Auto Sound Systems Made Easy E-Book

Jeannine Hill

• Herausgeber: Jeannine
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Contents: Duh, Its A Car Stereo! How to: A Car Stereo Installation Guide Pimp Up Yo Ride! Why You Need A Good Car Stereo System Ebay Has Surprising Bargains On Auto Sound Systems Great Brands For Good Prices On Auto Sound Systems Professional Installation Of Auto Sound Systems Imperative Speakers Play the Sound but Auto Sound Systems Make It The Ipod And The Auto Sound System The Reasons Why You Should Add A DVD Player To Your Auto Sound System XM Satellite Or Sirius For Your Auto Sound System A Pioneer In Their Own Right: The Pioneer Car Stereo Its A Sony Car Stereo Auto Sound Systems Are Becoming Entertainment Systems Choosing The Right Amplifier For Your Auto Sound SystemTechnology Spending Limits And The Auto Sound System The Importance of a Good Auto Sound System Is Auto Sound Systems Latest Technology A Necessity?

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Contents

Duh, It’s A Car Stereo! ................................................................................................................................ 8

How to: A Car Stereo Installation Guide................................................................................................. 10

Pimp Up Yo’ Ride! Why You Need A Good Car Stereo System ........................................................... 12

Ebay Has Surprising Bargains On Auto Sound Systems ..................................................................... 14

Great Brands For Good Prices On Auto Sound Systems..................................................................... 16

Professional Installation Of Auto Sound Systems Imperative ............................................................. 18

Speakers Play the Sound but Auto Sound Systems Make It................................................................ 20

The Ipod And The Auto Sound System .................................................................................................. 22

The Reasons Why You Should Add A DVD Player To Your Auto Sound System.............................. 24

XM Satellite Or Sirius For Your Auto Sound System ............................................................................ 26

A Pioneer In Their Own Right: The Pioneer Car Stereo ........................................................................ 28

It’s A Sony Car Stereo .............................................................................................................................. 30

Auto Sound Systems Are Becoming Entertainment Systems ............................................................. 33

Choosing The Right Amplifier For Your Auto Sound System.............................................................. 35

Technology Spending Limits And The Auto Sound System ................................................................ 37

The Importance of a Good Auto Sound System .................................................................................... 39

Is Auto Sound Systems Latest Technology A Necessity? ................................................................... 41

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Auto Sound Systems Made Easy

Duh, It’s A Car Stereo!

If you are new to the car stereo market, you may find yourself overwhelmed at the sheer

number of parts and accessories that can make up a top of the line car stereo system. In this

article, we'll explore the basic components that make up a functioning car stereo system.

The Head Unit: Making It Happen

You may have seen the term "head unit" before and not known what exactly it was. Simply put the head unit is the part of your car stereo that actually produces the music from radio, tape,

CD, or other device. But nowadays you can also get head units for your car stereo that can play

DVDs or music and video from USB flash drives or memory cards. Head units have sure come

a long ways from when people used to install home stereo equipment in their vehicles!

Amplifiers: Bring the Boom

While your head unit may provide its own internal amplification (which may be enough for you),

at some point most car stereo enthusiasts will want to add amplifiers to the mix. Simply put, and

amplifier takes a signal coming out of your head unit, and makes it louder. Be careful when

shopping for amplifiers, as some of the large amps can draw over 100 amps; this may be well

over what your alternator and battery can provide, and can cause damage to those

components.

Speakers: Woofers, Tweeters, What?

The best head unit and amp is completely useless without speakers. Speakers, regardless of

size, all do one thing: take the electrical signal coming from either the head unit's internal amp or your external amp and turn it into sound, usually loud sound. The different types of speakers

are classified by the range of sounds they can reproduce. Tweeters, for example, only

reproduce high pitches, while woofers reproduce the upper bass ranges. Midranges make

midrange sounds, strangely enough, while subwoofers cover sounds from the low bass all the

way down to sub sonic (those sounds you can feel but not hear). Subwoofers are usually the

first candidate for external amplifiers, since they require large amounts of current to make that

bone shaking bass.

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Auto Sound Systems Made Easy

Putting It All Together

Let's review: head units take your CD or tape and convert it to electrical signals. The amplifier

makes this signal larger, and finally the speakers take that signal and make sound out of it.

These are the base components you need for any car stereo installation. The accessories, such

as crossovers and signal isolators, may or may not be needed for your particular application.

These are the basics you need to know for all car stereo systems. Now that you have a better

idea what all these different terms actually mean, you should be able to shop intelligently for

your new car stereo system. Just remember, as always, while you get what you pay for, you

don't necessarily have to have the absolute best (and most expensive) parts for a good sound.

More often than not, a midrange product will provide the best bang for your buck. And

remember, it's all modular! You don't HAVE to buy every piece all at once. You can start with

the head unit, and simply wire it's built in amplifier into your factory car stereo speakers. Add a sub and an amp later if you want, or replace the factory speakers with higher quality ones, it's all up to you.

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Auto Sound Systems Made Easy

How to: A Car Stereo Installation Guide

If you have ever looked into buying a new car stereo system, you probably realize that the costs

of having it professionally installed can almost double the cost of your new system. But there is