If you're interested in car audio, but you don’t know anything about anything, then you’ve come to the right place. Here, we’re going to look at the various components that function together to create in-car audio systems. We are producing a ‘skeleton overview’ if you will, reading this article will give you a good understanding of the way in which car audio is structured. You can use this information to guide further research.
1.The head unit: the head unit is the control system. It tells every other part of the system – the stereos, the amplifiers, the accessories – how to behave and when. This is the part of the audio system with which you're probably familiar. The head unit often sits at the front of the car in the central console – it’s the thing with the buttons (touchscreen if you have a sophisticated model, such as Sony car audio), LCD and volume dial. If you want to produce high-quality sound, it is important that you buy a high-quality head unit. The head unit is responsible for powering the system, and a low- quality model will have low performance. For instance, it might crackle and crack at loud volumes, as it can’t generate the necessary power needed to run the speakers at a reasonable speed.
2.The speakers: the speakers are responsible for producing the sound. They need to be able to deal well with a range of frequencies. You will find two main types of car speaker:
a.Coaxial speakers
b.Component speakers
To understand the difference you need to know a little bit about the different types of speaker. There are three main types of speaker in any audio system. These are the tweeters, the woofers and the sub woofers. Each is responsible for processing different sound frequencies. Tweeters deal with high frequencies, sub woofers with low frequency, and the woofers dealing with the middle ground. With component speakers, each of these types of speaker comes as separate units, but with coaxial speakers the woofer and tweeters are located within a single unit.
This affects sound quality, with component speakers offering superior sound. However, they are also more expensive, and they take up more space, so it is a matter of balance: do you prefer fantastic sound quality, or are you happy to take a slightly lower quality (you might not notice the difference – many people don’t) for convenience sake?
3.Amplifiers: the amplifier can generate greater power through the system. If the head unit is relatively weak, from a power point of view, then the amplifier can help boost this, and thereby drive the speakers to a higher output. However, you need to buy a good quality amplifier, such as by Sony car audio, or you will lose out on sound quality, volume and clarity.
4.Equalisers and crossovers: this is getting a bit more technical now, but these two features allow you to have certain control over the audio. The equaliser can be used to change the balance of high and low frequency sounds. For instance, you may have one song that sounds better with the treble up (played though the tweeters) and another that sounds better with the bass up (played through the woofers). Crossovers allow you to separate the various components of sound and allow you to use the different types of speaker in the first place.
As mentioned in the first paragraph, this is a simple guideline to the basics of car audio. You can now research each section in turn to develop a better understanding of car audio.
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1.The head unit: the head unit is the control system. It tells every other part of the system – the stereos, the amplifiers, the accessories – how to behave and when. This is the part of the audio system with which you're probably familiar. The head unit often sits at the front of the car in the central console – it’s the thing with the buttons (touchscreen if you have a sophisticated model, such as Sony car audio), LCD and volume dial. If you want to produce high-quality sound, it is important that you buy a high-quality head unit. The head unit is responsible for powering the system, and a low- quality model will have low performance. For instance, it might crackle and crack at loud volumes, as it can’t generate the necessary power needed to run the speakers at a reasonable speed.
2.The speakers: the speakers are responsible for producing the sound. They need to be able to deal well with a range of frequencies. You will find two main types of car speaker:
a.Coaxial speakers
b.Component speakers
To understand the difference you need to know a little bit about the different types of speaker. There are three main types of speaker in any audio system. These are the tweeters, the woofers and the sub woofers. Each is responsible for processing different sound frequencies. Tweeters deal with high frequencies, sub woofers with low frequency, and the woofers dealing with the middle ground. With component speakers, each of these types of speaker comes as separate units, but with coaxial speakers the woofer and tweeters are located within a single unit.
This affects sound quality, with component speakers offering superior sound. However, they are also more expensive, and they take up more space, so it is a matter of balance: do you prefer fantastic sound quality, or are you happy to take a slightly lower quality (you might not notice the difference – many people don’t) for convenience sake?
3.Amplifiers: the amplifier can generate greater power through the system. If the head unit is relatively weak, from a power point of view, then the amplifier can help boost this, and thereby drive the speakers to a higher output. However, you need to buy a good quality amplifier, such as by Sony car audio, or you will lose out on sound quality, volume and clarity.
As mentioned in the first paragraph, this is a simple guideline to the basics of car audio. You can now research each section in turn to develop a better understanding of car audio.
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