Monday, May 24, 2010

Capacitors: An Integral Part of Mobile Audio


Every mobile audio system is built of several parts. From car audio amplifiers, to speakers, to woofers; all of the pieces work together to create one harmonious unit. One key piece of mobile audio equipment is the capacitor. The capacitor is important to the system as a whole because it works as the systems energy storage unit, providing energy for the amplifiers to sounds as good as they do.

Capacitors are essential for high-powered systems. Your car audio amplifiers require a lot of power to play loud music, especially when it’s heavy on the bass. Moreover, without a capacitor your amp will be robbed of power by parts like your lights, engine and air conditioner. It’s very evident when an amp isn’t receiving enough power. Typically, the interior lights will dim, sometimes to the beat of the music. This happens because your amplifier is trying to use more energy than the electrical system can supply. Capacitors come in handy because they provide your amplifiers the boost of energy they need to get the job done, without diverting power necessary to run things like your lights and air conditioner.

For the best selection of mobile audio parts and supplies like capacitors, visit Pyle Audio!

Monday, May 17, 2010

More Car Audio Terms: Tweeters


Tweeters are an integral aspect of mobile audio and provide the highs to the car audio subwoofers low. Their name is derived from the high-pitch noises birds make. Alternatively, car audio subwoofers name comes from the low frequency noise a dog makes.

Essentially, a tweeter is a loudspeaker that is designed to produce high frequencies from around 2,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz (Which is crazy because that’s generally considered to be upper limit of human hearing!)

There are many different types of tweeters, with cone tweeters being the most efficient and economical of the mobile audio bunch. Dome tweeters are also popular, but they are most commonly found in home audio speakers. Hard dome tweeters tend to produce a higher frequency. There is also a super tweeter! Which, obviously the name warrants an exclamation point.  A super tweeter is constructed to playback the highest frequencies starting at around 10 kHz and going well beyond human audibility, some exceeding 25kHz.
A cool thing about tweeters is, that much like human bodies, they contain a diaphragm that produces its sound.

For the best deals on tweeters and other mobile audio parts, you know where to go…Pyle Audio!

Monday, May 10, 2010

Interesting Facts About the Subwoofer

We all love car audio subwoofers, they add an extra punch to music and is essential to any mobile audio kit. But have you ever wondered how our beloved car audio subwoofers got their start? Here’s a little history lesson:

The first-ever subwoofer was developed in the 60s by the former president of Miller & Kriesel  Sound Corporation in Los Angeles, Ken Kriesel. It was designed as a response to complaints from people who purchased high-end speakers. They thought the speakers lacked bass. Kriesel then developed woofers that would transmit the low sounds that the regular electrostatic speakers couldn’t pick up.

The first use of a subwoofer was in a 1973 recording session for Steely Dan’s album Pretzel Logic. The woofer made it’s big screen debut in the 1974 movie Earthquake which was released in Sensasound. Intially installed in 17 theaters around the U.S.,  Sensasound used large subwoofers which were powered by racks of 500 watt amps triggered by control tones of the audio in the film.  There were four subwoofers placed at the front of the theater, and four at the rear.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Mobile Audio Kits or Separates?

When I finally got around to upgrading my system, I had a hard time deciding if I wanted to go for simplicity and just get a complete kit, or go for attempt a challenge and buy separates. I decided that it since it was my first time making a major car audio upgrade I wouldn’t push my luck went with the complete kit.
I love some good sounding mobile audio just as much as the next person, but I don’t the time or the technical know-how to pick out each piece separately. I wanted my system ASAP! The kit I decided on was the Dryver PLD6C by Pyle.


It came with:
• This Custom Kit Contains:
• One Pair 6.5'' Mid Bass Speaker
• Custom Tooled Aluminum Die-Cast Basket
• Glass Fiber/Foam Composite Cone
• Non-Fatiguing Butyl Rubber Surround
• High Temperature KAPTON Voice Coil
• Chrome Plated Back Plates
• Power Handling: 200 Watts RMS /400 Watts Peak
• Frequency Response: 55-6KHz
• Impedance: 4 Ohms
• Includes Grills, Wires and Installation Hardware
• Mounting Depth: 2.85"
• One Pair 1" Tweeter
• 1'' Silk Dome Tweeter
• Neodymium Magnet
• 2& Mounting Options: Flush, Surface
• 80 Watts RMS / 160 Watts peak
• Frequency response: 1.4-24KHz
• Impedance: 4 Ohm
• One Pair Passive Crossover Network:
• Two - Way Passive Crossover
• 12 dB Octave Slope
• Gold Plated Connectors
• Fully Protected Circuitry Accessories
• Wiring Kit
• Wiring Diagram Template

Needless to say, jaws drop when friends experience the sheer power of this new mobile audio kit. It's intense!!
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