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I know a lot of car-audio upgrades are performed using the OEM head unit, and without testing the signal coming out of it. It’s depressing, but it happens all the time. Back when I started in car audio, and dinosaurs roamed the earth, we were selling in-dash cassette decks. The wider the frequency response of Read more about Stop Using Crap Signal[…]

I’ve heard a lot of people complain that our business isn’t what it used to be. I don’t think that’s correct at all.   I started back in the mid-80’s, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and Reagan was president. Single-disc CD players without a tuner cost $1000 or more. Most systems were done with a Read more about This Business IS What It Used To Be[…]

It’s not a bad time to mention that I’ve joined the Audio Engineering Society as an associate or affiliate or whatever the “I’m not an engineer or scientist” level is called. I was researching audio principles about a year ago, and I kept finding AES papers behind a paywall. Now, I’m OK with paywalls – Read more about The Audio Engineering Society[…]

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