Beautiful example of the classic 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. This well preserved example of the famous Trans Am was in near perfect condition. After the initial consultation, while listening and agreeing to his concerns we decided on an era correct audio system. This design although not what we think of when we say car […]
Continue ReadingLet’s face it, the standard audio system in the Bronco sounds terrible, but check this out. We made it sound freaking amazing and affordable. Here’s how we did it. We utilized KICKERAudio KEY technology amplifiers in this OEM integration build along with an 8” Comp RT subwoofer. Naturally the subwoofer is the most notable upgrade […]
Continue ReadingThis sound system story is fantastic! I met the owner during the early summer of 2022 to discuss adding tower speakers to his boat on Lake Wallenpaupack. Read more at http://www.blossominstallations.com/blog/over-the-top-sound-solution/. During the spring of 2023 Brad reached out to me in regards to his boat and asked if there was a way to add […]
Continue ReadingMy client wanted to use the existing OEM speaker locations. I had discussed with him how they were not great locations for proper speaker placement but he did not want the added cost of building custom audio pods. So we decided to use my BEST quality boutique audio gear to make up for the not […]
Continue ReadingBeginning of a classic audio design/build in a 2017 Jeep Renegade. Six new coaxial speakers in the OEM locations will provide clear, crisp, and detailed sound when finished. To extend my client’s budget we utilized the OEM infotainment radio. This is becoming an industry standard as modern cars already have smartphone capabilities like CarPlay, USB, […]
Continue ReadingBringing this hybrid audio build together by design. This audio system started with a phone call. On the phone was someone who was upset with how his OEM audio system was performing. Not knowing who I was talking to I started to explain how to correctly use the bass, middle, and treble tone controls along […]
Continue ReadingOn the left is the OEM DSP seven channel amplifier including two subwoofer channels. In this design we have added a more powerful dedicated subwoofer amplifier to enhance the bottom end frequencies. This is the amplifier on the right. We squeezed this amplifier into the right rear corner using the riv-nut threaded mounting solution. With […]
Continue ReadingOur experience and expertise in car audio systems allowed us to redesign and rebuild this Jeep stereo system while staying within our customer’s budget. Having to redo an entire 5 channel amplifier installation that was done entirely wrong by another shop is no easy task. The first 1/3 was to repair all the OEM audio […]
Continue ReadingIf you want to hear better audio, you need to design better audio. We did all of our sound good tricks to each and every speaker being installed into this Jeep. One of the most important and most overlooked by other shops is keeping the polarity of all the speakers the same. Tuesday was spent […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful 1964 Ford Thunderbird gets a fresh update of audio. A Retrosounds era correct receiver and 10 disc CD changer were installed along with a new OEM antenna. A set of dual voice coil speakers were also installed in the front and rear center speaker locations of this Bird. The taillights got attention too with […]
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