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Inaugural Beach-to -Beach Tour 2002
In the eyes of competitors around the world a regional and triple points event could make or break a year's worth of competing (and... more |
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Spring Break in Daytona Beach Florida 2002
This year's 16th Annual Spring Break Nationals and the 2nd Annual Spring Break Tuner Bash once again fell on the same weekend. March... more |
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The IASCA Finals
For the last several months, competitors have traveled miles upon miles, weekend after weekend, to garner points for the IASCA Finals.... more |
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6.5-inch Component Comparison
About six issues back we looked at "budget" head units, evaluating the various makes and features one can get for around $300 or less. So... more |
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2001 IASCA World Finals
Pictures explain only a part of such an incredible event. Yes, we can show cars, the systems, the people... but the images leave out the... more |
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Anatomy of the Power Amplifier
With the Proliferation of Different Amp Types, Which is the One for You? In the past we had essentially two types of amplifiers to choose... more |
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Anatomy of the Subwoofer
Speakers are one of the few audio components that have made little advancement over the past decade. Until recently, that is. Power... more |
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Budget Head Units
And you thought CD players were CD players. It's true, a unit sold in 1996 still spins a little 5-inch silver disc, turning little pits on... more |
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CES 2001
According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), some 122,422 people from 120 countries came to the oasis in the desert to see and... more |
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Countdown Competiton
The idea for the 48-hour contest known as the "Installer Challenge" came about seven years ago at Spring Break Nationals in Daytona. I was... more |
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Extreme Autofest 2001
The weekend of July 21-22 the Car Audio crew made the trek up to northern Cali to attend a much anticipated event. While the 500-plus mile... more |
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Funkmaster FLEX Inaugural Celebrity Car Show
Let's give it to Funkmaster Flex and the 12,000 attendees for making the first Celebrity Car Show the Empire Tri-State car event of the... more |
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Hybrid Heaven
John Wayland has been putting together electric vehicles for over two decades; one of his favorites is a converted '72 Datsun 1200 that... more |
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International Auto Salon
It was a cold and windy weekend (Feb. 10-11) in Long Beach, CA where 200 exhibitors and 2,000 show vehicles were on display at the... more |
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It's Always Been About The Music
On the "Perfect Loudspeaker"For hi-fi type speakers with similar design parameters, there really is no such thing as a "perfect... more |
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Radical
As we were going to be in the area on an editorial mission to XM Satellite (and a tour of its state of the art studios), Car Audio... more |
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Sounds from the Sky
After CES I was all amped up and ready to blow a fuse over the satellite radio announcements. Look guys, I'm not going to lie to you, I was... more |
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Subwoofer Comparison Test: Round 1
Deciding on which subwoofer you want to buy is becoming an increasingly difficult task. Not only is there a seemingly countless number of... more |
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Subwoofer Comparison Test: Round 2
It took a little longer than anticipated, but we now have Round 2 of the Subwoofer Comparison Test. This time we review the next price... more |
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Subwoofer Comparison Test: Round 3
As in amateur boxing, this is the third and final round of the Subwoofer Comparison Test. This time we feature four speakers in the highest... more |
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Test Fitting a Dream
The IntroductionOne day (within the first two weeks of working here) I got a phone call that was different from the type of calls that the... more |
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The Untamed
Things change. And in technology a radical change seems to happen every year. With the popularity of subwoofers in general and dB Drag... more |
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TRC's TS-2000
Automotive security is a booming business thanks to car thieves who always seem to find a way around the latest security measure. So it's a... more |
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XM Satellite Blasts Off
Satellite radio is the automotive equivalent to cable TV in the home -- no images of course, but its equal in breadth and variety of... more |
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Got Juice
So you want a killer car audio system. You might think all you have to do is go out and buy some big amps and big speakers, plug them in... more |
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