Jeff and I meet at the Crutchfield Research Bay for the final system tuneup. In the last installment , we set the crossover points and adjusted the gain structure in the Sebring's system. Now, we've borrowed an AudioControl Real Time Analyzer (RTA), a complex little box that's used to measure...
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Charlie
on Wed, May 27 2009
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In Part 2 , we ripped my Sebring apart to install a high-performance audio system. Since then, I've been playing lots of music over my system in the last two weeks, and I spend a little time in my garage every night making adjustments. I've got the crossover points and gain controls set so that...
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Charlie
on Mon, May 18 2009
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For most people, the words "car audio" conjure up an image of a big SUV blasting you with waves of bass at a stoplight. But car audio systems aren't all about bass - they come in as many shapes and sizes as home audio systems. To the car audio fan, each new car offers the challenge of how...
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Charlie
on Fri, May 1 2009
Filed under: EQ, car stereo, car audio, Crutchfield, 8" subwoofer, convertible, Dynamat, Boston Acoustics, Sebring, AudioControl, Chrysler, Eclipse
My old iPod® mini died a couple of weeks ago. No need to mourn, it had a good life. But when I purchased a new 8GB iPod nano , I realized something important about car receivers and iPods. My car receiver, a Pioneer DEH-P7000BT , has a USB input that supports iPod connection and control. The USB connection...
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KenSpike
on Tue, Mar 3 2009
Filed under: iPod, car stereo, car audio, USB input, pioneer, ken nail, ASR, auxiliary input, advanced sound retriever
Many in-dash receivers include frequency filters that can steer deep bass notes away from your car's "full-range" speakers, which really aren't capable of handling deep bass at high volume levels. By removing the bass, the filter lets you get more clean volume out of your car speakers . A different kind...
Ken and Todd discuss Infinity Kappa car speakers in a Crutchfield video. Ken points out that the Kappa name has traditionally meant high-quality speakers, and the current offerings are no exception. The two talk about how the speakers feature a low-impedance design, and can work with both factory and...
How much time do you spend in your car? If your daily commute consumes 100 hours a year, as is the case for many people , then you can easily justify a modest investment to improve the sound of your car stereo. Navigation , video screens and Bluetooth are terrific. But we think it's time to refocus on...
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Jim R
on Fri, Nov 21 2008
Filed under: car stereo, car audio, car speakers, sound quality, Crutchfield, high fidelity, Hi-Fi 2.0