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If you drive a car with a featureless stereo system, you may feel compelled to toss it into the trash and get something better. Pioneer, Kenwood and Alpine are some of the big names in aftermarket car ...

Upgrading car audio enhances driving comfort and enjoyment, not just loudness or bass. Prioritize goals, budget, and each component—speakers, subwoofers, amps, wiring, and tuning matter. Professional ...

All audio systems, including those installed in , SUVs, and trucks are engineered to handle specific ranges of sound frequencies. These range differences explain why some speakers have slightly ...

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At CES 2016, Bose showed off a range of car audio systems, in low- to high-end cars, that increase immersion and quality through headrest speakers. Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about ...

The focus these days on self-driving smart cars and built-in Apple CarPlay or Android Auto may seem to make more focused and dedicated in-car audio systems obsolete. Sony's latest announcement reminds ...

Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new). So, I've been ...

Bose is widely available and uniformly excellent. Consistency across a variety of different vehicles is its strong suit. The five-decades-old company also produces a super-high-end system for Cadillac ...

Matt Figliola is trying to sort the electronics on an Aston Martin Lagonda. This is no small challenge. The Lagonda, an outrageous four-door wedge of hubristically ambitious Seventies futurism, was ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...

Toyota has always paid close attention to in-car audio quality, which I’m grateful for. The Japanese carmaker’s dedication to audio dates back to the 1990s, and possibly further back, with models like ...