Industry news

NAV-TV ships it second A2B Harley amplifier interface.
345 views

NAV-TV Ships Second Harley A2B Amp Interface

NAV-TV will ship its second A2B Harley amplifier interface next week.  Called the ZEN-H Pro, it will be...

Compustar remotes
310 views

Where’s the Money in Remote Start & Security These Days: Advertorial

By Mr. Retail Anyone that hasn’t had their head in the sand these last few years has seen...

Morel Introduces its new flagship Supremo car audio system.
701 views

Morel Intros New Top-Line Supremo System

Morel announced a new flagship, hand-crafted audio system called the Supremo Special Edition offering a full redesign from...

VOXX
376 views

VOXX Acquisition to Gentex Finalized

VOXX International Corporation today announced the successful closing on the sale of the company to Gentex Corporation. Gentex...

Kenwood new AutoFragrant
837 views

KENWOOD New Deck, A First for Car Audio

KENWOOD USA introduced a new 10.25-inch head unit, the DFR1009XR, the first of its kind to offer AutoFragrant....

dolby atmos
647 views

So How Does In-Car Dolby Atmos Really Sound?

By James Chevrette As we reported, more than 20 car makers are adopting Dolby Atmos, dramatically pushing the...

soundstream slingshot
534 views

Soundstream Head Unit for Polaris Slingshot

Soundstream launched a dedicated head unit with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto for the Polaris Slingshot powersports vehicles....

Helix innovative IQW car audio subwoofer at MasterTech Expo.
468 views

Helix Shows Innovative Subwoofers

Helix unveiled at the recent MasterTech Expo unconventional subwoofers using an adaptable weighting system. The new Impact Q...

New tariffs could raise automobile prices
215 views

New 25 Percent Tariffs on Car Imports May Cause Spike in Car Prices

President Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent on vehicles and car parts imported into the US Wednesday.  The...

Pioneer Introduced two new NEX car radios.
936 views

Pioneer Intros Two New NEX Decks

By James Chevrette Pioneer is starting to ship two new head units--an entry level NEX model and a...

MasterTech Expo 2025
314 views

Mr Retail Goes to MasterTech

By Mr Retail We just wrapped up another successful MasterTech Expo. I personally attended the event along with...

504 views

Gladen Releases New Zeta Series Speakers

By James Chevrette Gladen announced a new Zeta speaker line that may be paired with Orca’s 3D Printer...

dodge ram 15000
436 views

Ram 1500 Radio Theft on Rise in Detroit

By James Chevrette Detroit police have been reporting a trend we have not seen since the early 1990s:...

Mastergard M9000 car security immobilizer
427 views

Mastergard Automotive Security System

A relatively new immobilizer security system is available from Mastergard, which lets drivers customize a pin code to...

New high end car and marine audio line: Modus
1209 views

Here’s the New High End Decks, Amps From New Brand Modus

As promised, DSP Solutions, a company with common ownership but independent from BOSS Audio in corporate structure, sourcing,...

gately audio
815 views

New Amp From Gately Audio

At the recent KnowledgeFest in Las Vegas, there was a gentleman, Bobby Gately, demonstrating his amplifiers. He handed...

Stinger HEIGH10 and HORIZON10 kits for GM, RAM trucks.
317 views

Stinger Intros New HEIGH10/HORIZON10 Kits for Trucks

Stinger announced new HEIGH10 and HORIZON10 10-inch radio plug-and-play kits for several popular trucks. The kits allow the...

Custom speaker pods to add speakers to car door panels.
639 views

Custom Speaker Pods Looks to Expand

Custom Speaker Pods, based in South Carolina, has been in business since 2007, making exact-fit, vehicle-specific, door-mount speaker...

JVCKENWOOD names successor to Dave Hoag, who is retiring.
372 views

JVCKENWOOD Names New Senior VP as Dave Hoag Retires

JVCKENWOOD USA announced the retirement of Dave Hoag, Executive Vice President, who will be succeeded by John Lucas,...

Changes in the car audio competition scene.
600 views

Changes in the Competition Scene

By James Chevrette If you haven’t been around the SPL and sound quality car audio competition scene in...