How to Shop for Car Audio Equipment and Choose the Right Professional
Shopping car audio? Start with your goals, not products. Discover how to choose a reputable installer, talk budget, and get a system tuned for you.
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Audio Cancellation Explained: Why Some Car Audio Systems Sound Thin or Weak
Is your car audio thin or bass missing? Learn how phase issues and reflections cause cancellation, plus pro fixes like polarity checks and DSP tuning.
A Look at Bluetooth Sound Quality in Car Audio Systems
If you’re looking for the best performance from your car audio system, the limitations of Bluetooth sound quality might be holding you back. Even if you’re streaming lossless or high-res files from Tidal or audio files stored directly on your phone, wireless connections to a car audio source unit are often optimized for bandwidth, not […]
How Is the Power from My Amp Divided Between My Subwoofers?
We see a lot of questions like “My car audio amp can produce 800 watts; how much power does each of my subs get?” If you aren’t versed in the calculation basics of Ohm’s law, the answer might not be intuitive. Let’s dive into the math and logic that will let us calculate how the […]
Keys to Proper Car Audio Speaker Installation
Over the years, car audio speakers have been installed in seemingly endless combinations of panels, pods and baffles. Some look great, some sound great and some offer both. Sadly, not everyone understands the physics involved in choosing the ideal installation locations for speakers. This article will cover a few of the vital installation criteria that […]
How Does the Drone Vehicle Smartphone Control System Work?
Drone is the world-class vehicle telematics system from Firstech – the manufacturer of Compustar security and remote start systems. Drone will let you remote start your vehicle, control the door locks and trunk release, pinpoint the GPS location, monitor driving behavior and much more using the DroneMobile app on your smartphone or their website. How […]
Great Sound from a Factory Radio
Did you know that you can get great sound in your car or truck using your factory radio as the source? Gone are the days when upgrading your audio system meant swapping in a new receiver. Today, climate controls, vehicle configuration and more are part of the original radio and display, so changes are nearly […]
The OEM Audio Upgrade Path
Years ago, when someone wanted to make their car stereo system sound better, they bought a new radio. With the complexity of modern infotainment systems, upgrading your radio isn’t always possible. So, what’s a music enthusiast to do? As it turns out, the radio is the least of your worries – unless, of course, it […]
Elizabethville Client Adds Remote Starter to New Toyota Tacoma
A client from Elizabethville, PA, called us as soon as he picked up his new 2017 Toyota Tacoma. He wanted a remote car starter installed right away and found us online while searching for shops that are comfortable with manual transmission vehicles. We explained how the Compustar systems make it almost impossible for a thief […]