With the cold winter behind us and school finished for the year, it’s time to start thinking about getting our cars, trucks and SUVs ready for our summer road trip or vacation. Whether you have toddlers or teens, keeping everyone in the vehicle entertained during the drive will make the entire adventure much more enjoyable. […]
Car Audio
Alpine Radio Upgrade for 2007 Toyota Tundra from San Jose
A radio upgrade was in order for a client from San Jose with a 2007 Toyota Tundra. He was referred to us by a friend, and brought us his beautiful truck. His older Alpine radio had broken, and he wanted to use the opportunity to upgrade to a better unit with Apple CarPlay. The swap […]
Do I Need a Digital Signal Processor?
Signal processing is nothing new to car audio. In the ’80s we had stand-alone equalizers, crossovers and even phase-shifting devices — all designed to help your installer make your car audio system sound better. Lately, the focus in audio signal processing has shifted from analog to the digital domain. There are now dozens of stand-alone […]
Top 20 Automotive Enhancement Services Offered at Local Retailers
If you are like most people, you may think that your local car stereo shop specializes in custom audio systems, speaker replacements and, if they have marketed themselves well, remote car starter installations. The reality is, many mobile enhancement retailers offer a variety of automotive enhancement services that extend well beyond audio system sales and […]
2017 Jeep Wrangler Restyle Radio Upgrade for Los Gatos Client
Referred by a friend, a Los Gatos, CA, client brought his 2017 Jeep Wrangler to California Car Sounds & Tint for an Alpine Restyle radio upgrade. With the great sound quality inherent to Alpine products, the Alpine i207-WRA provides the perfect radio upgrade. The factory-look installation kit makes this seem like a factory unit, and […]
Digital Signal Processor System Design
When it comes to creating an audio system that sounds amazing, incorporating a digital signal processor into the system gives your installer the tools required to compensate for the majority of the limitations that vehicles impose. To maximize the benefit, a digital signal processor system design needs to take the features and benefits of a […]
Product Spotlight: Focal Utopia M
When it comes to high-end speakers, Focal of France has raised the bar with the introduction of the new Utopia M loudspeaker system. For years, the Utopia Be speakers were considered some of the best products available in the mobile electronics industry. As new technologies debuted over the last decade, Focal started an in-depth project […]
Basshead Songs: Put Your Subwoofer System to the Test
When you think of the stereotypical car audio system, most people imagine compact cars with large subwoofers in the trunk being driven around late at night, rattling the china in the cupboard and being annoying. While many stereotypical bassheads are still out there giving the industry a bad reputation, a much larger group of enthusiasts […]
Bang For Your Buck: Car Audio Subwoofer Enclosures
Beyond the features and design of a subwoofer, no single factor affects the performance of a subwoofer system more than car audio subwoofer enclosures and their design. There are several popular enclosure design options available, each with their own unique set of benefits and drawbacks. The most popular enclosures are an acoustic suspension (sealed) and […]
Bang for Your Buck: Car Audio Subwoofer System Options
No single upgrade to an audio system offers a larger improvement in sound quality than the addition of a car audio subwoofer. Adding a subwoofer not only improves the low-frequency performance of your sound system, it can also improve the clarity of the entire system and enhance the volume level capabilities of the smaller speakers […]