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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 speakerвЂ™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 systemвЂ™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 tireвЂ™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 5вЂќ 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 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, вЂњwell what if he does not do that?вЂќ 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, вЂњif I was you I would not get that AMP,вЂќ then you can say, вЂњwell 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.

Car Audio Shows

Car Audio Blogger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:56:38 +0000

The reason underlying the popularity of car audio shows, throughout the world, is that they provide opportunities to share oneвЂ™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, attachГ© cases, and car audio software.

USACi stands for United States Autosound Competition International. It is based in Arkansas and has already become notable for its popularity among car audio enthusiasts. USACi hosts car audio competitions in two main formats: Sound Quality (SQ) format and Sound pressure Level (SPL) format.

Competitions in the SQ format are in turn divided into basic and advanced categories. A broader margin for potential competitors is provided by making divisions in each category and format on the basis of the autoвЂ™s power class. Besides the several power classes in the SPL format, the categories of the SQ format have two power classes: one up to 600 and the other over 600.

The Texas-based car audio organization dB Drag Racing was initiated by Wayne Harris in 1996. Wayne himself is regarded as a renowned car audio competitor and sound off legend. His dB Drag Racing show offers the exciting title of the loudest vehicle to the competitors of the car audio show.

The participants are categorized on the basis of the number of woofers in their system and the degree of modification of their car audio system. An exciting feature of dB Drag Racing competitions is the display of measurements on a large drag racing type that appears to the viewers like a tree of electronic display.

Besides these famous car audio organizations, car audio shows with competitions are hosted by other car audio organizations like вЂ?MECAвЂ™ and вЂ?Sound Looks And its PerformanceвЂ™ (SLAP). Car audio shows arranged by these and other organizations are regularly announced in various print and online car audio magazines.

Sony Car Audio – Unveils Speakers, Amps & Sub

Car Audio Blogger — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:00:59 +0000

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 speakerвЂ™s range in RMS. The XS-GTX1640 has 300 watts peak power (75 RMS) and has a high density layered diaphragm (HDLD)…

Full story: ecoustics.com