Top 3 Best Car Stereos

Posted by admin in Mobile Audio Video on June 11, 2011

More car owners are now looking to install high performing car stereos with a whole host of functions and features. Today, innovations in technology have resulted in some pretty cool car stereos. There are many different types of car stereos on the market offering a variety of features and functions, however there are a few that stand out from all of the others. Below is a list of the top 3 best car stereos:

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT: The latest Pioneer car stereos have a variety of features such as: iPod interface, Bluetooth, voice command, GPS navigation systems, DVD, WMA, and much more. The Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT is one of the best stereos as it contains a powerful feature set that includes: multimedia and DVD playback, Bluetooth hands-free calling, and GPS navigation. As well, there are a number of other features that makes it so popular such as: voice control of most major functions, MSN Direct upgradeable, and auto importing of contacts.

Sony Xplod DSX-S300BTX: Sony has created a niche market for its high performance care stereos with powerful sound. The Sony Xplod DSX-S300BTX has capabilities for adding Satellite radio and HD. As well, it supports most digital music interfaces including the iPod. It is very easy to use and features of the Sony Xplod DSX-S300BTX include a rear USB input, front aux input, and three preamp outputs. The interface and menu structure makes it easy to find songs. The Sony Xplod CDX-GT920U supports the most commonly used formats.

Alpine iDA-X305: With Alpine, you have the ability to scrub through large libraries in seconds due to its two-way encoder control scheme and QuickSearch function. The average power output remains at 18 watts per channel. The Alpine iDA-X305 has one of the easiest-to-use interfaces for digital media browsing. It also has iPhone support and the X305 will charge your iPhone while you listen. As well, it also has Alpine’s collection of add-on modules. The X305 is compatible with Alpine’s TUA-HD550 HD Radio tuner with iTunes tagging functionality. If you need more control, you can add the IMPRINT audio processor to custom tune the audio to your particular vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »

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Car Stereo Systems: Changing The Way You Hear Music When You Drive

Posted by admin in Mobile Audio Video on June 11, 2011

It is a must for cars to have car stereo systems we are told. Not for the entertainment value but because it is one of the pieces of electronics that is considered to be a standard part of a modern vehicle. Every car usually comes with stock audio systems, but they are mostly models that offer mediocre sound quality and have features that are quite limited.

You might get used to inferior quality, but most likely you and your passengers would enjoy journeys more with higher quality musical entertainment. You don’t have to stick with the original automobile sound system, you could choose to replace it with something better that could add value and appeal to your car’s interior. A good idea, but before you go out and buy a new car stereo system you need to know about the basics first, and hopefully you’ll understand how they work properly.

How Car Stereo Systems work

As soon as you turn your car’s audio on you will hear a sound that comes from the head unit. The head unit is the part that controls the frequency of the radio, controls the CD or MP3 player that you have in it, as well as controlling the balance and equalization. The signal from the head unit is then boosted or amplified by the audio amplifier and finally it is sent to the speakers. The signal that travels from the head unit to the speakers tells whether the car stereo systems have a bad sound or a great sound. If you’re radio sounds bad, it’s not really the fault of your speakers; it’s your amplifier which is not working properly. Stock stereos have their amps at the back of your radio. But if you buy high quality car audio systems, the amp is located elsewhere and is just connected to your unit via a cable.

If this is your first time looking for a car music system I would say that the first characteristic that you need to consider is the power of the system. The amplifier power is measured by wattage per channel. So when you’re buying one, you should be particular that you don’t pick those advertised with all the wattage added together. A system with 50 watts total actually has two channels, meaning 25 watts for each channel. Read the rest of this entry »

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