So your interested in getting into SPL? The first thing you will want to do is work out how much money you want to spend, get that figure and instantly double it because I can tell you from experience that dB Drag Racing like any competitive sport can become very expensive! I’m not writing this to change your mind about getting into SPL, in fact if competing in SPL is what you really want to do I say go for it! I just would like to inform people that are just beginning in SPL or thinking of doing so that...
The Digital Designs SS4a 4-Channel Amplifier might be a tiny looking amp but it packs a big punch! With 160w RMS x 4 @ 4 Ohm and 240w RMS x 4 @ 2 Ohm makes it a perfect match the Digital Designs VO Series Tweeters and or Mid-Drivers. You can also push 3-Channel systems too with 480w RMS to the Sub-Woofer and 240w RMS to the Tweeters/Mid-Drivers on the other 2-Channels. When in Bridged Stereo Mode, the SS4a pushes 480w RMS Per Channel too making ideal for a pair of Digital Designs 500 Series Sub-Woofers! Specifications Bridged 480W x 2 Channels...
The Alpine CDE-W235EBT is Alpines newest Double-Din Head-Unit in its CDE Range and like all the Alpine units of the past I can’t stop but think of of the Alpine Lamborghini posters of my childhood when I see an Alpine Head-Units. There is just something about these units that scream sleek super-car but that could be nostalgia playing its part here, ok back to the review… Alpines way of designing the look/layout of their Head-Unit’s have always been the same since I can remember, nice and simple but very functional to the point the you only need to glance towards an...
I only found out yesterday that Sony makes a $60,000 set of home theatre speakers! After getting all the info sent to me from Sony NZ I have found I am some what obsessing with the Sony SS-AR1’s! And just look at them! They just scream class with the piano black finish! When a lot of people think of Sony they think of low to mid level car audio, what they tend to forget is that Sony has been a big part of the Movie, Entertainment and Music Industries for quite sometime and had established itself as a company in...
In the last year Sony have really lifted their game when it comes to their Head-Units and with the GS Range there is no exception either! At first glance the Sony CDXGS500R looks like any other Sony Head-Unit but I assure you it is not! The Sony CDXGS500R like all Sony units have the same simple but effective display/design which makes upgrading from the GT Range to the GS Range simpler for the end user, the display has more than enough colour options to match your cars gauge cluster or even to set to a custom colour if you are...
The Digital Designs CM600 is Digital Designs‘ entry level Mono-Block Amplifier and I use the term “entry level” loosely, 350w RMS @ 4ohm & 600w RMS @ 2ohm may be entry level for Digital Designs but for some other (that I will not name due to respect) car audio brands 600w RMS is a monstrous amount of power for their factory made subwoofers. As usual with the Digital Designs amplifiers the CM600 has nice and simple design with the casing which is a good thing in my opinion, the nice and sleek black anodised aluminium casing makes for a...
It not very often that I am lost for words, in fact if I remember correctly there has only been four or five times in my life that this has happened. One of these times was when I unpacked my own Harman Kardon AVR 265 and the other was trying think of an opening for this review… So on that note here is Harman Kardon’s blurb on the AVR 265 since I couldn’t of written it better! “If you’re looking for an AVR packed with next-generation technology, look no further than the Harman Kardon AVR 265. The AVR 265 has...
Since the move to our NEW shop I haven’t found much time to write many blogs so I thought I’d hide in my new office and write about my favourite feature of the NEW building, The ABTEC Home Theatre Demo Room! This is something I know Ashley has wanted to do for a long time since he has a passion for not only car audio but also home theatre, if you have ever watched a movie at his house you would know exactly what I mean! The choice of the product used/fitted to the room was actually an easy task...
As far double-dins go you would usually get two of these three things (Good Price/Quality/Lots of Options) which limits most people to buying a product that they would be half-happy with, Pioneer’s solution to this is the Pioneer FH-X755BT. Now you can have a quality unit with lots of options at a very good price point! As with most Pioneer Head-Unit’s the display is simple yet effective with enough information displayed without becoming cluttered. There is the option of changing the illumination of the buttons/controls separate to the display to give you that custom feel, also with the controls based around...
Usually when I do a review on a product I will run it in one of the work vehicles for a week or two testing out different settings and getting a general feeling of how it functions, sometimes I even push the items to its limits. Writing a product review on the Digital Designs M4a is slightly different in this case since I have been running two in ABTEC3 for about a year now and have used them for everything from SPL, Ground-Pounding to just playing Ordinary Everyday Music. The build quality of the M4a is just flawless, not just...
