A discussion of different ways car radios allow you to access large music collections on a USB memory stick.
Car Audio
Stay Ahead of Thieves: The Power of GPS Tracking and Location Alerts!
Secure your car like never before with geofence alerts! Learn how GPS tracking and location alerts are the best security option.
Product Spotlight: Mosconi Pro 4|30
The Mosconi Pro 4|30 amplifier was designed to be reliable and sound great. Let’s look at this high-power four channel amplifier.
Why Battery Voltage is Key to Your Car Audio Amp’s Performance
Wondering how battery voltage affects amp output? Discover tips to power up your car audio performance today!
Product Spotlight: Focal PS 165 SF
If you are in the market for a set of speakers to enhance your mobile audio system, visit a local authorized Focal dealer and ask about the Focal PS 165 SF Slatefiber set.
DSP Features You Might Not Have Known Existed
We pull back the curtain to explore DSP features that most consumers didn’t know existed. DSP does more than audio systems sound better.
How Audio Signals Sum Around Crossover Points
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 signals from […]
Unlocking the Secrets of Human Hearing: Understanding Weighting Curves in Audio
Though it might surprise you, human hearing is significantly more sensitive to some frequencies than others. You can think of this phenomenon as our built-in frequency response. However, unlike a speaker or amplifier, variations are not something we want to compensate for in an audio system—at least, not directly. Let’s discuss how human hearing works […]
CarPlay Sound Quality: Wired vs. Wireless—Which Is Better?
A reader requested that we compare the sound quality performance of wired and wireless Apple CarPlay. This is a great idea, as very little information is provided about the communication standards used to send audio signals wirelessly to a source unit. So, let’s look at distortion characteristics and frequency response to see if there is […]
Five Essential Car Audio Maintenance Tips
Unlike home audio systems, car stereo upgrades have to withstand harsh conditions. Your car, truck or SUV subjects your system to vibration, bumps and massive temperature changes. At home, as long as there isn’t a flood, everything should work fine for decades with regular dusting. Your car stereo system might not be quite as foolproof. […]