Saturday, December 8, 2012

The Basic Details Of Car Audio

By Tim Kiv


Car audio is the terminology used to defined the various sound and video systems that are placed within vehicles. These devices have been around since the first days of radio. At that time, enthusiasts would make adaptions of their domestic equipment to place in their cards. Over the years, there have been many different versions, such as tape players that use reel-to-reel set ups, compact cassette players, 8-tracks and compact disc players.

Original equipment manufacturer, OEM, falls under the title of stock units, which is devices that have been installed by the manufacturer during vehicle production. These systems have improved with time. Nowadays, many of these do not require the addition of parts to enhance quality or power of sound production.

In vehicles of today, the main device of controls is called a head unit. This unit is placed in the center portion of the dash panel, which is between the driver and passenger seats. For older car models with the added audio, these control devices are mounted externally underneath or on top of the dash.

Most speakers are designed to save space. They may do this by use of non-circular cone shapes or placing a tweeter over the woofers. Subwoofers are a particular model of speaker that is used for low frequency production. Motorcycles also include equipment to offer a sound experience for the driver. The nickname boom cars was given to vehicles that have loud sound systems installed that may violate noise ordinances.

There are a variety of different components for these devices, in addition to the standard speakers, subwoofers and head units. Electronic car amplifiers are made separate from the other parts of these systems. Generally head units feature amps, but these may not be present or have the necessary features or power. Therefore, there are external amps available that can be purchased and installed.

Capacitors are devices used to store energy for the amps to take from on demand. They come in a range of sizes, calculated in farads. Damping refers to the sound deadening components that are often placed in doors, and the boot and trunk areas. These are used to damp the excess vibration of panels in the car to counter the loud subwoofer bass sounds, especially those in the trunk and boot area. Some other system components: gaming consoles, crossovers, cables, multiple CD changers, mobile video, car computer, controls, audio processors.

Car audio involves the audio or video devices that are placed in vehicles. These devices may be considered stock, manufacturer-installed versions, or owner customized. There are several elements to these units, such as head units, equalizers, controls, speakers, subwoofers and more.




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