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CAR AUDIO: Getting The Most Out Of Your 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.
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CAR AUDIO: Project Tacoma
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.
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CAR AUDIO SPOTLIGHT: PIONEER'S AVIC-Z130BT
The folks at Pioneer continued the tradition of the heralded AVIC car audio lineup with the AVIC-Z130BT, and this unit packs some real cool features, not to mention good solid performance!
The AVIC-Z130BT comes with standard features, including a 7 inch WVGA Touchscreen display, full on-board NAV, DVD player, iPod control and Bluetooth Wireless. In addition, new features include Pandora Internet Radio capability and HD Radio. On the Navigation side, the AVIC-Z130BT features lane guidance that can direct you to the right lane particularly when you will be heading towards busy intersections. It also has intelligent re-routing options which come in handy if you get lost during your travels. Navigation can be utilized in either 2-D or 3-D mode and displays major landmarks, making navigating smooth and easy.
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Car Audio Spotlight: Clarion NX501
If you are thinking about adding a new car radio to your vehicle, look no further than the Clarion NX501. This beautifully designed double-din radio will not only blow you out of the water in looks but also in the easy to use, user interface and incredible sound quality. The Clarion NX501 offers a wide variety of outstanding features.
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Car Audio: Fix it or Replace it?
I average about 15 calls per week from clients who have a factory radio that they say has broken and needs to be repaired. The problems range from bad tuners, failure to play CD’s and even no power at all. Generally, they've already contacted the car dealer and were told either nothing or that they could simply replace their radio at a substantial cost. It's at this junction that I always recommend replacing that tired factory radio with something current that- in most cases- offers much more in the way of integration and features, not to mention better performance.
Read moreWe’re Proud to Introduce Clarion Car Audio
Ask the Advisors has always been at the forefront of offering our customers the latest in car audio and we’re proud to offer the full line of high performance car audio from Clarion.
Clarion has been a leader in car audio since introducing the first car stereo in Japan back in 1948. Since then, Clarion has achieved numerous industry firsts including the first 2-Din car stereo in 1995 and the top performing CD player in the industry in 1996. Read more
Car Stereo Spotlight: Kenwood KDCX995
For those of you in search of a great high-performance car deck, look no further than the KDCX995 from Kenwood’s Excelon division. Following the success of last year’s KDCX994, the KDCX995 brings some great new features to an already popular lineup of functions- alongside the 2 year parts and labor warranty standard with every Kenwood Excelon product.
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Spotlight: Kenwood’s DNX6980
Kenwood wasted no time with its success of the DNX6960 by rolling out the DNX6980 for 2011 and this year’s model is a winner, too!
Take one look at the DNX6980 and you can see the sleek design and easy functionality the designers and Kenwood were out to achieve.
Read more0In today’s growing marine audio market, it makes sense to offer marine grade products, and Kenwood is no exception, having entered the marine arena with its Excelon series KMR-440U Head unit.
Spotlight- Kenwood’s KMR-440U Excelon Series Marine AM/FM/CD
In today’s growing marine audio market, it makes sense to offer marine grade products, and Kenwood is no exception, having entered the marine arena with its Excelon series KMR-440U Head unit.
This deck, priced at $199.95 provides the same features and benefits found in the company’s KDC-X494 car deck but adds extra durability for the harsh marine world.
The KMR-440U comes with a front 3.5mm audio input and USB port for attaching additional sources and can fully control an iPod with the optional iPod cable sold separately. Other options that can be added include Satellite radio and HD radio with optional tuner modules. Expansion with outboard amplifiers is possible from the unit’s 3 sets of preamp outputs, which also allow for subwoofer level control from the head unit. Read more
