frequency Distortion
At least once a week, someone comments on social media or in a forum that you can’t hear low-frequency distortion… [Read More]
Fine-Tuning Your Sound: Understanding the Power of Parametric Equalizers
When looking at the options for frequency response correction for audio systems, your installer has two choices: graphic or parametric… [Read More]
Why Is a Car Audio Equalizer Important to Create Realistic Sound?
The single most crucial upgrade a person can make to their car audio system is to incorporate a properly configured… [Read More]
Car Audio Amplifier Remote Level Controls Aren’t Universal
Here are three sentences that make car audio experts cringe: “I set the gains halfway” is definitely at the top… [Read More]
Tips for a Loud Car Stereo System: It’s Speaker Excursion, Not Efficiency
We aren’t sure where or when things went wrong with the basshead crowd, but there’s a serious misunderstanding about how… [Read More]
Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX3700 Multimedia Receiver
Car audio source unit manufacturers are constantly developing new products to fill the gaps between entry-level and flagship models. Sony… [Read More]
Selecting the Best Amplifier for Your Car Audio Speakers
Speaker power ratings are among the most confusing and misleading specifications in the car audio industry. Once you understand the… [Read More]
Explaining Audio Signal Phase and Polarity
Understanding how DC voltages combine is quite simple. They add linearly when we wire sources (like batteries) in series. But… [Read More]
Explaining The Class SB Car Audio Amplifier
There will always be debates about whether a Class D amplifier can sound as good as a Class AB. We’ve… [Read More]