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Outrageous Audio rocks Black Friday once again.
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This Shop Continues to Rock Black Friday

By Rich Truesdell Marking its 38th Black Friday sale, Outrageous Audio in Portland, Oregon continued to pack in...

Alpine ships iLX-W770 radio with wireless CarPlay and a chassis at $429.
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Alpine Ships $429 Wireless CarPlay With Shallow Chassis

Alpine shipped Tuesday it's latest deck offering features such as a shallow chassis and wireless CarPlay and Android...

Best Buy trims fiscal Q3 2025 full year forecast.
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Best Buy Trims Forecast

Best Buy announced it saw softer than expected sales in September and October and lowered its expectations for...

Rep firm Echo Sales was sold to Chris Hilbert of Sound Decisions.
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Another Leading Rep Firm Sold

Manufacturer's rep Echo Sales and its MED, Mobile Electronics Distributors, distribution arm was purchased November 1 by Chris...

JL Audio exits the MESA car audio buying group.
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JL Audio to Exit MESA Group

Members of the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying/marketing group were informed Thursday that JL Audio, an...

PowerBass announced a new under-the-seat active subwoofer and a new motorcycle speaker lineup at SEMA 2024.
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PowerBass Intros Flat Piston Under-the-Seat Sub Box

PowerBass introduced a new under-the-seat subwoofer using dual 6-inch flat piston subwoofers. The new active bass subwoofer enclosure,...

Bose will purchase McIntosh.
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Bose to Buy McIntosh

Bose announced it will purchase the McIntosh Group, helping Bose reach higher into the luxury audio market, including...

A scholarship in honor of the late Todd Ramsey has been launched to help bring young people into car audio industry roles.
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Scholarship to Attract Young Installers in Honor of Todd Ramsey

A new scholarship program to help young people pursue a career in the 12 volt industry has launched...

Recent manufacturers' reps changes may be good for the car audio industry: editorial.
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Rep Firm Changes May Be a Good Thing

By Mr Retail When I added car audio to my business in September of 1990, I had a...

A TikTok video showing a car deliberately causing an automobile accident received millions of  views, and caused dashcam sales to spike.
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Dashcam Sales Bounce After TikTok Video

A TikTok video showing a car deliberately causing an automobile accident caused dashcam sales to spike in the...

Cerwin showed at the 2024 SEMA Show two unusual under the seat enclosed subwoofers as they have 2-channel or 4-channel built-in amplifiers.
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Cerwin’s Unusual Amplified Subwoofers

Cerwin Vega displayed at the SEMA Show two unusual under-the-seat powered subwoofers.  One includes a built-in 2-channel amplifier...

Recoil Audio to relaunch US car audio line
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Recoil Audio USA Revamps Under Ron Trout

With the recent appointment of industry veteran Ron Trout as President, Recoil Audio USA, the sister company to...

Linkswell shows dual screen car radio made up of two 12.3-inch screens for RVs and custom audio applications at SEMA 2024.
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LinksWell Shows Dual Screen Radio

LinksWell, at the SEMA Show last week, showed a dual screen radio with two side by side continuous...

Stinger shows HORIZON12 radio with 12-inch screen at the 2024 SEMA Show with a Jeep JL installation kit.
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Stinger Shows HORIZON 12.8-inch Radio

Stinger displayed at the SEMA Show, the new HORIZON12 radio with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto. The new HORIZON12, with...

Compustar shows radio that is the first with a built-in Maestro module at the 2024 SEMA Show.
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Compustar Shows Radios With Built-in Maestro

Compustar displayed at the SEMA Show this week, two radios that are the first, it said, to include...

JBL will ship in January the Legend 700 wireless CarPlay car radio.
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JBL Announces Details on New CarPlay Deck

JBL announced at the SEMA Show this week that it will ship its double DIN wired and wireless...

RetroSound introduces Liberty Radio series at SEMA 2024.
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RetroSound Intros New Liberty Radio Line for Older Vehicles

RetroSound will introduce at the SEMA Show, its first radio in a new line for 1960's and 1970's...

Uniden unveils a new a la carte custom radar detector system at SEMA Show 2024.
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Uniden Intros A La Carte Radar Program

Uniden announced at the SEMA Show a new a la carte program for its R9 custom radar detector...

Rockford is introducing the next generation of its slimline T1 car audio subwoofers at the 2024 SEMA Show.
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Rockford Intros Next Gen Slimline Subs

Rockford Fosgate is unveiling at the SEMA Show this week, the next generation of its 10-inch T1 slim...

Rockford introduces new Stage 3 2024 and up Jeep audio kit at SEMA Show 2024.
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Rockford Announces 2024+ Jeep Audio Kit

Rockford Fosgate is unveiling at the SEMA Show today a new Stage 3 Jeep audio kit for select...