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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 Acquisition to Gentex Finalized
VOXX International Corporation today announced the successful closing on the sale of the company to Gentex Corporation. Gentex...
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....
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 Head Unit for Polaris Slingshot
Soundstream launched a dedicated head unit with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto for the Polaris Slingshot powersports vehicles....
Helix Shows Innovative Subwoofers
Helix unveiled at the recent MasterTech Expo unconventional subwoofers using an adaptable weighting system. The new Impact Q...
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 Intros Two New NEX Decks
By James Chevrette Pioneer is starting to ship two new head units--an entry level NEX model and a...
Mr Retail Goes to MasterTech
By Mr Retail We just wrapped up another successful MasterTech Expo. I personally attended the event along with...
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...
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 Automotive Security System
A relatively new immobilizer security system is available from Mastergard, which lets drivers customize a pin code to...
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,...
New Amp From Gately Audio
At the recent KnowledgeFest in Las Vegas, there was a gentleman, Bobby Gately, demonstrating his amplifiers. He handed...
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 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 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 Competition Scene
By James Chevrette If you haven’t been around the SPL and sound quality car audio competition scene in...
Hertz Launches First Hi-Res Marine Deck
Hertz Marine announced availability of the Capri marine audio receiver, the first marine deck to be Hi-Res Audio...
This Guy Kills it With VIR
By James Chevrette Laketown Speed and Sound, UT managed to increase its amplifier sales by 10 percent recently,...