Owning an automobile is one of the most important objects that we pine for as apart from being useful as a mode of communication, they also give us thrills, excite and get our pulse racing. However, automobiles no matter how quick, sleek or sexy, should be equipped with a good quality car audio/video system as it helps in cooling your heels in a traffic jam and helps to keep the mounting frustration at bay. Car audio is intended for in-car entertainment. Car Audio/Video products comprise of all mobile electronics ranging from car speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers to GPS navigation systems for driving entertainment.
Car Audio/Video systems have evolved from simple tape players with a radio to full-blown entertainment-convenience centers that are more complex and loaded with features like dual-zone operation. A car audio system, commonly referred to as a head unit is basically an OEM application that is installed in the center of the dash panel between the driver and the passenger during the manufacturing of the car. It can however be replaced later as per the consumer’s wishes. The most common components of a car audio system include a radio receiver/tuner usually with AM and FM bands, a small amplifier for driving an audio signal to speakers, CD player, DVD player, Minidisc, car alarms, USB flash memory, and even a hard disk drive typically used in notebook computing.
Car speakers usually come in circular shapes and also in some non-circular cone shapes, such as square, oval, or even triangular, which reflect a significant reduction in space and size that a speaker may occupy in a vehicle cabin. A car audio amplifier is basically an electronic amplifier separated from the other components of the system and usually comes fitted in the head units of an automobile. However, in case of insufficient amplification, external amplification is used. Subwoofers are a type of loudspeakers that are designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies and helps to fortify the higher pitched sound produced from the speakers.
Car alarms is an important feature to improve your car protection and keep your insurance costs down and have become increasingly refined to deter potential car thefts. A car alarm is an electronic device installed in a vehicle and it works by emitting high-volume sound like a horn or siren to alert you when someone has forced entry into your vehicle without your permission.Some alarms also work by flash some of the vehicle’s lights, and sometimes notifying the car’s owner via a paging system and interrupting various electrical circuits necessary for the car to start. Car alarms can be either built-in to the vehicle at the time of manufacturing or installed at any time by the new car dealer, an auto accessories store, or the car owner.
