One of the most concerning things in today’s news is the increasing rate of car thefts. I myself have had people attempt and succeed in stealing in one of my cars and it has to be one of the most gut wrenching feelings anyone could feel, this Blog is not about my personal experience but about how to make the right choices in securing your car’s and where to go for installation. When it comes to choosing what type of alarm is needed for your car it can pay to ask your insurance provider how many stars are needed for your car...
As a few of you out there know, we at Abtec NZ have been working on a little SPL car. The car started off as a Toyota Vitz RS and soon had a cage fitted and rear stripped to accommodate a couple of wild animals in the spare time of the driver/owner. At some point someone made a decision to turn this little shopping trolley into a SPL car and what a great decision that was too! Not only is it a small hatch-back with small airspace, it also has enough room (being half stripped) in the back to...
When it comes to High End Component Speakers there isn’t much out there that comes close to the Digital Designs DD-AW6.5s Component Speakers. These components are so high end I could buy a cheap car with the price value, but this is not the point here. Remember the old saying “You get what you pay for” ? Well this is the case with the DD-AW6.5s Components, the sound quality is nothing but AMAZING! Back when our MD had his Mitsubishi EVO X he wasn’t happy with the factory system, so out came the factory 6″ speakers and in went the DD-AW6.5s components....
Have you been thinking about fitting reversing aids to your car? There has been huge growth in this area over recent years and there are now so many affordable options for after market reversing sensors, cameras and monitors. The first thing to decide is what brand to buy. Always choose an established and reputable company with a warranty and service protocol. That way you can be sure that you can add to the system or replace just a part at a later date f required. We use and recommend the Safety Range from AVS Car Security – the products are...
In the time I have been around (which isn’t that long, depending on who you talk to) I have seen a few media formats come and go. Which includes the Vinyl record, cassette tapes and mini-disc’s… And with the increasing sale of music online I am sure the last days of the compact disc are not to far away. For the entry level of the DSX-S Series Sony has the DSX-S100. Which is a nice unit with the one internal USB, 2 RCA pre-outs and an AUX just in case you have a friend that doesn’t have an iPhone/pod but...
Its not very often you hear about a dB Drag car in NZ getting numbers over the 150dB mark let alone being capable of doing 153dB on a daily basis. Well this blog is about a man and his Honda City that does this with ease! Most people would see a yellow Honda City turn up and most likely laugh thinking “There’s no way that’s a SPL car” . Well that would be until they read the personalised plate “ALOUD1” and indeed its a loud one alright! So loud that it hit 155dB which makes it NZ’s loudest dB Drag Car...
The MD finally caved in and let me PIMP OUT my desk! What was a $349 Logitech PC Speaker setup now has some $699 Klipsch Satellite Speakers and also a $149 JBL GTO804 8″ Sub Woofer… Listening to Dubstep at the desk is never going to be the same!!! Just like how I posted up the MD’s desk on Facebook before the blog, I also did the same with my desk. I have been waiting in the shadows for a while now to post this up and finally decided to do so… When our MD had finished decking out his...
When I first saw the JBL BassPro I must admit I thought it was some sort of Droid and was expecting it make some sort of “Bee-boop Beepity Boop, Beep Beep Bop Boop!” . What it did do was some nice bass tones but that is to be expected from a company that has been building speakers for over 60 plus years! It is powered by an on-board 150 Watt RMS amp that drives its 6.5″ quad coil sub-woofer that I must say has very impressive volume capabilities! You also have the option of buying a remote bass controller for it if you...
The ohm is a measurement of the electric resistance between two points. In a speaker, the ohm is a bad thing. The lower the ohms the less energy it takes to drive the speaker. The less energy, the more you get out of your amps. An 8 ohm speaker requires more amperage to run than a 4 ohm speaker. You need to know the ohms of all of your speakers if you want to calculate the load your amp is taking and to compensate for it. In a car audio you should always run your equipment at the lowest possible...
As far as sub-woofers go, you can not get much better than Digital Designs. Yes I have said this before and will most likely say it again at some stage too. And the DD-LE-MINI8 is no exception either! The LE-MINI8 totally caught me off guard the first time I heard it, such low bass tones and crisp clean sound I actually thought our MD was having me on and had a 12 running somewhere in the car! Also one of the best features (In my opinion & also others) is the fact you can have the LE-MINI8 in the boot...
