Car Audio Basics

How to Select and Match Subs and Bass Amps

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This post will explain how to select a subwoofer and/or a bass amp for your setup. I will cover a few different scenarios:

  1. You have a sub you want to use but need to find an amp for it.
  2. You have an amp you want to use but need to find a sub for it.
  3. You don’t have either and are looking to get both a sub and amp.
  4. You will be adding speakers and a sub and want to find a single amp to power them all.

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Basics to Upgrading and Optimizing Your Car Audio System

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car audio basics to upgrading and optimizing your sound systemFirst Steps

Start at the Source
When you are trying to get the best sound out of your system, you want to start at the source and work your way from there. The best speakers in the world will sound terrible if you are trying to stream Pandora through them.

CDs or lossless music files are the way to go these days, although most head units still don’t support lossless files. I would say the lowest bit rate you should go on mp3s is 320kbps AAC. Most head units will support this format, and iPods support this format. Most head units have great iPod support. Win-win.

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