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Find answers to car audio and electronics questions from installing a car stereo or DVD player to boosting your bass by buying a subwoofer. Learn how to listen to your iPod in your car, and say goodbye to bulky CD cases and boring commercial radio. Looking to avoid speeding tickets? eHow can help you find, install and use radar detectors or radio scanners. From audiophiles looking for high end stereo sounds to long range truckers with CB radio questions, eHow has expert car audio How Tos.

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  • Kenwood Subs Vs. Alpine Subs

    If you're looking to add or replace a subwoofer in your car sound system, two brands you will run into are Alpine and Kenwood. Both companies offer passive component subwoofers that can be used...

  • The History of the Kicker Amp

    The Kicker amp and the Kicker audio brand have nearly 30 years of history. Kicker amps are high-performance car stereo speakers popular among enthusiasts who modify their standard car stereo...

  • How to Install Component Speakers in a Car

    Component speakers offer better sound by using a set of speakers, rather than just one. Component speakers consist of the tweeter, for high frequency sound, and a woofer, for low frequency sound...

  • Difference Between Two-Way & Three-Way Car Speakers

    Car audio systems use full-range speakers to distribute the widest possible sound frequency spectrum, within a limited space. Two-way and three-way speakers, called coaxial and triaxial...

  • How to Wire a Crossover

    A crossover in a car speaker system performs the vital function of separating the high frequencies from the low frequencies. Crossovers are integral parts of car speaker systems known as component...

  • How to Wire a Speaker Crossover

    A crossover is a set of frequency-tuned filters that direct the proper sound frequencies to the different components of a speaker system. In car audio, these are most familiar in "component...

  • How to Install a Powered Subwoofer

    In this article I will explain how to install a sub woofer with and amplifier.

  • How to Wire Component Speakers to an Amp

    Component speakers differ from regular car speakers in their construction. In place of a woofer for lows and a tweeter for highs combined in one platform, component speakers separate the woofer...

  • Woofer Speakers: Bridge a Dual Voice Coil

    Bridge dual voice coil for woofer speaker negative connection to negative connection. Bridge dual voice coils for woofers correctly with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on...

  • Woofer Speakers: Increase Ohm Load

    Woofer speakers can be made into four ohms. See how to increase woofer speaker ohms with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • Woofer Speaker Fact or Fiction

    It is fiction that woofer speaker boxes need to be filled with polyfill. Discover more woofer facts and fiction with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • Woofer Speaker Loading

    Load a woofer speaker box with eve clamping distribution. Learn how to load a woofer speaker box with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • Different Woofer Speaker Types

    Woofer speakers come in many different sizes and types. Learn more about the various woofer sizes and types with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • Woofer Speaker Connectors & Terminals

    Terminal connections are crucial in loading a woofer speaker. Install a woofer properly with the right connectors and terminals with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer...

  • Woofer Speaker Supplies

    Electrical tape is one supply item used to install woofer speakers. Get the correct woofer supplies with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • Crimp & Strip Woofer Speaker Wire

    Don't use teeth or scissors to crimp or strip woofer speaker wire. Get instructions for the proper way to crimp and strip woofer wire with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on...

  • Woofer Speakers: Bridge a Single Voice Coil

    Bridge single voice coil for woofer speakers with tension. Find out more about bridging a single voice coil for a woofer with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer...

  • Woofer Speaker Housing Enclosures

    Woofer speakers can be placed in sealed enclosures. Find out other types of woofer enclosures with tips from a car stereo specialist in this free video on woofer installation.

  • How to Wire Component Car Speakers

    Component car speakers feature separate woofers and tweeters, providing better sound-staging and clearer sound reproduction than you'll get from regular 2-way or 3-way car speakers. This...

  • How to Connect a Woofer to a Pioneer Car Amplifier

    Pioneer has been a respected name in car audio for quite some time and they continue to produce quality products at reasonable prices. While receivers tend to receive the most credit for Pioneer's...

  • How to Bridge a 4 Ohm Subwoofer

    Sub-woofers provide amazing bass to any car audio system. They come in various sizes, allowing you to find one that will meet your specific needs. If you are trying to build a system with the...

  • How to Make an Mdf Sub Box

    If you love car audio and making things yourself, making an MDF sub box is an excellent project for you. MDF (medium density fiberboard) is an ideal material for making sub boxes from. It's...

  • How to Install a Crossover on Component Speakers

    Component speakers differ from most car speakers in that the tweeter and woofer are separate elements, rather than being combined into one speakers. To ensure that the woofer and the tweeter get...

  • How to Build a Custom Sub Box

    A sub box is an enclosure that holds a speaker known as a sub-woofer. This is the main speaker that delivers the deep bass of any stereo system. Building your own sub box will give you the power...

  • How to Wire Boston Acoustic Proseries to an Amp

    Boston Acoustic's lineup of Pro Series car speakers are a high-quality aftermarket alternative to the stock speakers put into cars by the manufacturers. Since they can handle high amounts of...

  • How Does a Car Speaker Work?

    Any stereo breaks down audio information into an electrical signal. The information is originally recorded, usually by two microphones, onto a medium such as a CD. This recorded medium is either...

  • How to Install Sub Woofers in Trunk or Rear Hatch

    Installing a sub woofer in a car truck or hatch back is easy if you have all the right equipment. Adding a sub woofer in the trunk will make your sound experience so much better; imagine having...

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