How to Break In a Subwoofer Properly?
From our perspective, subwoofers are designed and built with stiff internal components – the mechanical parts such as the spider, woofer and rubber surround are...
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The Difference Between Single and Dual Voice Coil Subwoofers
Have you ever skimmed the pages of car audio magazines or browsed the aisles of a local electronics outlet, only to come across references to “single” and “dual...
How to Bridge a Car Amplifier [DIAGRAMS & VIDEO]
In a nutshell, bridging is associated with power amplifiers, not any other kind of mobile sound equipment, and refers to a method of combining an amp’s channels...
How to Add Bluetooth to a Car Stereo for Streaming and Calling
Since 2007/2008 or so, car manufacturers have been integrating some sort of Bluetooth feature into the entertainment systems of vehicles, which has trickled dow...
Car Stereo Troubleshooting: Identifying the Most Common Problems
Ask any professional or semi-seasoned mobile audio installer what the most common issues are when it comes to putting a mobile stereo system together, and you’r...
Crossover in Car Audio – Do I Need One? [EXPLAIND]
Yet another hot topic we here at 99carstereo.com are asked about all the time comes in the form of a question: “Do I need a crossover?”
To be perfectly honest,...
Dynamat vs. Fatmat, Hushmat and Peel and Seal [COMPARISON]
When it comes to audio quality, a good speaker enclosure is very important. One of the worst places to put it would be in a metal box as it would give the speak...
Single DIN vs. Double DIN Head Units – EXPLAINED
In this post, the experts at 99carstereo.com are going to provide an overview of the differences between single DIN and double DIN sizes, as well as answer a qu...
What Gauge Wire Do I Need For Amp? EXPLAINED!
If you like music, and installing your own audio systems in your vehicle you will need to do a little math, unfortunately.
Armed with a simple formula you can ...