When it comes to car audio amplifiers, people often mistake quality with high power ratings. This misperception has led to manufacturers coming up with every angle or trick … [Read more...] about Why Do Car Audio Amps Have Max Power Ratings?
Car Audio
Speaker Power Ratings Don’t Define Their Quality
The number of times a consumer has asked for a set of speakers based on power ratings is incomprehensibly huge. They ask for 300-watt 6x9’s or a 1,000-watt subwoofer without … [Read more...] about Speaker Power Ratings Don’t Define Their Quality
Fixing the Stereo in the New Jeep Wrangler
Jeep Wranglers are surprisingly popular vehicles, given their heritage as a wartime tool. They aren’t particularly stylish, and they don’t handle as well as a regular car. These … [Read more...] about Fixing the Stereo in the New Jeep Wrangler
Why Turning it to 11 Doesn’t Work in a Car Audio System
If we can take anything useful away from the 1984 movie “This is Spinal Tap,” we know that “turning it to 11” is for those times when you need your car audio system to play louder … [Read more...] about Why Turning it to 11 Doesn’t Work in a Car Audio System
Why Does My Sub Amp Have Two Sets of Terminals?
If you’re shopping for a subwoofer amplifier for your car stereo system, you may have noticed that some have two sets of speaker terminals. In most cases, it’s reasonable to assume … [Read more...] about Why Does My Sub Amp Have Two Sets of Terminals?