Auto Sound Systems Made Easy E-Book

Mhar De Jesus

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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Auto Sound Systems Made Easy

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Duh, It’s A Car Stereo!

Ifyou are new to the car stereo market, you may find yourself overwhelmed at the sheernumber of parts and accessories that can make up a top of the line car stereo system. In thisarticle, 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 putthe 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 playDVDs or music and video from USB flash drives or memory cards. Head units have sure comea 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, andamplifier takes a signal coming out of your head unit, and makes it louder. Be careful whenshopping for amplifiers, as some of the large amps can draw over 100 amps; this may be wellover what your alternator and battery can provide, and can cause damage to thosecomponents.

Speakers: Woofers,Tweeters, What?

The best head unit and amp is completely useless without speakers. Speakers, regardless ofsize, all do one thing: take the electrical signal coming from either the head unit's internal ampor your external amp and turn it into sound, usually loud sound. The different types of speakersare classified by the range of sounds they can reproduce. Tweeters, for example, onlyreproduce high pitches, while woofers reproduce the upper bass ranges. Midranges makemidrange sounds, strangely enough,while subwoofers cover sounds from the low bass all theway down to sub sonic (those sounds you can feel but not hear). Subwoofers are usually thefirst candidate for external amplifiers, since they require large amounts of current to make thatbone shaking bass.

Putting It All Together

Let's review: head units take your CD or tape and convert it to electrical signals. The amplifiermakes this signal larger, and finally the speakers take that signal and make sound out of it.These are the base componentsyou need for any car stereo installation. The accessories, suchas 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 betterideawhat all these different terms actually mean, you should be able to shop intelligently foryour new car stereo system. Just remember, as always, while you get what you pay for, youdon'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. Andremember, it's all modular! You don't HAVE to buy every piece all at once. You can start withthe head unit, and simply wire it's built in amplifier into your factory car stereo speakers. Add asub and an amp later if you want, or replace the factory speakers with higher quality ones, it's allup to you.

How to: A Car Stereo Installation Guide

 If you have ever looked into buying a new car stereo system, you probably realize that the costsof having it professionally installed can almost double the cost of your new system. But there isalways the other option: do it yourself. While a car stereo installation can be complicated, thereis nothing in particular that prevents you from doing it yourself, as long as you are willing to putin the time and effort to learn how before you diving into the project. Not only can you learn a lot,but there is always a sense of satisfaction when you fire it up for thefirst time, knowing you did itall yourself.

Patience and caution are paramount here. Some car stereo equipment is quite expensive, not tomention the price of your car to begin with! So be careful, proceed slowly, and if you havedoubts, find out the answer to whatever is bothering you before you continue. Not taking it slowand carefully can lead to a botched install or even broken equipment or a damaged vehicle.

Beginners are advised to keep it simple the first time around. Don't try to install a fullcar theatersystem with LCD displays and DVD players or video games for your first installation. Start withthe head unit. This is both the easiest and the most critical thing to get right the first time. Oftenthe wiring harness that plugs into your factory stereo will need an adapter to get the correctelectrical connections to the power and speaker system already in your car. And being able toreuse your factory wiring makes things much easier down the road when replacing the factoryspeakers. Don't just cut the harness off! Use an adapter. If you ever want to replace the headunit again, things will be much easier if you can simply unplug the old adapter and replace itwith a new one for the new head unit.

The head unit will also probably require an adapter kit of some kind to fit properly in the factorydash hole. Most factory systems are either custom or what is called "Double DIN", whereasmost aftermarket head units are single DIN form factor. Sometimes, filing away parts of the trimsurrounding themounting area will be needed. Do some test fits before you bolt everythingdown.

Speakers are a very important part of any quality audio system. While you may be able to getsound from your factory speakers with that new head unit, replacing those factory speakers withhigh quality aftermarket ones can make a huge difference in the quality of your sound.

For your first speaker installations, you should try to replace the speakers in the factorymounting holes. This is a fairly simple procedure, but can require removing interior panels toaccess the speaker mounting locations. This method is advantageous because you can use theexisting brackets and wiring.

More complicated is mounting speakers in locations that didn't originally have speakers, orputtinglarger speakers in existing mounting locations. This will often require metalworking andbuilding boxes and baffles to accommodate the new speakers. But if you don't have any factoryspeakers, or they are in bad locations, this may be your only option. Just be careful, and if theproject requires a lot of reshaping of the cars metal locations, you should consider having itprofessionally done; this kind of work is best done with specific tools that most homeenthusiasts don't have. such as plasma cutters and pneumatic sheet metal formers.

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

 So you've spent thousands getting your car ready for show. New paint job, tricked outsuspension, phat rims, you've got it all. But what about on the inside? A bumpin' system can beTHE difference between a cool car and a truly awesome show winner.

While a killer system can make your car that much cooler, having a crap car stereo system cantotally kill your cars coolness factor. This is never good if you've already spent a lot of moneytricking out your vehicle. Even if you have something less than fantastically good looking, havingthat killer thump is guaranteed to make more people actually want to ride in your car. By thesame token, a pathetic car stereo system can make your car have even less appeal than it doesnow.

So What Makes a Killer Car Stereo System?

Quality and attention to detail pretty much sums it up. You will never be able to get the bestsound out of cheap parts, and they are more prone to failing (usually at the worst possiblemoment) than the more expensive parts. Little things, like the frequency of a crossover, your EQsettings, and small variations in speaker placement can make a huge difference in the overallsound of your car stereo system.