Open RCA Shield Ground Issue in AV Receivers
You are building a loud audio system for your car. Head unit’s preamp outputs (RCA cables) are routed to the amplifier and speakers or subwoofer are hooked to your amplifier.[....]
Car Audio and Car Electrical System
In high-powered car audio installations, one of the critical and mostly overlooked aspect is the effect of your car audio on the car’s electrical system. In the process of building[....]
Using an amplifier in Tri-Way Mode: Enjoy Great sound economically
From the article How to determine power needed for speakers?, We derive that most head units can’t sufficiently power the speakers. It makes more sense to power your speakers with[....]
Component Speaker system – A shopping guide
Component speaker systems are an important piece in the quest to attain high quality sounds in your vehicle. They are also known as “Seperates”, and include 2 woofers, 2 tweeters[....]
Speaker Boxes in Car Audio Installation
Why do we need them? The beauty of music doesn’t lie in its loudness or quantity, but the minute details, or the quality. Often, the best part of the music[....]
Line Output Converters (Hi-Low converters)
It can happen to the any one of us. We get the best audio system there is, thinking that it will perform well with other parts we already have- only[....]
Enjoying an In-Car Sound System?
My car is my favorite place to listen to music. An In-Car system delivers surround sound as if one’s entire body is inside a pair of headphones, each deep rumble[....]
Adjusting Equalizers
Car environment makes it a difficult to achieve better listening as opposed to home environment. It mainly attributes to the curves, edges and the constrained space and also road noise.[....]
How to determine power needed for speakers?
Whether you go for an amplifier or not, it’s worth understanding the basics of power handling of the speakers and power output of an amplifier. Speakers that you buy will[....]
Car audio systems – for beginners
Selecting an ideal car audio & getting it installed properly can be very exciting, though sometimes very confusing. The difficulty arises from staggering number of car audio brands in the[....]
