Heat is the Achilles heel of a loudspeaker and causes burned coils, melted glues, blistered coil formers and multitudes of other deaths, by fiery ends. To put it simply, the cooler you keep the voice coil, the more efficient the speaker is, and the longer its life will be. DD Read more…
You’ve got a subwoofer, or you’re thinking about getting one. Great idea. Whether your goal is to build a system with head-turning, ground-pounding bass, or to improve the sound of a low-powered factory system, a sub can do wonders. Providing your sub with the right amount of power is key Read more…
Ported enclosures are ubiquitous in car audio and you can rarely open a basshead’s trunk without finding that big gaping maw of the port staring back at you. When it comes to high performance port building there are some major DO’s and DON’Ts as the port can make or break any great enclosure whether Read more…
If you’ve ever blown a sub, you know how it is… your car engulfed in the stench of hot metal mixed with a burnt air filter accompanied by thick white smoke that makes your freshly deceased sub look and smell like it’s sitting in a horror movie graveyard. Luckily, subs Read more…
Its not very often that I get to compare two different series DD Audio Subwoofers in the same enclosure yet alone two different 21″ Subwoofers! So when I was asked to do a comparison of the DD-9921 & DD-Z21 (Knowing this meant I got to daily ABTEC1 for some time.) Read more…
For most, impedance rise might seem like a concept pulled straight out of science fiction. Few understand this mystical force and how to manipulate it, but read this you must, begin your path to becoming a impedance rise Jedi you will! Having a basic understanding of impedance rise, or box Read more…
As the technology available in today’s OEM car audio systems progresses so must the technology offered by aftermarket audio companies. Many new cars come out of the factory equipped with all sorts of radio features like bluetooth, backup cameras, touch screens, and sometimes even automated driving functions. However, regardless of Read more…
The next generation of DD Audio subwoofers have arrived; bigger and badder, thanks to the Evolution Subwoofer Package. ESP gives you the performance you need before you even knew you needed it. The ESP feature package made it’s debut with the SW2508, which set the bar for high performance 8” subwoofers in the mobile Read more…
A lot of people spend a massive amount of time and money building their Car Audio Systems to get the perfect (perfection is really subjective though) sound only to find a new rattle when upgrading to bigger/better equipment. I personally have come across this issue myself in several cars I Read more…
It’s like that with the new Z-Wire RCA system, quick and easy. With this system you can have the custom built RCA cables that installers desire, but don’t want to mess with because they’re too time consuming to build or too overpriced. This unique system pretty much solves all the issues that Read more…