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  • DIY Projects
    • VIDEO Building a Subwoofer Enclosure
    • VIDEO Removing Door Cards
    • Idea's for Building a Speaker Wall
    • Density of Construction Materials
    • Inverting Subwoofers
    • Recone subwoofer or any speaker
    • Building Your Own Subwoofer Enclosure
    • Enclosure Building Tools
    • Tools for Designing your own Subwoofer Enclosure
    • Selecting construction materials for enclosures
    • Bracing your enclosure or wall
    • SPL Tuning Your System on a dB Meter
    • Enclosure & Port Selection, Definitive Guide
    • Build Your Own Aeroport Port Flares
    • The ABC 8th Order Bandpass
  • Installations
    • Head - Unit Removal and Installation - 2003 Mitsubishi Magna
    • Installing a CD Player, with GM Type 2 Data Bus
    • Installing a Head-Unit into a 2002 Subaru Forester
    • Installing a Head-Unit Into a VT-VX Commodore
    • VIDEO Removing Door Cards
    • 4 x 12s and 3000wrms in a Kia Sportage
    • 1968 Ford Mustang GT - Car Audio Install
    • Money where you mouth is, Our $500 budget system installed in a Honda CRX
    • Car Audio on a Budget, The $1000 System
    • Car Audio on a Budget, the $500 Recession Buster
    • Headunit Installation in 2002-2006 Lancer
    • Front speakers in an SF5 forester.
    • Sentra Installation (step by step gallery)
    • CRX Installs
    • Headunit Installion in X2-X3 Hyundai Excel & Accent
    • Headunit Installion in VN-VT Commodore, Calais, Ute & Statesman
  • Electronics
    • Standard Aftermarket CD Player Wiring Colors
    • VIDEO Subwoofer Wiring, Parallel, Series
    • Build Your Own Basic Speaker Crossovers, Coils and Capacitor Size Table
    • Ohms & Impedences, How to Select the correct amplifier and load
    • Diagnosing amplifier protection mode faults
    • Subsonic, what is it and how do I adjust it ?
    • Root Means Square, RMS Means Real Power. AKA. Lets measure my amps REAL power output
    • Modding an Earthquake Power House PHD2 Shredder
    • Earthquake PowerHouse D2 Repair Parts List
    • Desolder and Test the Field Effect Transistors (MOSFET) in your amplifier
    • Amplifier ratings and Marketing
    • Capacitors tested in a real world enviroment
    • Setting Amplifier Gains
    • How to use an Oscilloscope (CRO) to identify clipping
    • Accumatch Impedence Drivers (Tested)
  • Auto Electrical
    • Battery Training, Preparing your 12V Battery for SPL Competition & Care
    • VIDEO Honda Main Relay Repair
    • A Guide To Relays
    • Fuses, Earths & Electrical Safety
    • Testing if your Earthing is Good and The Big Three Upgrade
    • Metal types compared, whats best for audio systems ?
    • Stop Headlights Flashing 101
    • Odyssey 1700 vs 2150 SPL Battery (tested)
    • Audio Battery vs Normal (tested)
    • Eliminate Engine Noise
    • AWG to mm^2 Conversion Table
  • Everything Else
    • CRX Options Gallery
    • Say Bye to Neon by Richard Ehrenberg
    • CRX Style SII
    • CRX Si Exclusive Edition
    • CRX G-Special Edition
    • GM Holden Engines
    • CRX Factory Option Brochures
    • CRX Mugen Option Catalogs
    • Racer X, the story that inspired Fast & The Furious
    • Use the right tools for the job
    • Decibel Equivalent Table (whats how loud)
    • Construction Materials, get what you need cheap
    • Simple Rules of Enclosure Building
  • Theory
    • Bass, Treble, Hertz ? Which Hz is which range
    • Test Tones versus Music
    • Crossover Orders, 6 decibels of separation
    • Twice as loud ? Lets talk dB's
    • Find your vehicles resonant frequency
    • Sealed vs Ported (tested)
    • Enclosure matching volume to your sub size
    • Getting into SPL Competition, the begginers guide.
    • Volume Displacement of a Brick..
    • Quarter Wave Theory for Building Walls
    • Boyles Law, how it applies to an SPL system
  • Downloads
    • Download - Test Tone & Frequency Sweep for USB Memory Stick Applications
    • Download - Test Tones & Frequency Sweeps, MP3 CD Format
    • Online - Enclosure Vent Mach Calculator
    • Online - Slot Port Calculator
    • Online - Speaker Enclosure Volume Calculator
    • Download - Speaker TS Spec Calculator
    • Download - 2-way Passive Crossover Network Calculator
    • Download - Enclosure Design Software WinISD
    • Download - Convert the Unit Converter
    • Download - Make your own Test Tone CD !
  • Glossary of Terms
    • Audio Glossary of Terms
    • Thiele-Small Parameters: What your subs specs sheet REALLY means
  • Articles
  • News
    • OPTIMA® Batteries Searches for High-Powered Stories
    • Audiobahn making a Comeback to the World of Car Audio
    • Alpine Electronics Now Shipping New Type-R Thin Subwoofers
    • OPTIMA® Batteries Announces Sponsorship of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Series
    • Phoenix Gold R1 Series Announced
    • JL Audio Retro Fits Eclipse Displays
    • OPTIMA® Batteries joins Kalitta Motorsports as Associate Sponsor
    • KICKER Plays Host to Hometown 2010 Summer Bash Car and Truck Show
    • Kenwood Teams with HD Radio Technology
    • Pioneer Car Electronics Hits the Road
    • KICKER® DX-Series Amplifiers New-for-2010
    • Team DecibelCar.com Australia Car Audio Edition
    • OPTIMA Retail Promotions
    • 2010 OPTIMA Batteries Street Car Faceoff Ends with Camaro Win
    • Kicker Announces 2010 ZX Series Amplifier Models
    • Team DecibelCar.com Australian Car Audio Edition
    • Team DecibelCar.com Canada Car Audio Edition
    • Team DecibelCar.com Russia Car Audio Edition
    • Fujitsu Ten folds up Eclipse Car Audio division
    • MECA Event: Autofest 2010 Grant, OK
    • Dodge Pulls Skin Off 2010 Viper SRT10 Final Edition Models
    • Kicker Announces CompVR Loaded Sub Boxes
    • Site updates 13-03-2010
    • OMG ! Merchandise !
  • DIY Performance
    • Used Car Buying Guide
    • VIDEO Bleeding Brake Fluid
    • VIDEO Replacing Brake Master Cylinder
    • VIDEO Changing Disk Brake Pads
    • VIDEO Paint Restoration
    • VIDEO Washing Doors, Side Stripping & Side Skirts
    • DOWNLOAD Mazda Familia GTR Service Manual
    • VIDEO Preparing Karcher for Use
    • VIDEO Cleaning Your Wheel Arches
    • VIDEO How To Clean Your Throttle
    • VIDEO Replacing Wing Mirrors
    • VIDEO Cleaning A Hatchback With A Pressure Washer
    • VIDEO Replacing Windows
    • VIDEO Cleaning Rims
    • VIDEO How to effectively clean your vehicles front end
    • VIDEO Changing Your Spark Plugs (D16 Example)
    • Honda Acura Check Engine Light CEL Codes OBD0 OBD1 & OBD2
    • VIDEO Unsticking a Stuck Wheel
    • VIDEO Cleaning Non-Painted Side Strips & Side Skirts
    • VIDEO Cleaning Your Engine Bay the EASY Way
    • Weight Reduction Guide
    • DIY Clear Turn Signals
    • Fitting a Cold Air Intake (DIY Kit & Pre-packaged)
    • Painting interior panels
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