Powercruise 2015 SPL Soundoff rocks Taupo over the weekend, and weather held up well too. Good to see everyone having fun and enjoying what Powercruise has to offer…. Well, see below results for the day… Newby Angie Hay 145.0 Sarn Elliott 137.4 Jarell Lund 136.5 Josh Joyce 127.4 Class A Jason Schutt 146.8 Dineshan Naidoo 140.7 Class B John Paul Latu (AK) Phantom 149.4 Ellen Jason Cole 141.3 Class C Matty Bee 151.6 Johnny Asiata 150.3 Junior Iny 146.3 Rowan Baldwin 146.1 Ashley Madd Bass Burrell 146.0 Marvin Mason 144.4 Scribble Brian Harawira Rakei 144.2 Sam Ta’alili 144.0 Haedyn Ddftw Schaumkell 140.0 Overs 1-2 Anthony Latu 155.9 Tam Nairn 150.8 Overs 3+ Steven Twenty-hertz Feavearyear 156.3 Bolo...
by Paul Scarpelli — June 23, 2015 Clipping, impedance, heat, sensitivity, blown drivers, and other annoying mysteries… The topic of speaker power handling has been addressed several times here at Audioholics, but I wanted to make things a bit easier to understand. There was a superb three-part series done in 2008 by Paul Appolino, and it is far more technical than I will or can ever get. The three pieces are brilliantly composed, and I suggest you read the whole series. This current article will be more from the perspective and real-world experiences of a professional audio guy who for...
Amplifier Setup Basics It’s amazing what just a little bit of attention to the initial setup of your audio equipment will provide in the way of equipment longevity and acoustic satisfaction. However basic the initial setup of an amplifier may seem, the fact remains the majority of amp and subwoofer failures we see come through our service department are a direct result of amplifier clipping and/or improper crossover utilization. Both of which can be corrected during the initial setup. If you’re now asking yourself what exactly we’re talking about when we reference clipping or improper crossover utilization, here is a...
First thing, determine your system’s priorities. Will you watch movies or listen to music? Most people do one or the other. Since more home theatre speaker buyers watch movies than listen to music, I’ll start there. It’s hardly an overstatement to claim movie-oriented home theatre systems succeed or fail based on their centre channel’s performance and sound quality. The centre speaker delivers virtually all the dialogue and it can, depending on the mix, convey upward of 80 percent of a movie’s soundtrack. The centre speaker has a big job. So invest 30 percent of your 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 system...
Jaw dropping is the new 800 redline series brought to us by digital designs.Let’s start off with the look of the sub, first glance it doesn’t even look like a red line series, the massive 536oz driver and the beast of a 4″ coil, easily viewable by the venting area, makes this sub look nearly identical to a 9900 series, the red stitching on the cone along with the surround makes this one stunning price of art. The sub out of the box comes with a knock out power output range of 6000watts peak and a massive 2000watts rms and...
Dealer: Abtec NZ Online Car Audio Location: 49 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand This month’s spotlight is Abtec NZ, which is based on the other side of the earth, middle-earth, in fact. Abtec started as a small company twenty years ago doing basic installations and slowly building itself up to being one of New Zealand’s largest car audio companies. It has now established itself in its own building in the retail hub of Petone. Abtec is the brainchild of Ashley Burrell, who started in the car audio scene thirty one years ago, soon after he brought his brother Darryl...
Back in August 2013 we started testing the Z18. There is a story that goes with that too. OK, back in March 2012 we were asked by Sony NZ if we could test 4 of their 10″ XSLD106P5 Subwoofers, as someone had just done a 150.0db in the USA in a CRX, as you may or may not know I’m a SQ guy so burps are not my thing. As we run db Drag NZ maybe we could do something. So with that in mind we started a robust testing regime and with some time and effort we pulled a...
OK, I have been talking about power solutions for quite some time now and my first twin battery set-up was in the early 80’s and things have changed a lot since then. As a rule adding a small amplifier to your system generally wont be a problem and using your existing battery in the short term should not be an issue, but still I would recommend upgrading as a starting point and adding more batteries as required as your systems needs grow… 🙂 A great first option would be a Optima D34M As your systems needs, increase, you can add another...
Now this is one of our fastest growing product ranges with over 7 units to choose from… Prices range from entry level $649.00 to $2999.00 for high end. All units can play DVD*/CD*/USB plus Bluetooth, GPS NZ Mapping and of course revering camera option, see below some of our most popular models… *(Excluding Parrot – ASTEROID SMART) Nakamichi NA1610N (With NAVI) Double Din Headunit With Bluetooth & Navigation Nakamichi NA5501 (With NAV) Nakamichi 6.8″ DVD/GPS Media Centre Philips CED1910BTK (WITH NAV) Double Din A/V Reciever With NAV & iPod/iPhone Control Philips CED2000BTK (WITH NAV) Double Din A/V Reciever With NAV...
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...
