When upgrading your car stereo system, educating yourself beforehand is probably the wisest move you can make. Spending a little time reading up on the subject will go a long way and will have a big payoff on the long run. If you are really serious about it, we recommend that you get a copy of “The car stereo cookbook”. It’s a treasure cove of information on car audio, and a worthwhile acquisition for anyone that’s planning a DIY installation.

When you look at online discussions, everyone is suddenly an expert on car audio, but no one seems to be able to offer clear concise explanations to the questions that seem to crop up constantly.  

In this section you will find articles we’ve published on a variety of topics that we hope are of interest to the car audio community, and we would love for it to become a reference whenever you have questions regarding the wide world of car audio.

	How to upgrade your sound system
At the most basic level, all you’ll have is a head unit and a pair or two of speakers. Most OEM audio systems are junk, but you probably already know that. OEM Head Units have no audio controls other than ... (Read more)
	The head unit
You can have the most expensive speakers in the world, but if the HU puts out bad sound, you will have a very accurate reproduction of this bad sounding music. All head units you consider should be feature rich, providing some control over your music beyond... (Read more)
	What are gains and how to set them
The basic job of the amplifier is to take a small signal and enlarge it. All Amplifiers have a certain sensitivity for their input signal, which they will enlarge to the best of their ... (Read more)
	Understanding Current Part I: Voltage
Voltage is one of four concepts you absolutely must understand to have solid knowledge of how any electrical system works. ... (Read more)
	Understanding Current Part II: Current & Resistance
Going back to the water pipe analogy, you would measure flow in terms of quantity of water passing through in a certain amount of time (e.g. 1 Gallon per second). In a circuit, we want ... (Read more)
	Understanding Current Part III: Power
So far we’ve talked about Voltage(E), Current(I) and Resistance(R). What’s the relation between the three? The final piece of the puzzle is Power, measured in Watts. Power is a measure of the work that you ... (Read more)
	How to select the proper fuse for your system
A lot of time, people make the mistake of using the fuse included in their amplifier wiring kits. This fuse could be underrated for their system, causing ... (Read more)