car audio

I noticed that when I'm idle with no music playing, I hear a rumble from the back. I thought it was my exhaust but it was actually my subwoofers. At my normal volume, they play and eventually the sub amp (Monoblock with dual stereo RCA input) shuts off, and turns back on, like its overheating...

Hello fellow ASR members, I recently bought an Ovidus B1. Waiting for it to arrive... Its primary purpose will be car audio. I set the volume on the HiBy FC1 to maximum, so volume on the stereo itself doesn't need to be turned up more. Its secondary purpose will be to drive low impedance/high...

hi, I'm looking for a external CD Player for my 2024 Ford Maverick, does anybody have anything to recommend? thanks! my budget is $70

I have a Pioneer Gm-D9705 amplifier and I set the gains with multimeter for the first time when installed in my Corolla. There was slight RPM whine which increased when accelerated. Bought an Oscilloscope model DSO153 and tried to reset the gains, the waveform was jagged (front and rear...

Hey all. First time posting here, I hope this is the right place. I'm working on stereo setup for a classic car. Basically the dash needs to be empty with the exception of a single knob used for stereo on/off/volume. All other control will be from my phone. So I found this blue tooth receiver +...

Hello everyone,in this video: I got a digital plug and play audio receiver for home and car,which has an integrated USB C connector for power and signal transmission,as well as Bluetooth 5.3 with the most advanced audio codecs at the moment,Ldac and Aptx lossless, unfortunately,my phone does...

Hi all, I'm as much interested in reducing sound I don't want to protect my ears and sanity as I am in amplifying sounds I do want. For this reason hearing protection and sound proofing are subjects I've been looking into, but there is even less objective data available in these realms than for...

I own a Mazda 3 with an aftermarket subwoofer, and I’m encountering a peculiar issue with my audio setup. When playing bass-heavy tracks, the sound is fantastic and the bass is powerful. However, when I switch to genres like pop, the bass becomes almost non-existent. The subwoofer is definitely...

Below are measurements of the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge with harman/kardon sound system. I had little time to do these, so please excuse the mediocre measurement quality. Measurement chain was Laptop->Alternative A2DP Driver ->Bluetooth (Stereo SBC 16/48)->Volvo->UMIK-1->Laptop. I/O was set to...

I was wanting to make this because I don't see any recent comparisons between the two. FYI: Red Theme in pictures is Crutchfield while Blue Theme is Sonic Electronix. I spent too much time on this thread. I hope this thread helps you. First off, "What's the big difference?". I would say Sonic...

More then a year ago I replaced my car factory amp with a Sony XM-GS4 (3 Channel Mode, 2 Front Speakers and 1 Subwoofer) using the factory wires (15 Amp via Fuse). I have 2 power mods that brings my car's running voltage to 15 volts. Despite 3 speakers and an amp sharing only 15 amps worth of...

It seems like we haven't really discussed the car's audio equipment much. Lately, I've been studying car DSP and amplifiers, some of which are integrated into one unit. There are quite a few car amplifiers out there, but they can be quite pricey. However, most of them still use chips from the...

I saw Donut Media released a video about upgrading there $500 Honda Civic with a $1K sound system. The video tries to be a guide but It offers somewhat wrong and missing information although its more of a overview then anything. Honestly this feels like some Best Buy car audio haul setup that...

Hey, so short background, I have been in car audio for about 20 years now but only on the spl side of things. Back then, I only cared about subs and amps nothing more..fast forward to today, I jumped over to the SQ side and find it very interesting how everyone in SQ is learning or knows how to...

Hello, lovely people. I have a small YouTube channel that focuses on car audio measurements and testing. Since I joined SQ (sound quality - opposite of SPL) community, I realised that a lot of car audio is based on myths and fairy tales from "back in the day". My goal is to start fresh and test...

Hi, My car radio is from the brand Kenwood and I need new spare parts to repair it. I found spare parts online from the Panasonic brand and on the website I found them there's an indication that they are compatible. I just wanted to make sure and see if someone may be able to provide input on...

So after we put in the Kenwood headunit, the factory amp would always stay on (Via audio sensing) and drain the battery. The old JVC and OEM head-units never caused this problem. So I did a "Factory Amp Delete". I used the factory wiring for power with the new amp (Its temporary) and it...

I've been planning on upgrading the stereo in my car since the front speakers are blown and I figured I might as well upgrade the entire thing anyways. The problem that I'm having is that obviously most car amplifiers are not exactly designed with good distortion and snr performance in mind...

In the AVR market and Home Audio market, you can easily find and buy almost to complete CD-quality SNR performing products. But in the Car Audio, there's barely any, With car amps, its either clean output (~85db to ~95db) but "alright" watts or lots of watts with poor noise (~65db to ~75db)...

After doing a lot of research. I have created this Mini Guide for 1997-1999 (Potentially newer) Buick Regal owners that have the 8-speaker (Not 6-speaker) Monsoon System. Take everything in this guide with caution and at your own risk. To start off, 8-channel Monsoon amp is placed in the trunk...