Category: "The Workshop"

What is the Best Subwoofer Enclosure?

It stands to reason that if a truly perfect loudspeaker system exists that sounds absolutely identical to the original acoustic performance, then there is also a perfect subwoofer to go with that system.

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Accurate Ambience Reproduction

A great archive article by David L. Clark that covers ambience and addresses the fundamentals of sound, getting better audio in the vehicle and speaker placement and more.

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Audio Crossovers. What is it all about?

Crossovers are a class of electronic filter used in audio applications. Crossovers split the audio signal into separate frequency bands that can be separately routed to loudspeakers optimized for those bands.

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Setting up a 3-way split system

In a previous article on proper speaker installation and placement we showed you how to setup and install that brand new set of speakers so they sound just about perfect. In the article it was mentioned that with some processing you can get these to sound perfect.

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Proper Speaker Installation and Placement

Proper speaker installation is the most important factor in determining how good an audio system will sound. This article by Mark Eldridge explains it perfectly.

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DIY Custom Center Console Build

If you happen to drive or restore and older model vehicle you might have wanted to add a nice center console but never quite knew how to go about building one.

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Building a set of tweeter pods

A member of our comminity forum, Tripplescar, posted a comprehensive build log of his Opel Corsa Utility and part of it features an excellent write-up on how he build the custom tweeter pods.

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The importance of sound deadening in car audio

Kill that buzz, heat and road noise all while improving the quality of the audio in your car.

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Gary Biggs Installation with Brandon Semenuk

Great video of legendary installer, Gary Biggs, installing a full JBL system in Brandon Semenuk’s Subaru Impreza.

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JBL MS-8 in-car DSP finally gets an official release date and price

It has been a long time coming, but the notorious JBL MS-8 is almost here. Car audio forums have been talking up this digital signal processor system since 2007 when it debuted in a BMW demo car.

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