1. Building Your Own Subwoofer Enclosure
(DIY Articles/Car Audio Do It Yourself)

Building Your Own Subwoofer Enclosure For my example I'm building a small enclosure to suit a single 12" JBL subwoofer to go into a Honda Civic hatchback. Because the enclosure is only 2.4 cubic foot ...

2. How to use an Oscilloscope (CRO) to identify clipping
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

Here's a quick & dirty intro to the CRO (Cathode Ray Oscilloscope), how to set it up properly & how to identify clipping. For this test I've used: BWD-509B CRO Digitor 707 Digital Multimeter ...

3. Capacitors tested in a real world enviroment
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

Often times when people experience headlight flashing on big bass hits, they'll be told by their local audio shop or friends to install a capacitor. The capacitor is a bandaid to the real problem, the ...

4. Build Your Own Aeroport Port Flares
(DIY Articles/Car Audio Do It Yourself)

Build Your Own Aeroport Port Flares Those nice round flare ports are pretty expensive, especially genuine Aeroport brand ones (which are the best). So I make my own, and here's a DIY guide to making ...

5. Kicker Announces 2010 ZX Series Amplifier Models
(News/Latest)

Kicker Announces 2010 ZX Series Amplifier Models News from KICKER Performance Audio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2010  KICKER® ZX Amplifiers Supply Best-in-Class Power and Reliability   ...

6. Car Audio on a Budget, The $1000 System
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

... be problem to take it there. If you haven’t, it’s best to steer clear and head to a specialist car audio dealer. I’m not saying every single specialist store performs perfect work, but your chances of ...

7. CRX Installs
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

... firing forward 0|CRX_Box_two_12's.jpg|CRX Box Design|These are design diagrams for building a CRX box, supplied by "dB Don" former owner of Beyond Audio 0|E5565W1M6842P4C.jpg|Street B install|Clean ...

8. Car Audio on a Budget, the $500 Recession Buster
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

... be problem to take it there. If you haven’t, it’s best to steer clear and head to a specialist car audio dealer. I’m not saying every single specialist store performs perfect work, but your chances of ...

9. Sentra Installation (step by step gallery)
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

This page contains live image materials that can only be directly accessed via Decibelcar.com This gallery highlights a decent sized Street A compatible system installed into a 1994 Nissan Sentra/Pulsar. ...

10. Recone subwoofer or any speaker
(DIY Articles/Car Audio Do It Yourself)

Sometimes you'll need to recone a speaker or subwoofer. Sometimes the coil burns out, the tinsel breaks or a screw driver goes through the cone ! There's a lot of reasons that your speakers damaged, but ...

11. Desolder and Test the Field Effect Transistors (MOSFET) in your amplifier
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

... caught fire !) Â These testing methods apply to any Field Effect Transistor from any electrical appliance, not just car audio amplifiers. Examples include home amplifiers, coffee makers, microwave ...

12. Headunit Installation in 2002-2006 Lancer
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

Removing / Installing an Aftermarket Head-Unit into 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer: Note – This guide was done using a 2006 Model, but I believe this applies to models 2002-2006.   Step 1, Tools ...

13. Earthquake PowerHouse D2 Repair Parts List
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

The Earthquake PowerHouse D2 Shredder amplifier and its successors (PHD2000, D3, D5000, etc) have a long history in car audio competition. For a time they were the "Winningest" amplifiers in dB Drag racing ...

14. Boyles Law, how it applies to an SPL system
(Technical/Theory and Physics)

This article comes to you courtesy of JBL. It explains Boyles law, its applications in car audio and how it explains various phenomena in car audio. If you dont know this, you should. There are several ...

15. Headunit Installion in X2-X3 Hyundai Excel & Accent
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

Removing console and Fitting a HU in an X2 or X3 Excel/Accent. Â First of all, turn the engine off. Put the gear shifter into 3rd gear (gets it out of the road) & make sure the hand brake is ...

16. The ABC 8th Order Bandpass
(DIY Articles/Car Audio Do It Yourself)

 The "ABC", Series Tuned or 8th Order enclosure is similar to 6th order bandpass enclosure, as it uses two precisely sized and tuned ported boxes, but has a third port joining both enclosures. Unlike ...

17. Ohms & Impedences, How to Select the correct amplifier and load
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

Ohms & Impedences Explained  All audio equipment comes with an OHMS Ω rating. Some equipment, especially amps, have multiple OHMS ratings. But what does it all mean, and why is it all so important ...

18. Front speakers in an SF5 forester.
(Install/Car Audio Installation)

In this DIY I will show you how to properly install a set of after market speakers in the stock locations in an SF5 (MY97-02) Subaru Forester. We will be replacing the tiny standard speaker wire with larger ...

19. Subsonic, what is it and how do I adjust it ?
(Electronics/Car Audio Electronics)

...   As a final note for the audio geeks: Subsonic filters have steep slopes such as 3rd or 4th order(18 or 24dB/Oct) this is so u can set it nice and close to your 1/2 octave frequency, or 25-35 Hz sealed,  ...

20. Testing if your Earthing is Good and The Big Three Upgrade
(Electronics/Auto Electrical for the Car Stereo)

... be zero across a "good ground" circuit. Remember, fully understand a meter's functions before using it! To add to this, a good ground for car audio applications will have a return resistance reading ...