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Dashcam Battery Upgrades: Extend Parking Mode and Protect Your Vehicle

February 23, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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Undoubtedly, having a dashcam in your car or truck is one of the best ways to protect yourself from false accusations. Whether you experience a hit and run or are involved in a staged accident, video evidence can save you a lot of hassle, time and money. One feature that most high-quality dashcams offer is […]

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Features That Improve Subwoofer Performance

February 16, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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We spend significant time pondering helpful content that will educate consumers about the options available to upgrade their car audio system. We’ve written dozens of articles explaining how various features and designs can improve a subwoofer’s performance, and we realized that this would be a perfect time to summarize all that education in a single […]

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How Many Subwoofers Does My Car Stereo Need?

February 9, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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We recently saw someone ask how many subwoofers they should use in their car audio system. They qualified the question by adding that cost and space weren’t issues and that their goal was to get the best sound quality from the system. This is a great question, as it ties together many considerations. Let’s look […]

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Car Audio Amp Efficiency Matters More Than You Think

February 2, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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Social media conversations are often a great source of content ideas here at BestCarAudio.com. We were recently talking to someone about why loading down an amplifier isn’t an ideal solution. As we’ve demonstrated in our Test Drive Reviews, lower impedances result in more distortion in most cases. In all cases, lower impedance loads reduce amplifier […]

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The Four Stages of High-End Car Audio – Frequency Response

January 26, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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Listening to a genuinely high-end home or car audio system can be amazing. For those who care about sound quality, several technical considerations separate a very good audio system from one that’s truly magnificent. These might be beyond what most strive for in their car audio upgrade. With that said, if your goal is a […]

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Car Audio Myths: DVC Subwoofers Can Handle More Power

January 19, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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We’re back to bust another car audio myth wide open. This article will discuss the myth that DVC subwoofers can handle more power than a single voice coil driver. After some research, it’s clear that consumers seem to think dual voice coil (DVC) subwoofers have the equivalent of two separate voice coil assemblies, allowing them […]

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Car Audio Myth: You Can’t Hear Low-Frequency Distortion

January 12, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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At least once a week, someone comments on social media or in a forum that you can’t hear low-frequency distortion from subwoofers or amplifiers. We have no idea where this myth came from. However, if you understand what distortion is and how it works, you’ll know this myth is utter and complete nonsense. Yes, we […]

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What’s the Ideal Car Warm-Up Time with a Remote Starter?

January 5, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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Never in a million years did we think that the internet would debate the appropriate amount of time that’s ideal for a remote starter to warm up a car. Some folks believe that even a minute is too much, and others want the interior to be toasty and warm and are willing to let the […]

Filed Under: ARTICLES, Remote Car Starters, RESOURCE LIBRARY

Fine-Tuning Your Sound: Understanding the Power of Parametric Equalizers

December 29, 2024 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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When looking at the options for frequency response correction for audio systems, your installer has two choices: graphic or parametric equalizers. Both types of equalizers perform the same task in helping to smooth the peaks and dips in what you hear from your audio system. However, the two equalizer types deliver the same results in […]

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Why Is a Car Audio Equalizer Important to Create Realistic Sound?

December 22, 2024 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

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The single most crucial upgrade a person can make to their car audio system is to incorporate a properly configured equalizer. Whether you have a radio and two speakers or a high-end four-way system with active crossovers, ensuring that the system’s frequency response is accurate remains the most important consideration concerning quality. Let’s examine how […]

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CarPlay Sound Quality: Wired vs. Wireless—Which Is Better?

July 6, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

A reader requested that we compare the sound quality performance of wired and wireless Apple CarPlay. This is a great … [Read More...]

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Five Essential Car Audio Maintenance Tips

June 29, 2025 By BestCarAudio.com Leave a Comment

Unlike home audio systems, car stereo upgrades have to withstand harsh conditions. Your car, truck or SUV subjects your … [Read More...]

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