Tag: Car Audio System

There is a common mistake we tend to make as either consumers or salespeople when it comes to designing and purchasing a car audio system. Addressing the proper way to upgrade!

I’ve run into situations working with clients where there is much more involved than just changing out the radio or speakers. In some cases, the system actually sounded “worse” than before the upgrade! “Why does it sound worse than before?” I would get asked.

One of the most important (and usually overlooked) areas where you can actually achieve a great improvement in sound quality with any car audio system is in sound deadening. It is here that you can actually greatly reduce if not eliminate all the areas of your vehicle that hinder sound system performance- right down to improving mid-bass response!

When you offer the premiere car audio sales and installation team in South Florida, there’s only one way to showcase that team…With some awesome demo vehicles, of course! And we’re sparing no expense when it comes to showing you what Ask The Advisors and Serious Autosport can do when it comes to creating a killer car audio system!

So, I’ve been planning to put a car audio system in my little 96 Toyota Tacoma truck for a little while now, and frankly it’s driving me crazy that I haven’t put it in yet. I want the single DIN, Kenwood Excelon KDC-X995. With the KDC-X995 I can connect my phone, and listen to Pandora, where it can store new stations, and it also has the thumbs up/down feature. The X995 has Parrot Bluetooth, so that I can keep more of my attention on the road. Not to mention HD radio, for that near CD quality sound, and which is free. All of these features are built in. Talk about a feature filled list! We haven’t even begun to look at the IPod connectivity. Which uses direct, alphabet, skip, and more can be used to search for songs. Direct search is particularly easy because all one needs to do is enter the first three letters of the playlist song, artist, podcast, or genre, to navigate to your desired area. All in all a fantastic quality deck with a two year warrantee.

Let’s face it. We drive vehicles that have mediocre audio systems, so we shell out some bucks to upgrade our systems so we have the latest features and superior sound quality. Yet in some cases, we still fall short of our system’s capabilities and our personal expectations and it’s sometimes not the fault of the equipment we’ve installed. This can actually be blamed on the actual power supply from our vehicles, which like the power we have in our homes- is actually not very clean or stable.

Go ahead. Crank up that volume until your ears bleed…Until every cop knows you. Just make sure you do it properly- AND- have the proper equipment to provide “staying power”. (Some of you can relate to this and some of you might not)

Sure, car audio gear can get plenty loud- and given the fact that much of today’s music is either saturated or compressed to death- it makes avoiding the dreaded “D” and “C” words. I’m talking about distortion and clipping- and they usually signal the death of speakers and electronics, whether by user error (misuse) or inadequate equipment. (Did She say that to one of you?)

With the increased emphasis on better audio quality in the car audio arena, we’re proud to now offer the full line of audio interfaces and processors from the great folks at Audio Control.

Audio Control has been around since 1977 and produces some of the finest audio processors and interfaces around. Some of you may have run across the famed “Epicenter” bass enhancer through the years, which set new standards when it came to enhancing and providing killer bass response.

Following on the heels of the highly successful XW series of thin car subwoofers, the folks at Kenwood have introduced 2 new models that provide even greater performance, while still staying with the successful slim basket designs.

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Automobile manufacturers have made some baby steps toward making the factory stereo system look and sound better, but they’re still falling way short of what’s possible when it comes to getting great sounding audio and extra features from your car system. Every year, the auto industry tries to change the designs of head units (radio's) so that it makes it difficult (if not impossible) to change the radio in order to upgrade the system. Thank goodness the aftermarket industry changes with the times! Read more

I'm pleased to see a good variety of good sounding 5-channel amplifiers available. These small footprint designs offer greater flexibility, more wattage for the buck and save you $$ on installation- not to mention you only need to purchase one amp.

The latest addition comes from JL Audio, one of the leaders in small amplifier design and performance. The company already is enjoying success with it’s high-end HD series 900/5 amplifier, and now introduces the XD700/5 which compliments the HD model within its XD lineup of small efficient car amps.