Installing sound-deadening material in your car enhances its acoustic properties. These materials work by insulating the car panels to prevent road noise from interfering with the car music. Road noise includes traffic noise, noise from loud exhaust systems, noisy tires, and car engine noise. They also absorb noise from vibrating car panels. Sound deadeners also … Read more
An amplifier is designed to receive weak audio signals and amplify them to output stronger audio signals to drive speakers and subwoofers. If you have powerful speakers and subwoofers in your car, a factory radio or aftermarket receiver may not have sufficient power to drive them. That’s where a car amplifier comes in handy. Essentially, … Read more
How you wire speakers in your sound system largely determines the quality of the sound output. This is especially important when wiring more than one speaker. When wiring a single speaker, you simply connect the positive terminal of the speaker to the positive terminal of the amplifier. You’ll do the same for the negative terminal. … Read more
Marine amplifiers and car amplifiers perform the primary function of amplifying sound signals from the source. There are several brands that specialize in making both categories of amps, so you can find the right model for your desired use, whether vehicular or marine. The notion that either of the two types of amps can work … Read more
Wired speakers are typically connected to the sound source, such as an amplifier or head unit, using speaker wire. Speaker wire comes in different types and thicknesses. The kind of speaker wire you use when connecting speakers to the sound source may affect the quality of sound. It affects sound quality depending on the properties … Read more
Speaker wire is used for connecting wired speakers to sound sources such as receivers, microphones, and amplifiers. Speaker wire is available in different materials and gauges. The kind of speaker wire you choose has a major effect on the kind of sound quality you’ll get from your speakers. This is because different types of speaker … Read more
Electrical wire is a type of wire used in transmitting electric current from a socket or any other electric power source to a device or for mains power wiring. On the other wire, speaker wire is a type of wire used in transmitting sound signals from a receiver or amplifier to a speaker. Let’s discuss … Read more
There are several reasons why you’d want to mount speakers on a wall. Maybe it’s not practical to place the speakers on the floor due to space constraints and you’re only left with the option of mounting them on the wall. Also, you may want to mount speakers on the wall to improve your listening … Read more
Tweeters are small audio drivers that are specially designed to reproduce upper sound frequencies, which are generally known as high-frequency sounds or treble. Treble includes drum effects and high-pitched sounds from musical instruments. Tweeters are small in size since they reproduce smaller sound waves than regular speaker drivers. Most tweeters are limited to a frequency … Read more
In any audio system, you’ll need a speaker to produce audible sound from a sound source, be it a microphone or receiver. Speakers are categorized into two major types active speakers and passive speakers. Active speakers are speakers that come with a built-in amplifier. Thus, they don’t need any connection to an external amplifier. You … Read more