Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language?

Posted by zacster (A) on April 25, 2021 at 18:29:57

I've been trying to find some speakers and components to upgrade my car's system a bit and I feel like they speak a different language. Speakers are rated in watts, amp wattage is 10x anything that I would use in my house, equalizers and dsp's are everywhere. Wire harnesses are used everywhere with special connectors. I get the sense that the whole field is dominated by people that like the boom-boom sound.

My prior car was a minivan and hard as it is to believe the system sounded pretty good after I added an aux in jack and used a Dragonfly Black DAC as input. Nothing in my new car is easily accessible as the car computer and amp are integrated with no analog inputs and I'm left with swapping drivers, but even that is hard because specs are hard to come by and then are meaningless. The supposed "premium" sound really isn't good at all by asylum standards and is tizzy and completely lacks bass. I just want some balance and extension to the treble and bass without emphasizing anything. The bass doesn't have to shake the street.

Just a rant.

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Topic - Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language? - zacster 18:29:57 04/25/21 (23)

RE: Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language? - Don Reid 08:52:48 04/26/21 (0)

Tube amp for car anyone? - Rocket_Powered 08:11:00 04/26/21 (10)

RE: Tube amp for car anyone? - Todd Krieger 20:20:16 04/27/21 (0)

What's next? A tubed pc motherboard?!? (NT :-) - marc g. 15:34:23 04/26/21 (2)

RE: What's next? A tubed pc motherboard?!? (NT :-) - AbeCollins 20:53:14 04/26/21 (1)

RE: What's next? A tubed pc motherboard?!? (NT :-) - marc g. 22:44:12 04/26/21 (0)

That one just has tubes in the driver and input stages - Tre' 09:03:29 04/26/21 (4)

Was gonna post that. Milbert rocks! - David S. 08:28:37 04/28/21 (0)

RE: That one just has tubes in the driver and input stages - Todd Krieger 20:23:52 04/27/21 (1)

Why? Mark Levinson, MBL, and plenty of others have "car audio." - David S. 08:32:10 04/28/21 (0)

RE: That one just has tubes in the driver and input stages - Rocket_Powered 13:14:25 04/26/21 (0)

RE: Tube amp for car anyone? - zacster 08:34:29 04/26/21 (0)

RE: Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language? - G Squared 06:26:32 04/26/21 (0)

ahhhhh, the old concept of bass and treble controls - Story 04:13:39 04/26/21 (3)

RE: ahhhhh, the old concept of bass and treble controls - zacster 08:40:46 04/26/21 (2)

RE: ahhhhh, the old concept of bass and treble controls - Story 09:50:43 04/26/21 (1)

RE: ahhhhh, the old concept of bass and treble controls - zacster 18:12:39 04/26/21 (0)

Huh?? [nt] - Todd Krieger 22:48:56 04/25/21 (3)

RE: Huh?? [nt] - Todd Krieger 23:09:07 04/25/21 (2)

RE: Huh?? [nt] - zacster 08:37:13 04/26/21 (0)

On the bright side car audio sales propped up general audio big time back then! - Jonesy 06:48:31 04/26/21 (0)

RE: Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language? - Doublej 19:01:56 04/25/21 (1)

RE: Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language? - zacster 08:29:16 04/26/21 (0)

Is it me or does auto hifi use a different language?

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