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Now that the front door speakers were in -- and we could ably demonstrate the difference between the front aftermarket and rear factory speakers -- it was time to install the new rear speakers. Matt and I decided that this next phase would be big; not only would we be mounting JL Audio C2-650X full-range...
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OK, so we finally got the video formatting worked out. It's very informal; Matt sat in the back seat with the Canon XSi camera capturing our back-to-front-and-back-again fading demo by moving the camera's built-in microphone forward and backward along with the fades. We're listening for sonic...
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"So what's the deal with SACDs?" a friend asked recently. "I'm looking for a new disc player, but I never see SACDs in the stores. Should I even bother getting an SACD player?" He had a lot of questions, and I answered them as best I could. I told him that the SACD format...
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In keeping with our goal of achieving high-fidelity sound without springing for the “high end” (JL Audio ZR series, Polk Audio Signature Reference, the crazy-good Focal Utopia Be, etc) we chose to install a set of the brand-new JL Audio C2 650 components in the Yukon’s front doors....
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Some conclusions from Gizmodo's Great MP3 Bitrate Tes t caught our attention, particularly as it affirms what we've been saying with Hi-Fi 2.0 . In the test, Gizmodo, the Gadget Blog , provided three selections encoded at eight different bitrates. There were seven different versions of MP3, ranging...
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A recent post to Gizmodo, the Gadget Blog articulated part of what we're striving for with Hi-Fi 2.0 . In " Why We Need Audiophiles " associate editor John Mahoney chronicles his visit to equipment and music reviewer Michael Fremer . Mahoney writes about what it's like to truly hear your music. The post...
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So a couple of weeks ago we made some major headway on the project. Matt Freeman, our mobile electronics catalog editor and Michael Richardson, Crutchfield mobile installer extraordinaire, and I spent a day double-lining each door with Dynamat Xtreme and routing the 1/0 Streetwires Ultra Flow power cable...
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Intuitively, it makes sense: if you want to be fully immersed in sound, you should be surrounded by speakers. That's the concept at modern movie theaters, and it's an ideal way to experience movies with your home theater system. But for many of us, having a room full speakers isn't very practical — especially...
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You may be enjoying outstanding picture quality from your new high-definition TV — but chances are you're sensing something's lacking in the sound. And your instincts are good. Most speakers built into flat-panel TVs do an adequate job, but can't really deliver all the sonic detail studios pack into...
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I've come to expect a lot from my electronics. They have to be smarter, thinner, more powerful. They should provide a fun gaming experience AND help me find a good recipe for dinner. And maybe they should shine my shoes while they're at it. Most of the time, I am not disappointed. There are a lot of...
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If you've recently bought a high-definition TV, you're probably enjoying an amazing picture — but odds are its speakers aren't doing full justice to that gorgeous image on the screen. Fortunately, there's a number of solutions to get the sound quality of your movies up to the level of those high-definition...
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Yes, you can store more music files on your iPod ® or other MP3 player with more compression, and they'll sound OK when you're listening through earbuds. But you lose some high- and low-frequency information when you compress your music, along with some of the details that make your music interesting...
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The last tip in our series seems intuitive: to improve the sound of your system, improve the part that actually makes the sound. That is, the speakers. But keep in mind that the speakers are just a part of your audio/video system -- a link in the chain running from the audio source to the sound that...
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A common misconception is that there's no difference between an inexpensive and a top-of-the line CD player. After all, they're both just reading digital code off of a disc, and since it's binary, it's either there or it isn't, right? Well, partially. While both players might start with the same CD,...
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The best place to deal with any problem is at the source. While you can tweak your home audio system to optimize the sound it produces, the quality of the source signal can determine how successful your efforts will be. Tip #13: Use high-quality source components. No matter how good your amp and speakers...