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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Building a Mobile Listening Lab
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MLS
on Mon, Sep 14 2009
Filed under: GMC, Alpine, CDA-9887, Yukon, Hi-Fi 2.0, GMC Yukon, Matt Freeman, Jiriki, video demonstration, woofer, C2 components, JL Audio, Sokoband, Michael Sokolowski, Mike Sokolowski, tweeter
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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MLS
on Mon, Jul 27 2009
Filed under: Soko, wiring harness, Alpine, CDA-9887, Yukon, Hi-Fi 2.0, GMC Yukon, Dynamat, Matt Freeman, Jiriki, component system, video demonstration, woofer, C2 components, JL Audio, Sokoband, Michael Sokolowski, Boom Mat, acoustic baffles, Mike Sokolowski, tweeter, high fidelity
In our Crutchfield Alpine IXA-W404 Digital Media Receiver video , Zak outlines the key features of this remarkable in-dash unit. The Alpine IXA-W404 fits in a double-sized dashboard opening, and features a USB input for an MP3 player or thumb drive. Zak connects his iPod nano to the receiver and shows...
As a father, I can attest that nothing makes a better gift than a good piece of electronics. And as a Crutchfield advisor, I'm often asked for gift ideas along those lines. One of my first questions is this: "Does your dad have an iPod® yet?" That's a good place to start. And if he does, no problem....
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Chad
on Mon, Jun 1 2009
Filed under: Bose, headphones, Sony, gift idea, radio, Alpine, iPod touch, Chad, clock radio
Selecting higher bit rates when ripping digital music files gives you better sound quality. The trade-off, as we've discussed , is that the files are bigger, and fewer of them will fit on whatever storage medium you choose - an iPod® or other MP3 player, your computer, an external hard drive, a USB thumb...
Now that the receiver's in and the iPod is hooked up (see my first two posts for the full scoop), what about equalization and other signal processing for the system? While I wait to deploy what is likely the ultimate in customizable equalization for a car - Alpine's IMPRINT TM sound tuning system --...
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MLS
on Mon, Jan 26 2009
Filed under: IMPRINT, Alpine, CDA-9887, Time Correction, graphic EQ, parametric EQ, signal processing, Hi-Fi 2.0
So, what effect did replacing my Yukon's factory radio with the Alpine have on the rest of the factory system? (See Part 1 for background.) It really notched it up, no kidding. Fatter bass, more dimensionality and presence. The kinds of things you'd associate with a cleaner signal path and better amplification...