How to Find the Right Car Audio Advice

If you're reading this article, then we understand your frustration. We know that you’ve probably been looking to the answer to an audio question and that you’ve asked in a number of different places and everyone is giving you the wrong answers.

You’ve probably asked on the online forums. What happens here is one of two things:

1. Your question accidentally triggers and argument and everyone becomes passive aggressive and starts insulting each other.

2. Someone answers the question in a way that sounds technically correct. They might even say something like, “I’m an audio technician”, which more often than not means they studied a semester at university and then changed courses.

Because they sound like they know what they’re talking about, everyone agrees. You then follow the advice and learn that it was nonsense and you’ve wasted your time, and sometimes your money.

Sometimes the forums have genuine experts with fantastic advice, but because of the vast number of people who think they’re experts when they’re not, it’s really difficult to work out who to listen too, so unless you have some background in audio technology, avoid the forums, or at least take an objective view of the advice.

Next, there’s your friend Jim. He knows everything about everything. Well, you already know that you should ignore that.

Finally, there’s the audio salesman in your local electronic chain store. These people will have some knowledge, but it will be basic. They're worth listening to if you want answers to simple questions.

However, for any complex questions, there’s really only one group of people you should be talking to: car audio experts. You'll find these people at the car audio London centres and in other big cities too. These people tend to have serious audio qualifications and tend to have worked in the industry for a decent amount of time. The longer the audio centre has been open, the better they are likely to be because businesses that offer poor advice would soon go out of business.

So, for your complex questions, you really should talk to the experts. These are the retailers who specialise in car audio equipment, including its installation.

If you would like to talk to one of the experts now, please visit https://www.incarmusic.co.uk/.

The Two Biggest Mistakes People Make with Their In-Car Stereo System

Have you ever tried to get a perfect sound set up in your car, but find that no matter what you do, you just cannot get it to sound right? If so, you're probably committing at least one of the mistakes outlined below. Understanding and addressing these problems can go a long way to helping you improve your sound system.

Mistake 1: Not Sound-Proofing the Car

This is probably the thing that will affect the quality of your music the most. Cars are incredibly noisy and this can interfere with sound quality in two key ways:

1. It can make it difficult to hear the sound of the music over the sound of the road and other road users.

2. It can cause the music to reverberate around the car. Because cars are made of metal, and metal is good at bouncing sound around, it will interfere with the way the music sounds.

This is a relatively easy thing to fix and it can make a lot of difference to the quality of your music. All you need to do is buy sound deadening material and put it in the foot wells and inside the doors. 

You can also attach it to any bare metals, but we would recommend using a fitter to do this, as the results may look shoddy if you try to do it yourself. Our local car audio centre Ilford supplies sound deadening material, and they may even offer a fitting service.

Mistake 2: Keeping the Factory-Fit Speakers

Factory-fit head units are generally OK, but the speakers are invariably rubbish. Unless you're buying a car that's known for its audio (Audi, BMW, and VW), you should always change the speakers. The manufactures care very little about the stereo system because it’s not a particularly strong selling point. Replacing them – even for relatively cheap speakers – will make the world of difference.

If you would like to buy sound deadening material or some new speakers for your car, as well as other in-car audio equipment, then please visit https://www.incarmusic.co.uk/.

Hints and Tips About Car Speakers in the UK

Are you thinking of replacing your car speakers? If so, you might find some of the information in this article useful. Today, we are going to provide you with a brief overview of car speakers in the UK. By the time you reach the end of this article, we hope that we have answered some of your questions.

Tip 1: Factory-Installed Speakers are Low Quality

If you still have factory-installed speakers in your car, then we recommend you change them. The majority of car manufactures don’t have the sound system as a selling point and so they pay little attention to the quality of the speakers. 

Tip 2: An Amplifier Will Help You to Achieve Crisper & Clearer Sound at High Volumes

If you find that your car speakers UK tends to distort when played at high volume, then it’s probably because there is not enough power coming from the head unit to drive each of the speakers.

When this happens, you will end up with oddities in sound, e.g. the words will stretch out longer than they should, or the music will suddenly speed up and slow down.

These types of distortion indicate that your speakers need more power, and consequently that your stereo system requires an amplifier.

Tip 3: A Sub-Woofer Will Bring More Nuance to Your Music

If you have the space to add a subwoofer, then it’s definitely worth it. you'd be surprised by how much extra depth they will bring to your music. You'll hear notes and tones that you’ve never noticed before, even when listening to your favourite songs. It can make your favourites songs sound like new again, so it’s definitely worth it.

Tip 4: Sound Deadening Material Can Improve Your Speakers

Cars have many hard surfaces and this means that the music can have a lot of reverberation. This leads to tinny and cracked sounds and lessens the sound quality of your car speakers UK. To help them perform their best, you should add sound deadening material to these surfaces. This will enable them to absorb the sound and prevent interference.

If you would like further help and advice about anything written above and all things car audio, then please visit https://www.incarmusic.co.uk/.