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Four Tips To Improve The Sound Productivity Of Your Speakers

Car Audio Blogger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:31:07 +0000

You can buy the best speakers there ever is in the market but the location of the speakers play an important role in excellent sound production. There are other factors that play an important role in making your speakers sound their best although they might seem small and are mostly ignored by people but that is why they end up compromising on less when their speakers are capable of playing a lot better. A few simple tips I believe can make a lot of difference in improving your speaker’s productivity. It also depends on which environment you have your speakers installed as the factors for better sound production in cars is different than homes. Further I will advice few important tips to make your sound system’s productivity better in a car environment.

As an environment of a car and surroundings are smaller therefore the speakers made for cars are built in such a way to deliver maximum sound with taking less space in your trunk or interior. The speakers these days come in sizes and shapes that are easily adjustable and fitted in your car that do not affect the sound productivity. So basically the size and shape of the speakers you have purchased or installed in your car matters a lot as every different shape or size has its own quality.

The same way the commotion and unwanted noises can affect the performance of the speakers and subwoofers. Some of the other major factors that help in bringing out the maximum potential of your speakers being played in the car are:

Dynamat Kit: These products are used for lessening the noises of the road. These products especially Dynamat is designed for subwoofer vibration controlling and not just that but this product controls the excessive and unwanted noises of the running engine, wind gushes and tire’s sound to maximize the sound of the speakers, subwoofers and other equipment you have installed for playing your tracks.

Bass Blockers: A subwoofer is purely made for bass production but all of the speakers in high volume create an irritating and non-accurate bass that just spoils the fun. Bass blockers simply block those noises giving the entire control of bass production to the subwoofers that are installed in your trunk this way every speaker and woofer gets to do their job and the sound quality is fabulous.

Foam Baffles: The foam installed between your speakers and body car is to firstly stop the irritating noises that will be produced while your speakers are thumping and banging against the car body and making unwanted sound. The second role it plays is to keep dirt and other dust particles away from your speakers making them durable and adding a couple of more years to their life.

Equalizing Path Lengths: The location of each speaker and their distance from each other is vital for excellent sound production. The surround system in this case can be taken as an example where the speakers, rear and front, play a significant part in bringing out the sound production that has to be expected by a branded speaker system. The kick-panels installed in the trunk of your car should at least have 5” difference from each other and so on.

A few basic tips like these can really get the most out of your stereo system. You can get more on this from websites or a professional that can really help you out in installing your speakers with the tips and tricks that will let you enjoy your car audio system to the fullest.

How to Build a Subwoofer Box

Car Audio Blogger — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:13:46 +0000

The best thing about building your own subwoofer enclosure is that you have more choices to be creative and experiment. The tools to build a subwoofer box are way cheaper than buying the actual thing. The box can be of different size and shape keeping in mind how much space you have in the car. The size of your subwoofer is of course important to give some wiggle room inside the box. In market subwoofer enclosures are available in ported, sealed and bandpass which can also be custom made by you at home. Six simple steps for building up your own subwoofer enclosure are discussed further.

Subwoofer Enclosure

Building up subwoofer enclosures for your own car is now no problem. Just follow some simple steps and you are done. The thing that makes this whole procedure fun is that you can experiment with different sizes and shapes of enclosures while keeping the size of your subwoofer in mind. It can be as big as you want but that might take up the entire space in your trunk. First deciding by what kind of subwoofer enclosure you prefer it can either be ported or sealed. Sealed enclosures are simply air tight to stop any air to get in or get out while ported enclosures are a bit hard to make but their result is better than sealed boxes.

The few basic tools needed for building your own enclosure are electric drill with screws, medium density fiberboard, carpenter’s glue, jigsaw, Silicon caulk, sandpaper, metal screws, drywall screws and terminal cup for the speakers. By keeping in mind the size of your subwoofers and the space available in the back of the trunk decide a size and shape of the enclosure to go perfectly inside your trunk. With a help of a pencil and measuring tape draw the pattern on the fiberboard. The length, width and depth of the enclosure will vary from person to person according to the subwoofer itself. Just to get you started and give a wild idea the measurement of a rectangular box Height: 13″, Width: 14″ and Depth: 12″ while for a wedged box Height: 14″, Width: 18″ and Depth either 5” or 8”.

Build a Subwoofer Box

You will need to place the divider in the middle of the box to separate both of the subwoofers. Using a jigsaw cut the board and the inner circle to rest the speaker. Use a filer to smooth the cut edges of the board and a sandpaper to smooth the inner circle. The side panels will have almost 2” circle holes for the wires to pass through them. Use screws to fix the fiberboard in the shape of a box while using silicon to air tight it in the case of sealed enclosure. Glue the carpet to the top panel where the speakers will be popping out. Screw the connectors and air tight them with silicon as well. Then connect the positive and negative terminal to the speaker wires respectively. Once the sub is in the box and placed properly tighten it up with metal screws and place it in the trunk.

Building your own subwoofer enclosure is complete with some rough steps mentioned above. Although you can get way much more help if you consult a professional with tips that are useful while internet is your friend too. I believe that building up your own subwoofer enclosure will encourage you to experiment with other stuff also and bring that creative side out of you.

JVC Car Audio, The Best For Less

Car Audio Blogger — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:15:32 +0000

When you are looking for the best car audio system for your car, you are going to hear of a lot of different names. However, when you only have a little bit of money to spend, one company that sticks out from the rest is JVC. They offer outstanding car audio systems at amazing prices. These are deals that you are not going to find anywhere else. When you get these kind of speakers and audio parts, you know that they are going to last a long time, and it’s a company that you can count on. Whenever you are using JVC, you are going to be getting the best for less!

JVC Car Audio

There are many reasons to use JVC audio systems in your car. The first and best reason is, because they offer high quality systems at prices that you can afford. This is great, because most companies like to overcharge for the same products. However, these are products that you are going to be able to use day in and day out, and you are not going to have to worry about them breaking down on you.

JVC KD-AVX720 DVD/CD/USB Receiver

That is because JVC takes pride in offering great priced systems to people that may not be able to get them in the first place. One of the special things that they sell are their 6×9 speakers. These are the custom sizes for most cars’ back speakers. These are pretty big speakers and usually sound pretty good. The JVC ones are usually very pretty looking to top if off. For example, sometimes they come in a chrome Blue color. In a way, these are meant to be seen.

However, they do not just offer great speakers, they offer great everything. The best thing that you can do when you get their speakers is to get their CD players as well to put in your car. This is going to make the speakers just sound that much better. Now a lot of times, their CD players do not have the LCD screens and do not play cool pictures when your listening to music, however, if your looking for a low cost high quality CD player for your car, JVC is the company to go with. There is no reason for your CD player to do more than what you need it to do. By having it just do a little bit, you are going to be able to save money without having to give up on high quality. Remember, the better the quality, not only is it going to sound better, but it’s going to last a long time.

JVC KD-AVX40 Bluetooth/DVD/CD/USB Receiver

JVC wants your system to sound good. That is because when you are using their systems, if you sound good, then they sound good. It’s as simple as that. They want people to be like, “Wow what kind of system do you have?” Then you can simply say, “It’s a JVC.” That is what this company wants. When you go into the store and see how low their prices are, you may think that they are a bad brand, but that is not the case. These are speakers that are, not only going to get the job done, but are going to sound good at the same time. That is something that you can not get from a lot of speakers that are low price. I think that is why people all over the world like to use the JVC name brand speakers.

JVC Car Audio Official website: http://mobile.jvc.com/

iPod in Your Car

Car Audio Blogger — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:03:43 +0000

It was in 2006 when Apple first launched a handy, handsome looking iPOD to play over 24 hours music without skipping or other problems that was being faced by other music playing devices. Soon iPODs became a great hit and were affordable by each and everyone. Still you see kids to adults wearing headsets and traveling while listening to their favorite music. We love cars and we love iPODs so how was it not possible that we would have come up with something to merge these two to get maximum enjoyment out of our long and tiring drives. Although iPODs are movable and can be connected to your car through a cassette adapter but people prefer keeping two separate iPODs for their personal use and one that is installed in the car.

Philips TransDock for iPod

You have jazzed up your car with a spoiler, tints, brand new rims and a stereo system. To get maximum output on that marvelous stereo system is to compliment it with an iPOD for your car. The handling of music becomes easier while you can enjoy the sound productivity from your new stereo system. Before people used to own one iPOD that was used for personal as well as in the car but now when it has come to a price that is affordable by each and every individual people now own 2-3 iPODs. One of them definitely has to be installed in the cars as most of the use of it comes when you are stuck in jam packed traffic. Your only friend at that time may be a cell phone or an iPOD.

Belkin TuneCast for iPod/iPhone

Luxurious and expensive cars including Audi, Bentley, Buick, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, Chevrolet, Jaguar, Mercedes, Lexus, Rolls Royce and of course Ferrari now comes with built-in iPODs whose menu changing dial is given between the speed dial where you can easily change tracks without any trouble.

Although for all those who do not own a car with a built in iPOD worry no more because you can install an iPOD in your car without moving around or changing too much inside your vehicle. A holder can be installed in your automobile that will hold the iPOD perfectly right next to your stereo system. So instead of choosing CDs and tracks from your stereo system you can directly choose tracks from your iPOD and without a doubt the quality of iPOD music is just as good as listening to a CD. This is complimented by an excellent component stereo system which emphasis on every tune individually. Now as iPODs come with a FM transmission it enables you to make your iPOD the ultimate music player in the car without switching to your stereo system for FM and then back to your iPOD for selected tracks.

Philips DLA97878 FM Transmitter and Car Charger for iPod

The vehicles now being made are iPOD friendly while you can have your iPOD plugged in to your headsets if you do not feel like turning it up. In the late 80s surveys showed that only 4% of the vehicles being made came with an MP3 player or equipment to enable mp3 players but now due to the technology advancement and craze for electrical gadgets more than 75% cars come with either a stereo system that can handle an iPOD or a built in iPOD system. If you are still pondering about installing one in your car then think no further trust me it is going to be a great investment that you can enjoy for a really long time. iPOD in your car will be your friend when it comes to boring drives or jam packed traffics that last for hours.

JBL Car Audio – Unmatched Sound Quality

Car Audio Blogger — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:33:32 +0000

Some companies try to make their products cost a lot so that you think that they are good quality. Others have great quality, but jack up the price even more. However, there is one company that gives you great quality, and at the same time, gives you an amazingly low price. That one company is known as JBL ,and they offer some of the best speakers in the world. Their sound is second to none, and when you have one of their systems in your car you better believe that people are going to hear you coming. The JBL are made out of only the best quality parts which insures you that you are getting the best product for your money.

JBL GT5 A3001 Car Amplifier

Getting the best product for your money should be the first thing that you worry about whenever you are looking for audio systems for your car. Another thing that you want to make sure of about the speakers you are buying is if they are made from the best quality products in the world. Although some of the lower costing products and supplies can sound just the same, they usually do not last as long. Whenever you get a new system you want it to last as long as possible.

JBL GT5-2402BR Loaded Enclosures

After all, if you are going to shell out the money for a brand new system, then you better have it around long enough to pay itself off. However, did you know that JBL systems are something that you can get used, and they are just as good as if you were to get them new?

One reason why you can get JBL systems used is because of the fact that they are made with such high quality. The higher the quality, the longer the system is going to last. That is why a lot of JBL systems outlive the cars that they are in. It is because of that, why you can find tons of JBL systems online and at flea markets. Whenever people buy a new car, they like to have a new system to go with it. However, when you have a JBL system, a lot of times your old system may still be working good. That is why people turn around and sell them. However, this is great news for you. Now you can get a great JBL system for less money than what you would pay online or at a local store.

JBL GTO608C Component System

There are a few different places where you can get JBL systems. First of all, you can get them online. When you get them online, you can usually get them for a much lower price than what you could get them for at a local store. This is because the stores have to have a way to attracted you to their online store. The best way to do that is with low prices. However, if you are lucky, you may be able to find JBL systems on sale at local stores as well. Although this is a lot less common to see, it does happen.

JBL PX600.2 600 Watt Power Amplifier

Either way, when you choose to get a JBL system, you should know right away that you getting the most out of your money. There are just some systems that are better all around than the other systems, and this just so happens to be true with the JBL systems. When you are looking to get the most for your money, there is no better company to go with than JBL.

JBL Car Audio – official site: http://www.jbl.com/

The Great Sounds Of Pioneer Car Audio

Car Audio Blogger — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:27:12 +0000

There are a lot of different companies out there that make great sounding stuff that you can put in your car. Most of the time you may not give a second thought to the kind of speakers that you put in your car. However, that is something that you may want to re-think. Although there are a lot of car audio systems out there that are the same, there are a few out there that are better than that. Take, for example, the Pioneer car audio systems. When someone has a Pioneer car audio system, you know that they have a car system that, not only sounds good, but it’s going to be around for a long time to come.

Pioneer Car Audio System

When it comes right down to it, nothing beats a Pioneer car audio system. Although some of their speakers and stuff are going to cost more than other brands, you get what you pay for. This is a system that is, not only going to sound amazing, but it’s going to be around for a long time to come. When people hear it, they are going to know right away that it’s a Pioneer car audio system.

Pioneer TS-W3002D2D4 PRO

So what does a Pioneer car audio system come with? Well, there are a few different things that you can get depending on what you want. For example, you are going to want to start off with a Pioneer head unit or a CD player. This is what everything is going to be hooked up to; so it’s very important that you have your head unit high quality. If you have to go cheap on something because you do not have enough money to get everything, this is not what you should choose to go cheap on. On top of that, you are going to want speakers and a sub. If you have a sub, you are also going to want an AMP.

Whenever you are buying this stuff a lot of times, people tend to go and get things that are one brand and then get others that are a different brand. This is a big no no. You want to make sure that all of your things match to make it sound the best. For example, you are not going to want Sony speakers up front and then Pioneer speakers in the back. It’s just going to mess up everything that you have going on. To the untrained ear some people may not noticed, but if you love your music, you are going to notice right away. Try and keep everything Pioneer if that is the head unit you try and go with. That means, get a Pioneer set of speakers, subs and AMP. Only then are you getting the most out of your system.

Pioneer Car Amplifier

There are a lot of different systems that you can go with, but the Pioneer is one of the best. People from around the world know what Pioneer is, and when you hear their name, you know right away that you are getting quality made stuff. This is the kind of system that you would put in your car if you want people to hear you before they see you. Of course, you can choose to put this kind of system in your car, as well, if you are just looking for great quality sound systems to put in your car. Either way, Pioneer is the way to go, and there is nothing wrong with them. This is one of the best companies that you can put your money into.

Basic Tips For Car Antenna Installation

Car Audio Blogger — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:38:06 +0000

Although car antennas take five to seven years to be completely useless by becoming rusty or broken but installing an antenna in your car is pretty easy that anyone can do it with some few general tips. Old cars may not have a car antenna but come with an antenna hole that can be used otherwise drilling an antenna hole is also an option. Antennas are needed to be replaced only if they are broken, rusty enough to get an unclear signal or cannot transmit any AM/FM radio stations. In luxurious cars like BMW, Rolls Royce or Lexus it is best to get a professional help while other cars can be installed with an antenna by yourself.

Car Antenna

The importance of car antenna is known to people who do not have one. The main source of entertainment in your car is live FM/AM radio without that you are going to hate long drives and jam packed traffic. Now mostly cars come up with at least an antenna hole if there is not one but you can drill in to make an antenna hole yourself. The general tips needed to install a car antenna start with of course taking out the old one first carefully making sure you do not damage or cut any of the wires. Do not jump to conclusions either a little disturbance in the radio signals does not mean you need a new antenna. Consider changing it only if it is broken, rusty or damaged by some kind of accident.

Now if you have a car which has a can antenna hole but no antenna then what you can do it start by using the Master Sheet of the car to find out the interior wiring and holes. Do not pass the antenna wire through other wiring as the reception of it will be affected. In case of an antenna that came built-in from the factory is to remove the old antenna along with the old wiring. The wires can be pulled out easily from the hole while inserting a new wire requires another person’s help to get it in the right hole. After that the antenna will come in contact with the exposed hole whereas you can tighten it with a nut to avoid it from falling down.

Car FM Antenna

For installing car antenna mounted between your windshield and front door or on the roof then more or less the same kind of technique is used as mentioned for fender-mount antenna. The wiring of mounted antennas goes till the kick panel area so you would need to remove the kick-panel trim to reach the wires and change them. As for cars that come without a car antenna hole you can do a little research and find out the same location of the cars of the same model. Once you have chosen a location make sure the area under the marked hole is clear. Drill in 1/16″ under the desired location and follow the above steps for installing wires in your car interior.

The basic tips for installing a car antenna are here but for more details and professional help you can consult the manufacturers of your car or a car repairing shop. In my experience you may survive without AM/FM radio for a couple of months may be an year as well but one day or the other you are going to realize how important it is to have live radio in your cars to pass that awful jam packed traffic or boring drives to your work or back home everyday. I believe radio stations are more entertaining than CDs or cassettes as every station is available for sports, news, music, weather etc providing everyone with something.

Dell F2663 Auto AC Adapter at LaptopPartsWorld.com

Car Audio Blogger — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:24:55 +0000

Keep your Dell laptop powered with the Auto/Air/AC Adapter. This portable, light-weight device will keep you powered and ready to go, wherever you are. This 65 Watt Auto/Air/AC Adapter has been tested and validated on Dell systems to ensure it will work with your computer.

Dell F2663 Auto Adapter at LaptopPartsWorld

It is supported by Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell system. Very slim and easy to pack in carry on. Comes with two lengths of cord for AC outlet. Short cord easy to pack in the handy little bag. Very slim design for concealing in luggage.

This product is what I was looking for. I have and Inspiron B120 and is listed as compatable. All the ratings are correct. I like the versatility of the power supply. It can be us powered by different supplies.

If you buy a notebook PC in the first place it is for convenience and travel. This air/auto adapter not only charges, on a plane but anywhere you might go. It’s slim design and supporting small bag make it a best buy, or a must buy especially for the traveler.

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How To Choose Car Amplifiers

Car Audio Blogger — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:20:17 +0000

In the end, there can only be one! This is true about car amplifiers as well. When all is said and done, there is only going to be one that is right for your car. Sure you can ask the guy that is selling them, but he is going to say that the most expensive one is the one that is right for your car, which may not be true. Well, you could say, “well what if he does not do that?” Well, what if frogs had wings. Then they would not hit the ground so hard after they jumped. With that being said, you need to go into the store knowing what you are looking for. This way you are not tricked into buying something that you do not need for you car.

Car Amplifiers

You can try and go out there and learn all you want about all the different amplifiers out there on the market, but I say, trying is the first step towards failure. Do not set out to do something that is just going to take forever. You are not going to be able to learn everything about every amplifier system out there. So what you need to look at first is if you want a sub in your car. If you said no, then you are not going to really need an AMP. However, if you want one, then you may want to think of getting one. That is the first thing that you need to look at. If you are going to have a sub, then you may want to think about getting an amplifier that can run to your sub and your speakers that are in your car. This way you will get better sound out of your speakers. After all, if your sub is too big, then you may have problems hearing anything else out of your car.

The next thing that you should do is not talk about things that you do not know about. When you go into a store and are looking at amplifiers, if you do not know what they are talking about, do not agree or try to comment on it. After all, it’s better to keep your mouth shut and look foolish than it is to open it and remove all doubt. All you need to know about is the different channels. The more channels it has, the more speakers that can run off of it. Another thing that you need to know is about the watts that it putts out. The bigger the number, the more power it has. It’s like asking yourself what the differences are between your girlfriend and your wife; about 45 pounds. The bigger that number the more power that is going to be pumping to your car.

Sony Car Amplifier

Whenever you go to get these amplifiers for you car, do not let the people that work there eat your lunch for you. You have to stand up and tell them what AMP you want. Then if they say something like, “if I was you I would not get that AMP,” then you can say, “well if you were me, then I would be you, and I would use your body to get that AMP. You can not stop me no matter who you are! All in all, just do not end up spending more money than what you set yourself up for. Go online first and look at the different prices of AMPs so you know what you are looking at whenever you go into a store.

How To Choose Speakers That Are Right For Your Car

Car Audio Blogger — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:56:20 +0000

Are you looking to find the right speakers for your car? Well there are a few things that you can do to insure that you get the right speakers at the right price. Depending on what you want, you should be able to get your speakers at most stores, like Best Buy. However, if you are looking for the best price, then you should search for your speakers on-line. Either way, before you do anything, you need to make sure that you know what speakers your car takes, and there are a few different ways you can check on this (this could involve a little bit of work on your part).

Pioneer TS-H1703 Speakers

Before you run out to the store to get speakers for your car, you have to make sure that you are getting the right ones. First of all, you have to know what size speakers you want to get. For the most part, any type of speaker will work, but you will have to make sure that you get the right size so that it fits inside your car. If you have never noticed, all cars have different side speakers. They do this to make your life a lot harder. So to find your speakers, you more than likely have speakers in your doors and two speakers in the back somewhere.

Pioneer TS-Q131C Speakers

You are going to have to look at both speakers, because usually, they are going to be two different sizes (again to make your life harder). The speakers in the front are usually the smallest. This is because these are used mostly for the voice sound of whatever music you are listing to. The back speakers are bigger, and usually that is so they can put out a deeper bass.

After you figure out what size speakers you need, you are going to have to go out and get some. Now, you can go out to your local store and find speakers. If you are still not sure what size they are, you can take your speakers with you and show the people the size speakers you need. However, keep in mind, taking it to a store like this is going to cost you a lot of money. That is why a lot of people like to buy their car speakers on-line. If you need to know the size of your speakers, you can either go into the store and ask what speakers you have and then leave, or you can go on-line and look up the model of your car, and it’s more than likely that you will be able to find out what kind of speakers you have that way as well.

Pioneer TS-H687 Speakers

Making sure you get the right speaker is the hardest part of the job. That is because if you mess it up and you do not get the right ones, then you are not going to be able to install the speaker. It’s always best to ask someone if you do not know what you are doing. This way you are sure that you get the right stuff, and you will have no problems getting what you need.

Pioneer TS-M171PRS Speakers

Putting the speakers in is usually not a problem after you get them out. Remember, to get the speakers out of the doors in the front, you may have to take off your door panel. If you do not know how to do that, go on-line, and there will be guides hat will fill you in.