Car News
iPhone May Offer FLAC Playback
Now that beta iOS 11 is available to developers, some are reporting that Apple has included full FLAC...
It’s Official: Powersports Audio Explodes
Powersports audio including audio for motorcycles and side-by-sides or UTVs and boats is surging as much as 130...
Kenwood to Ship New Radios Starting in July
Kenwood is expected to launch a new line of CarPlay car radios that work with a dash cam...
Ever Hold a Window Tint Marathon?
It was always Mike Meza's goal to break 12 cars a day in window tinting, but he could...
Apple’s App For Those Without CarPlay
Apple revealed a new iOS 11 platform that offers a solution for drivers who don’t have CarPlay. Yes,...
Diamond Audio Plans DSP for Powersports
Diamond Audio will introduce this year the company's first digital signal processor (DSP). The DSP, still under development,...
NoPhoto Retailer Triggers Media Blitz
NoPhoto, the little box that attaches to your license plate to block a red light camera ticket, has...
Latest Amp Maker to Join Maestro AR
Updated: Arc Audio said it will offer car audio DSP/amplifiers that are compatible with the new Maestro AR...
Your Coaxial is Too Small
One of the first 10-inch coaxial speakers we know of is now available from Wet Sounds. Where the...
Opinion: The Problem With 12 Volt Distribution
By Ray Windsor Distributors are accused of a lot of things in our industry. "Distributors don’t 'sell' anything,...
Window Tint Tips For a Friday
Window tint, when installed in-house, is one of the most profitable services a car audio dealer can offer....
How Best Buy is Beating the Odds
Best Buy reported today comparable store sales were up 1.6 percent with online sales up 22 percent, sending...
Another New Safety Brand Debuts
A new mobile electronics driver safety brand will launch June 1 in the U.S. to be led by...
BOSS Gets CarPlay Approval for $349 Deck
BOSS International Group (BIG) announced it will deliver two CarPlay head units in June at $349.99 each, setting...
Here’s the Next CarPlay Deck
Power Acoustik has already received Apple certification for a car audio deck to be announced in June or...
Ex-12 Volt Retailer Takes $1M in Fleet Sales
Tom Keenan found that his car audio sales were shrinking and it was getting harder to make ends...
Ford Expands CarPlay and Android Auto
Ford is expanding CarPlay and Android Auto capability to all 2016 models with SYNC 3 through Ford’s first...
New Pioneer CarPlay Radios Hit $400; Include Waze
With a new line of 5 NEX AV radios, Pioneer Electronics becomes the first aftermarket car audio supplier...
Installer Tip: Working With a Factory Upmixer
By Ken Ward “What’s an upmixer? It’s a piece of software implemented in a DSP that’s designed to...
Dash Cams Are Finally Moving
Sales of dash cams or digital video recorders (DVRs) that record as you drive are slowly gaining with...