The reason underlying the popularity of car audio shows, throughout the world, is that they provide opportunities to share one’s love and interest in cars, compete with other car audio fans, and to win a prize and recognition. Car audio shows are cherished in many developed countries but especially in USA and Canada.

Today, the US has a number of organizations that arrange car audio shows for both American and foreign citizens. These organizations host car audio competitions in various categories that are open to members of the respective organizations from various countries.

IASCA, USACi, and dB Drag Racing are a few of the most famous organizations that arrange car audio shows in USA.

Car audio shows are one of the dearest kinds of events for fans of cars audio systems. These shows allow car fans from various social and ethnic backgrounds to come together and share their interests and experiences of car audio systems.

Car audio shows are arranged by various organizations working in different geographical locations. These organizations update their members on upcoming car audio shows, competitions and prizes offered at the event, and availability of new car audio products.

The three most famous US organizations that arrange domestic as well as international car audio shows are IASCA, USACi, and dB Drag Racing. Other car audio organizations are gradually making a firmer footing in the car audio business.

IASCA is a car audio organization based in the US state of Florida. It is open for membership to people from 26 different countries across the globe. Regarded as the oldest and the largest car audio competition organization, IASCA has hosted sound-quality-based competitions for quite some time. Lately, it has started arranging for competitions in the categories of SPL and idBL.

To facilitate the preparation of its members for car audio shows, IASCA has its own online store that stocks accessory items like T shirts, attaché cases, and car audio software.

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Sony Debuts New Car Audio Systems at SEMA

Sony is providing quality mobile audio components with three new speakers, three new amplifiers and a new subwoofer here at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) annual trade show.

The company unveiled its new GTX series speakers, which are the perfect complement to the GT series head units. Three new models - XS-GTX1620S, XS-GTX6930 and XS-GTX1640 - feature sleek designs and dynamic sound quality.

For improved sound imaging in the GTX design, the XS-GTX1620S two-way component speakers provide 260 watts peak power. They have a highly oriented polyolefine (HOP) cone woofer, which offers rich and solid bass as well as superb sound. The speakers offer a good option for factory replacement for newer vehicles with tweeters located in the A-pillar behind the side-view mirrors.

The separate .75-inch tweeters provide versatility in installation to optimize a vehicle’s soundstage, and can be surface or flush mounted. For better sound, the 2-way passive crossovers direct the appropriate frequencies to the tweeters for clear highs and better bass response from the woofers.

Both the XS-GTX6930 three-way speakers and the XS-GTX1640 4-way speakers offer an HOP woofer. The XS-GTX6930 has 400 watts peak power and offers powerful sound at a great price.

To get the best results when installing speakers, installers should match the power source level of RMS or continuous watts to the high end of the speaker’s range in RMS. The XS-GTX1640 has 300 watts peak power (75 RMS) and has a high density layered diaphragm (HDLD)…

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