Car Audio For Dummies

Car Audio For Dummies

Author: Doug Newcomb

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-02-13

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0470286334

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Thinking about a knockout audio system for your car? Not sure what you need, want, or can afford? Car Audio For Dummies is a great place to find some answers! But wait — what if speakers that vibrate your floorboards don’t turn you on? What if you’re thinking more about hands-free phone access and a DVD player to entertain the kids? Surprise! Car Audio For Dummies can give you a hand there, too. Whether you want to feel as if your favorite band is performing right on top of your dashboard or you want to keep the soccer team entertained on the way to the tournament, this friendly guide can help. From planning your system and buying components to getting them installed and protecting your investment, you’ll find plenty of wise advice. Get the scoop on: Figuring out what kind of equipment you need to do what you want Identifying good sound quality when you hear it Adding components to a factory system Choosing a video player, hands-free phone system, amplifiers, speakers, and more Finding a reliable installer (today’s automotive electronics systems are so complex that you probably won’t want to go it alone) Understanding warranties and returns Protecting and insuring your system Car Audio For Dummies is sort of like that knowledgeable friend you want to take along when you tackle a project like this. Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it?


Car Stereo Cookbook

Car Stereo Cookbook

Author: Mark Rumreich

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2005-05-21

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0071467068

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The first edition of this book was written six years ago. Since then, there have been some significant developments in the area of car audio (and video). In addition, many of the products featured in the first edition are now obsolete. While the first edition of the book continues to sell, we have seen a bit of a slow-down at major accounts. This edition promises to be even more successful than the last. Car Stereo Cookbook, 2e is a completely revamped edition of a hugely successful title that continues to sell. This revised book will include new information on mobile video, satellite radio, mp3, wma, digital broadcast radio, and will eliminate the out-of-date products that are no longer pertinent.


Auto Audio

Auto Audio

Author: Andrew Yoder

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2000-07-04

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780071389839

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Best-seller gets you the car stereo sound system you want! Why pay high prices for a shop to install or maintain your car stereo when you can have the satisfaction of doing it better yourself? Auto Audio: Choosing, Installing, and Maintaining Car Stereo Systems, Second Edition, by Andrew Yoder, provides all the information you need to supercharge your ride with top-quality speakers, amplifiers, head units, equalizers, signal processors, changers and antennas—not to mention filters and crossovers, wire, cabling, connectors and transmitters. And once your system is in, you’ll see how to troubleshoot spot problems and service your components so they deliver pristine highs and heart-stopping lows for years to come. This new edition also shows you how to make seamless fiberglass speaker enclosures and panels for your car...protect your audio investment with a good security system...check out custom installations...and more.


Sound System Engineering

Sound System Engineering

Author: Don Davis

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2014-06-20

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 1136119337

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Sound System Engineering Third Edition is a complete revision and expansion of the former work. Written by two leading authorities in the field of audio engineering, this highly respected guide covers the fundamentals necessary for the understanding of today's systems as well as for those systems yet to come. The space formerly occupied by outdated photographs of manufacturers' product and of older system installations has now been filled with new measurements and discussions of the measurement process. The "Mathematics for Audio chapter has been expanded to include the mathematics of phasors. The "Interfacing Electrical and Acoustic Systems chapter has a completely new section covering the analysis of alternating current circuits. Additionally, system gain structure is now treated by both the available input power method and the voltage only method, complete with illustrations of each. All chapters dealing with loudspeaker directivity and coverage, the acoustic environment, room acoustics, speech intelligibility, and acoustic gain appear in up to date versions. In addition there is new material on signal delay and synchronization and equalization. There are completely new chapters on microphones, loudspeakers and loudspeaker arrays including line arrays with steering and beam-width control, and signal processing, both analog and digital. The book runs the gamut of sound system design from the simplest all-analog paging system to the largest multipurpose digital systems. In writing this third edition, the authors kept in mind the needs of sound system installers, sound system service technicians, and sound system designers. All three groups will find the material to be useful for everyday work as well as beneficial in the furtherance of their overall audio education.


Audio Systems Design and Installation

Audio Systems Design and Installation

Author: Philip Giddings

Publisher: Focal Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13:

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The ideal guide to audio systems. This practical hands-on tool is designed to help the audio professional find information quickly. Features many useful tables and checklists; illustrates the text with numerous photos and diagrams; improves and expedites system design; and provides tips and strategies for efficient audio system installation.


Sound Systems: Design and Optimization

Sound Systems: Design and Optimization

Author: Bob McCarthy

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-02-26

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 1317911083

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Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides an accessible and unique perspective on the behavior of sound systems in the practical world. The third edition reflects current trends in the audio field thereby providing readers with the newest methodologies and techniques. In this greatly expanded new edition, you’ll find clearer explanations, a more streamlined organization, increased coverage of current technologies and comprehensive case studies of the author’s award-winning work in the field. As the only book devoted exclusively to modern tools and techniques in this emerging field, Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides the specialized guidance needed to perfect your design skills. This book helps you: Improve your design and optimization decisions by understanding how audiences perceive reinforced sound Use modern analyzers and prediction programs to select speaker placement, equalization, delay and level settings based on how loudspeakers interact in the space Define speaker array configurations and design strategies that maximize the potential for spatial uniformity Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools and techniques required to generate a design that will create a successful transmission/reception model