Let’s talk subwoofers… Subwoofers (and all speakers) make sound by moving air. Subwoofers just have to move more air than other speakers due to only playing lower frequencies. A low frequency sound is created by moving a lot of air slowly, while a high frequency sound is created by moving way less air very fast. So how … Read more
The content below is from first ever ‘actual’ Car Audio Advice Newsletter. If you’re on my email list, you may have seen some emails from me in the past. But I wanted to start more of a newsletter style email with a better structure that’s more consistent. My plan is to eventually send a weekly … Read more
(Preface: This will be one of my lazy posts. I literally copy and pasted one of my emails. If you aren’t on the Car Audio Advice email list, you’re missing out) JL Audio did another awesome Facebook live discussion today. They covered some of the top car audio myths. Myths that even some of the … Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard about how important speaker installation is but get overwhelmed when you try to do a “proper install”. They tell you to deaden your whole door twice… Build intricate door panels or kick panels… CNC machine your own fancy speaker adapters. And while all of that is great if you have the … Read more
Improper grounding is probably the most common problem I’ve seen when an amp won’t power on or is having other issues. A bad amp ground was the first problem I ever encountered on my first ever install. I’ve thrown together some quick tips for you to try and prevent this problem. But I put this … Read more
Top 5 car audio tools every car audio installer should have in their toolbox Obviously there are more than five car audio tools you need for installations. I’m assuming you have the basics such as drill, screwdriver, wrenches, etc. These five tools are more specific to car audio and while not absolutely necessary, they will … Read more
Everyone has experienced a dead car battery at some point. Before it died, you noticed it was starting to go out. But you didn’t want to cough up the money to replace your dead car battery. So what do you do? Risk it and see how long the dying battery will last? Or… Buy a … Read more
Here’s 5 car audio installation mistakes you need to avoid when installing car audio There are definitely more than 5 car audio installation mistakes that need to be avoided. But these are 5 main ones I can think of that I’ve seen several times. (These are in no particular order) 1. Car Audio Installation Mistake … Read more
Have you ever went to hook up your subs and noticed your MONOBLOCK amp had 2 sets of speaker terminals? But a monoblock amp only has one channel, right? Isn’t’ that what mono means? – Well – yes. Then why does my mono amp have 4 speaker terminals? Is it a 2 channel amp or … Read more
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