Car audio what should I buy?
Choosing the right car audio components for your car is the most crucial part of designing a good car audio system, and will lower your installation costs. It’s pointless to buy big speakers if you can only fi t little speakers and you don’t want to modify the interior. Most good car audio stores can tell you what size speakers will suit your vehicle or may be able to customise your car if need be.
The key to customising is to keep it looking factory (colour and contour matching), and getting speaker angles right to avoid standing waves. The guys at Hobart Car Audio will be able to give you advice on how to go about it, or customise your interior for you. Decide on a CD player bearing in mind your intentions for the future.
Are you going to run an amplifier or subwoofers?
If so make sure the unit has triple preouts and subwoofer controls. If you want good sound quality make sure you read the specs in the manual, look out for low signal to noise ratios 95dB or above. Look for units with the ability to modify the sound field such as the /////Alpine base engine models that are packed with features to give you an unbelievable sound. CD players of this calibre allow installers to modify sounds coming out of the CD player to better match your speakers and car. Even if you decide to do the installation yourself get it tuned by a specialist car audio dealer with the proper equipment. It’s impossible to get crossovers and equalisers exactly right by ear.
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