Today, most car owners put a lot of effort towards making sure they have the ideal audio system installed. Some go as far as getting high-end amplifiers, subwoofers and crossovers. But the thing is, do you need all of them to enjoy music of your choice?
There are some car audio systems that can be ideal paired with simple speakers today. A lot of people mostly invest in high-end car audio equipment mainly due to hype and fashion. But if you simply want to have sounds in your car, a simple car radio unit and speakers will be more than enough.
A few years ago, the audio equipment in a new car consisted of a radio/CD and a four-speaker system. It came as part of the package and really didn’t have a high profile. All this has now changed. A recent survey showed that audio equipment has suddenly become a top-five in-car item. Amazingly, these days its all factory fitted and not shoehorned in by the local car-audio installer.
Most of the time, the lights that most car audio have play an integral part towards determining if we want them in our vehicle or not. You may be wondering, what does it have to do with sound setups?
Totally nothing. They are merely enhancements that give you a feel of the sound that your car stereo produces. It is a good way to help gauge what your sound system really needs as far as overall setup is concerned but if you are thinking of clarity as a priority, it all depends on the units you have installed in your car.
We’ve come a long way since the AM radio and the 8-track cartridge first let us take our entertainment on the road. These days automotive audiophiles have almost unlimited choice in custom sound equipment, from sweet-sounding stereos to “doof-doof” boxes that’ll make your ears bleed. Here’s how to make some sound decisions about your in-car audio system.
Although factory fitted in-car entertainment systems have become more advanced, there’s just as much scope for adding and improving as there was ten years ago. It’s inevitable that car manufacturers have one eye on the final price tag of the vehicle and so, while incorporating some kind of an in-car system is a must for the car’s sales features list, don’t expect too much.
If you have the knack for it, you can install your new head unit by yourself. For wires, you will notice that they have color coding which if looked up closely can be understood logically.
Most people do not really have problems with it when it comes to connecting the wires. The real problem comes in the mounting process. There are head units that need to be adjusted since they are not always universal when it come to size.
If you are in doubt then you can seek the help of specialists. You just have to avoid the problems when you want a nicely installed car radio.
Automobiles are highest on our list of objects of desire – they thrill, excite and get our pulse racing… unless of course you’re cooling your heels in a traffic jam. No set of wheels, no matter how quick, sleek or sexy, is any fun when you’re caged inside, inching forwards at three Ks an hour.
Seems crazy, but most automakers are adding the feature that allows the interfacing of today’s iPods to the car’s audio system resulting in clear and crisp digital audio output. It all began when the digital media player became so prevalent that everybody had it, the only thing needed was a way to get the car’s audio to get the audio signal from the player so they built in ports and access pods where you can easily dock your music players sending the output to your car’s audio system.
There were some aftermarket gadgets that allowed them through primitive methods on older car stereo models (the cassette tape with a plug that has a jack you plug into the earphone jack), but they are now widely available allowing even novice users to install them through the car stereo’s auxiliary input jacks. More advanced and thus expensive stereo models even had blue tooth options, allowing them to communicate with your cellphone, tuning the audio down when you take/make a call or to send audio through a bluetooth enabled digital player. The iPodization of cars will continue as these small yet powerful media players continue to grow in popularity really allowing you to take your music, where ever you go.
Having a nice setup that’s loud is not all there is to a good car audio system. Anyone can get good audio with the proper amount of money. Some say brand matters others say common sense, you be the judge. One of the most common misconceptions about car audio is with respect to the power requirements of the overall system (your car’s other electrical parts pus the audio system). A powerful amplifier always means a huge need for power which a stock electrical system may not be able to deal with. Adding an audio capacitor might solve your problem but for a more permanent fix, try upgrading the battery and alternator so it can cope with all the added load. Also try to get an expert to design the system for you so you get a balanced system that works with each other. Mix economy and your wants to get to a compromise so you get what you want at the right price.
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The Lethal Injection Series is one of the most favorite audio system car audio enthusiasts prefer. The speaker is a 1.5 inch compressed polynomex, spider system. It has dual 4 ohm copper coils for a woofer. And can handle a whopping 500 watts RMS. The woofer has dual stacked magnets, tinsel lead woven,it has a heavy duty top and bottom plates which when weighed sum up a total woofer 20 pounder. Here are the specs:
- Driver - 12 Inch
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Fs - 26.9 Hz
- Re - 8 ohm
- Qms - 5.520
- Qes - 0.317
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Qts - 0.300
- Mms - 162.846 g
- Cms - 205.967
- Sd - 0.053
- Vas - 82.157 L
- Spl - 89.7 db 1w/1m
- BL - 23.978 TM
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X-max - 26 mm peak to peak
- Sub diameter - 12 1/2 inches
- Mounting - 11 inches
- Mounting depth - 5 5/8 inches
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Driver displacement – .11 cubic ft.
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Power - 500 rms / 1000 peak
