Abtec Petone gets robbed again 29 MAY 2015

Well again we get robbed, this time Lower Hutt Police were on top of their game. Alarm went off at 2.46am and Police were on the scene within minutes See images below… See below link for video footage… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31C5n_VV43M and Facebook link to more photo’s https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1594745754107584&type=1 After Police viewed photo’s and video footage they had offender in custody. A big thank you to Constable Newman and Sergeant Taylor for an epic result in such a short time…. Still unfortunately the goods are gone, so any help in recovering them would be greatly appreciated… See below links of stolen goods; http://abtec.co.nz/product-search.php?keyword=JBL+W10GTI&category=&brand=&search= and…...

DD Audio Tech Talk: Setting Amp Crossovers

DD Audio have been writing some brilliant and useful Tech Talk blogs of late, because of how useful I have found them I thought I’d share them every now and again! I hope you enjoy the read! DD Audio 19th May 2015 Our tip this month deals with how to quickly and correctly set the crossovers on a DD sub amp. You will not need tools except your ears and a little flat blade screwdriver. An understanding of how to set crossover points is a must in the world of high performance car audio. The harder you push your audio...

Sony MEX-XB100BT Receiver Review

Written by Garry Springgay | 11 March 2015 Through the utilization of new high-power Class D chipsets, Sony has introduced the world’s most powerful CD receiver for car audio applications. The all-new Sony MEX-XB100BT is equipped with an honest-to-goodness CEA-2006B rated, 40 watt per channel amplifier! This represents a near 100-percent increase in power available from a head unit. The new single-DIN powerhouse is also equipped with a host of other important and popular features and best of all, it has a retail price of only $249.99 in Canada and $229.99 in the US. FEATURES The MEX-XB100BT not only has...

Automania Sounds Alive & Extreme Bass Battle Sound Off May 2015 Update

Well, a big thank you to Automania and our sponsors Orion, DD Audio and of course Abtec NZ for funding these events. It’s always great watching competitors achieve their goals and enjoying themselves, music tends to do that. Also a big thank you to Aaron ‘Outlwd’ Bublitz for his continued commitment to helping and giving his time up to support this hobby/sport and cheers Joe George for your support and professionalism throughout the years in the SPL scene. See below results from the day… Kiwi Class 1 Lavinia Aulika 139.1 2 Ben Kawiti 138.9 Kiwi Pro Class 1 Sione Iketau...

ABTEC Has Its 22nd Birthday in 2015!

Its that time again, time for ABTEC’s Annual birthday sale. Which also means we have almost reached the halfway point of 2015, making this year the fastest yet (well it is feeling that way). So as a celebration of ABTEC’s 22nd birthday and heading into the 3rd year in our Petone location we are yet again cutting prices and putting a large quantity of items on special for the duration of May and June! So over the next two months we will putting a good variety of products on sale ranging from Car Stereo’s, Speaker’s, Subwoofers, Amplifiers and also some Home...