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Most automobile manufacturers around the world install decent sound systems in their cars; new models of their vehicles even have good entertainments system. But then there are so many people out there, especially those pimp-ride enthusiasts don’t really get satisfied with factory installed systems, thus they upgrade their audio system into more compact, surround and powerful to make it more entertaining.

Most pimp-ride enthusiasts renovate their vehicles from the inside, starting with upholstery; leather seat covers, then the interior design, lighting, airconditiong system and most especially the entertainment system.

One of the most common parts of the vehicle that most customize-enthusiasts spend time upgrading is their car audio. They often equip their automobile with the sophisticated if not the latest technology of audio upgrades systems. They install new amplifiers, stereo, bass and special features like wireless Bluetooth capability and navigation systems.

Factory-installed stereo systems may be good for regular sound-tripping purposes, but for some people out there, this type of sound system is not good enough and rather boring. They want their vehicle to have good amplifiers for their big speakers, better bass performance, and not to mention LCD monitors and DVD players installed at the back of the front seats for video and gaming purposes of the people seating at the back seats.

If you are one of the thousands of pimp-ride enthusiasts out there who don’t want to settle with something “good enough” and you are planning to upgrade your car audio into something better and more surround and powerful sound system then reading this article will be a good jumpstart for your quest.

Start by listing down the entertainment features you want your car to have. Rank these features according to the most important for you. For sophisticated and more powerful sound system you can get you car:

Big speaker’s
Powerful subwoofers
Crossovers
Good amplifiers
DVD receiver
LCD monitors or Video screens

Read more articles online on how to find these items in much lesser price, some online shops offer big discounts for these items.

Perhaps the only thing more important than quality components, is the install. By install, I mean actually correctly wiring the system, and speaker placement. An automobile is a hostile environment for accurate sound reproduction to begin with. Due to this, selecting the correct size of speakers, the ideal placement locations and angling is all the more necessary. For most, the factory speaker locations are all we are willing to work with. Others, however, are willing to cut and fabricate, etc., to create the best audio system possible.

More is not better; many enthusiasts will randomly outfit their cars with as many speakers as they can cram into each corner. What they end up with is a crisscross of conflicting frequencies, creating audio bumps and dips, and an ambiguous sound stage. Ideally, stereo sound should come from two points, and two points only. Unfortunately, no speakers exist that can be practically mounted in the front door grills or kick panels that will reproduce quality audio from 20 hz to 20 kHz. This is, of course, why we have subwoofers, mid range woofers, and tweeters. In a car, we are usually restricted to installing each speaker where it’s most practical.

A typical clean and simple install will have the mid range speakers and tweeters installed in the front doors, or kick panels (to better equalize the path lengths). Any rear speakers should just for a subtle “hall echo” effect, and the high frequency range should be cut off (ie. Tweeters), to avoid pulling the sound stage rearward. The subwoofer will go in the trunk, because that’s the only place it will fit with its enclosure. The subwoofer frequencies are difficult to tell from which direction they are coming from, so trunk placement is usually no problem.

Many premium factory audio systems brag of 8, 9, 10, 12, or whatever number of speakers. I know I said more is not better, but it can be, when professionally installed with analyzing equipment such as a “real time analyzer.” in order to achieve a flat audio curve in a hostile environment such as a car, certain frequencies may have to be boosted to create the best possible sound.