Car Audio

Fuses: To Serve and Protect!

Let’s face it: Accidents happen. Minimizing the collateral damage from an accident is important. When you have a mobile electronics system that includes installing an amplifier in your vehicle, a discussion about fuses or circuit protection should take place before the … [Read more...] about Fuses: To Serve and Protect!

Steering Wheel Audio Control Integration

When you go shopping for a new radio for your car, one of the many questions the product specialist should ask you is whether your existing radio has steering wheel-mounted audio controls. Almost every aftermarket radio has provisions to accept a signal that will give you … [Read more...] about Steering Wheel Audio Control Integration

Does Preamp Voltage Matter?

For almost as long as there have been car audio enthusiasts, they have been adding amplifiers to their vehicles to increase the power available to drive their speakers. More power means we can turn the volume up higher without distortion. When it came to connecting amplifiers to … [Read more...] about Does Preamp Voltage Matter?

Rear Speakers – A Benefit or a Bad Habit?

For decades, automobile manufacturers have installed relatively large rear speakers in their vehicles. The stereotype of a set of 6x9 speakers sitting on the parcel shelf of a Monte Carlo is as “car audio” as it gets. As the industry has evolved, the importance of rear speakers … [Read more...] about Rear Speakers – A Benefit or a Bad Habit?

What is Bluetooth?

If you have been around the mobile electronics industry for any amount of time, you will know that certain terms are often used incorrectly. One term that has been over-abused lately is Bluetooth. Product manufacturers, retailers and consumers have developed an expectation of … [Read more...] about What is Bluetooth?