What's Killing The Car Stereo Industry? [Accessories]

caraudio.jpeg A recent NPD Group and CEA study showed that car stereo sales and other car audio equipment had a steep decline in the fourth ... dropped 18 percent and speakers dropped 8 percent--all compared to the same quarter in 2006. Kenwood ... aftermarket car audio is slowly becoming obsolete. Hit the jump for a poll. I certainly don't buy [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 18:40:00
Blog: Jalopnik: Obsessed With...

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Music Sounds Better With iWOW!

Thesedays I find that I listen to music more at my computer than anywhere else, even more than my iPod touch! ... Lansing VS2321 2.1 speakers and I’ve been more than happy with the results. Prior to buying those I had been using JBL Pro speakers with my Mac Mini. This afternoon I was alerted to an audio enhancement [more...]

Date: 2008-02-17 17:28:24
Blog: Fruit Bytes ...

getting ready to order up RLP 18. I have a few questions though

getting ready to order up RLP 18.... by Geoff St. Germain Today 08:04 AM 104 2,611 ... discussion of manufactured loudspeakers for home stereo... as well as main speakers, center ... and post reviews of your favorite speakers. Moderators: avaserfi, drdoan, Exocer, JCD, Otto, WmAx [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 04:22:12
Blog: Home Theater Systems - ...

Publishing 2.0?

Yesterday, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) held its annual meeting in New York ... urge the industry to be very cautious' in lifting DRM from digital audio files, noting 'I was actually ... on the Ship of Fools . . . " Conference speakers included Borders' CEO George Jones, Amazon's Steve Kessel [more...]

Date: 2008-03-04 10:41:19
Blog: Maya Reynolds...

DreamBook Light IL1 (I'd Love 1)

Specifications =============== Major features: Footprint: Optimized for 7'' Wide LCD Processor: VIA C7-M 1 ... Storage: Option 1: NAND flash 2GB, 4GB or 8GB Option 2: 1.8''HDD 40G PATA/80G PATA Boot ROM: Phoenix ... , ALC267. Audio I/O: Headphone out, Mic-in, Internal mono MIC, Internal stereo speakers Wireless [more...]

Date: 2008-02-11 09:32:15
Blog: Just Another Mobile Pho...

Best Practices For Webcasting Production

KMW&I-ESS-TBC-SMW MG0134 11_06_07, originally uploaded by Mark Goldstein/IRC ... you produce successful, high-quality Internet broadcasts." Speakers (pictured left to right)(Moderator) Joe ... understanding of web cast requirements. Audio is the number one killer. It’s an ongoing issue [more...]

Date: 2007-12-18 07:07:37
Blog: Larry Kless's Weblog...

Cleaning up my desk

Cleaning up my desk I tend to have a lot of computers around ... tasks all over. On my desk I have 3 monitors (two 20″ and one 30″), an old computer ... cables for my speakers (a 5.1 system which are currently attached through 3 pMix “personal audio [more...]

Date: 2008-03-06 18:57:10
Blog: AlexHopmann.com...

All About Speakers

various range of speakers made by Sony, Yamaha, JBL, CTA, Altec Lansing, Harman Kardon, Polk Audio, Acoustic Research, Athena for home theater, outdoor, bookshelf, surround, center, floorstanding [more...]

Date: 2008-02-16 13:37:40
Blog: Gadget Blogs // BlogCat...

anyone know much about monitors?

im looking at getting a new monitor & seen this one going fairly cheap ... video signal DVI No Audio Stereo Phone Jack Brightness 300 cd/m² Brightness (typical) 300 cd/m² Built-in speakers? Internal Speaker Speaker x 2 (Stereo) Colour 16.7M colors Colour support [more...]

Date: 2008-03-04 10:45:59
Blog: Versionist Riddim Regga...

What’s Killing The Car Stereo Industry? [Accessories]

A recent NPD Group and CEA study showed that car stereo sales and other car audio equipment had a steep decline in the fourth ... dropped 18 percent and speakers dropped 8 percent--all compared to the same quarter in 2006. Kenwood ... model of in car systems don't utilize the previously universal rectangular deck space in favor of other [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 18:40:00
Blog: News servant.com / cars...

Sound card with DD encoder AND Decoder

I have read several threads that have similar content, but I am having some trouble figuring out what sound card will fill my needs ... feeding a whole-house AV system. Some zones only take in stereo audio and just amp the signal and send them to the in ceiling speakers. Other zones (family room, Master BR and dedicated theater [more...]

Date: 2008-02-25 20:15:45
Blog: Help with m2ts files - ...

Niles StageFront Home Theater Solutions Loudspeaker Line – Finalist in Mark of Excellence Awards

Recently, Niles Audio Corporation, world’s leader in Custom Installation, ... as a finalist in the Best Speaker Systems category for the 2008 TechHome Mark of Excellence Award ... loudspeakers comprises of four LCR models and two Surround Effects loudspeakers. These loudspeakers are apt [more...]

Date: 2008-02-07 08:12:21
Blog: Cybertheater.com...

Upgrade Your iPod Nano's Screen The Retro Way

It seems like there's no limit to just how miniature our audio and video devices can be these days ... , added a pair of internal speakers, and now his Nano is part of a mini-media center. It's a clever ... as if the slide viewer was born 30 years ago just to house the iPod. Related: RIP: Classic White iPod [more...]

Date: 2008-02-29 04:05:26
Blog: Retro Thing - Vintage G...

Top Audio’s for Your Car

Top Three Audio’s For Your Car So you’re into sports cars and music huh? ... . The speakers from Cerwin Vega may resemble a small nuclear reactor, but are designed to create a virtual ... of strike amplifier and component speakers. Just in case you don’t hear the e bast coming your way [more...]

Date: 2008-01-17 15:19:04
Blog: More4u - Know More...

Cut Price Touchscreen Portable Media Player iTouch Clone - Cheap, Cheerful & Not Unimpressive

... compatibility with MP1, MP2, MP3 WMA and WAV audio formats up to 320Kbps and comes complete with FM tuner and integrated speaker which, all said an done, pretty much covers all bases (apart from Wi-Fi [more...]

Date: 2008-03-03 02:37:08
Blog: Thoughts from the Side...

Sega Toys’ dancing I-Spin: like an I-Dog with a woofer orifice

Filed under: Robots Move over Rolly, there's a cheaper, craplasticer bot ready to stomp out your game. Sega Toys just announced their ¥5,250 ($51) ... to any audio source where it will live out its remaining years as an external speaker. Read [more...]

Date: 2008-03-07 13:19:00
Blog: Article33 - Gadgets & R...

NEWS: ASUS SP-BT23 Wireless Portable Stereo Speaker

ASUS SP-BT23 AVING writes: “ASUS presented its wireless portable stereo speaker ‘SP-BT23′ during CeBIT 2008.” It supports Bluetooth AD2P profile, analogue audio line-in jack, weighs 400g and powered by 4xAA batteries. read more > [more...]

Date: 2008-03-07 09:56:48
Blog: PhoneArea.net...

Bentley Goes Hollywood, Introduces 1100-Watt Stereo System

Bentley has paired up with Naim Audio to bring the world’s most powerful in-car production stereo system ... speakers. Bentley is also the first car manufacturer to use the “next-gen” Digital Signal Processor [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 17:03:20
Blog: Auto Car...

Who needs expensive cables?

(via email) Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables? We gathered up a 5 of our audio buddies. We took my “old” Martin Logan SL-3 (not a bad speaker for accurate noise making) and hooked them up with Monster 1000 speaker cables ... them and twisted them into a pair of speaker cables. Connections were soldered. He stashed them [more...]

Date: 2008-03-05 17:51:25
Blog: Yet Another Web Site...

What Is A Voiceover And How Do You Do It? (By Bettye Zoller)

What Is A Voiceover? Radio is the ultimate voiceover. It has often been called, "The Theatre of the Mind ... to you through ceiling speakers while you shop in stores. You hear voiceover talents trying ... programs because the audio sound was not of sufficient quality and must be improved in a recording studio [more...]

Date: 2007-11-06 19:06:48
Blog: Official Voice123 Team ...

History of Macs in New Zealand

If you can think of significant Mac-related events that have happened in New Zealand, feel free to get in touch to have them added this article ... Tips Profile - Paul Radley, Audio Solutions Specialist at Wired Dog Review - Adobe CS3, Apple TV ... 70GB, Scandyna Pod Speakers Games News Games - Prey How To - iChat demystified, Power [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 06:47:57
Blog: NZMac.com - Supporting ...

Music with Ubuntu

Play it on remote HiFi speakers After several Linux trials and errors over the last couple of years, ... (/dev/hdd) audio VGA 2 x USB I have done some tests with a power meter and it uses about 10 Watts ... system. It turned out to be quite easy ;-) I installed Esound (or ESD, the The Enlightened Sound [more...]

Date: 2007-10-26 09:33:47
Blog: TIENHUIS Networking...

Harman Pro Group Sound System Provides Voice For Sweden’s Most Popular Hamburger Chain

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January, 2008 — In an example of how Harman Pro Group commercial audio components can be combined by chain operators ... Control 24CT micro ceiling-mount speakers that are compact and provide full, high quality sound ... section of the restaurants, Septon specified 2 Control 24CT ceiling mount speakers, each featuring [more...]

Date: 2008-01-30 20:41:18
Blog: Briefing Room on SVConl...

Audio cables are without doubts one a most over-looked

Audio cables are without doubts one a most over-looked February 23rd, ... . The speakers themselves have a lot of the publicity. Subwoofers as well are highly prized with each brand ... is a waste of money if the wire carries far more current than your speakers need. You will want [more...]

Date: 2008-02-23 22:42:07
Blog: EntertainmentAdvizer.co...

Bentley Goes Hollywood, Introduces 1100-Watt Stereo System

Bentley has paired up with Naim Audio to bring the world’s most powerful in-car production stereo system ... speakers. Bentley is also the first car manufacturer to use the “next-gen” Digital Signal Processor [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 00:41:42
Blog: carztalk.com is suspend...

Battling iPhone's GSM Buzz 2: Klipsch is a Turkey

Oh, how I regret returning my M-Audio Studio Pro 3 Desktop monitors now. This anonymous coward said: I have Klipsch desktop speakers within 6" of my docked iPhone ... , A.C., but the Klipsch have nothing on the M-Audio monitors. I'm listening to them as I write [more...]

Date: 2008-01-26 16:49:47
Blog: 9 to 5 Mac | Apple Inte...

Who’s Influencing Your Life?……………………

Author of top selling audio series “Success Leaves Clues”, Brad is recognized as one of the best motivational speakers in the network marketing industry, many consider him to be the number one, nuts and bolts teacher in the business. … For more information [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 02:20:00
Blog: Your Home Business News...

Time's Jay Newton-Small asked about "concerns" that "the Clintons might yet again burn down the Democratic Party"

During a March 5 conference call with David Axelrod, senior adviser to Sen ... down the Democratic Party?" Audio of the conference call was posted on Time's Swampland blog ... to as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) "BFF," "announced today he's endorsing Obama [more...]

Date: 2008-03-06 19:24:44
Blog: Media Matters - Alterca...

Awesome Inexpensive Bookshelf Speakers

Awesome Inexpensive Bookshelf Speakers For a while now, I've been wanting to buy a new set of stereo speakers. I am not your typical speaker buyer in that I am also a musician. Furthermore, I intend to use ... ) Aperion Audio Intimus 632-LR ($600) NHT SB-3 ($600) Epos M5 ($650) Dynaudio Audience 42 ($700) Monitor [more...]

Date: 2007-12-17 22:33:45
Blog: maxopedia | things I kn...

Badass $500 Sony Headphones Making Their Way to the US

Badass $500 Sony Headphones Making Their Way to the US Posted by Zach Epstein on Feb 26, 2008 1:27 pm 5 comments Filed in Portable Audio Devices, ... a pair of high quality 1-inch, die-cast aluminum speakers about a half-inch outside of your ears [more...]

Date: 2008-02-26 18:27:43
Blog: The Boy Genius Report...

JBL VP Series speakers power GM at Detroit Auto Show

Creative Technologies created a networked audio installation for General Motors’ massive exhibit. [more...]

Date: 2008-02-08 18:58:30
Blog: Broadcast Engineering a...

Wired for sound

If you’re into music and think pricey audio cables are an absolute must to get the best sound out of your speakers you might want to think again. According to the Consumerist these monster cables [more...]

Date: 2008-03-06 17:33:59
Blog: Pricewatch...

World’s First Ergonomic Laptop – Dreamcom 10 Laptop

The unique feature of the new Dreamcom 10 laptop is its ergonomic design which actually folds into various configurations ... with a slot-loading 8x optical drive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); integrated Realtek HD audio processor, two built-in Akustica digital microphones and two built-in stereo speakers; a 2-megapixel camera; [more...]

Date: 2008-03-04 23:22:00
Blog: Cheap Laptop Picker...

Wild Sounds

Here’s a brilliant freeware audio recording and mixing program, called WildVoice Studio ... anything you can hear on your PC’s speakers, but here’s the really good bit. It comes with a library ... recordings, alert sounds for your computer, answering machine tapes, or just a easy way to make [more...]

Date: 2008-03-06 18:52:14
Blog: Hitsgarden | Always The...

My experiences with Sideways AutoSalon of Austin Texas

This is going to be a long post, but I want to get my experience out there ... to Sideways AutoSalon, a shop that specialized in both car audio and bodywork. At the time I thought ... , and some ideas on an amplifier and speakers to go along with the car computer. I still had several [more...]

Date: 2008-03-02 04:40:17
Blog: Mustang Forums | Ford M...

JBL L8400 listening thoughts

Just recieved a pair of Cherry JBL L8400's won on ebay from Harmon Audio for around 350.00 a piece ( ... 11X15X8 and rectangular. H/K 745 drives all my speakers currently and does a very nice job of eq [more...]

Date: 2008-02-12 20:54:59
Blog: how to get the best pic...

iriver E100 Hitting Europe Next Week

iriver-e100.jpg iriver was the king of CES this year, introducing a whole range of new MP3 players ... , video, line-in and last but not least two 1W speakers. It has very good codec support which includes MP3 , WMA, OGG, ASF and FLAC audio formats, and MPEG4 SP, WMV9 and XviD SP video formats. A TXT text [more...]

Date: 2008-02-29 11:29:04
Blog: Anything But iPod - MP3...

RL-P15's, Choose D2 Ohm, or D4 Ohm?

RL-P15's, Choose D2 Ohm, or D4 Ohm? by Chris in Dallas Today 07:09 PM 102 2,602 RSS Feed for Fi Audio ... in efforts to produce balanced, high end musicality designed drivers. Fi doesn't just sell speakers ... 324 Manufactured Speakers and Subwoofers Forums Last Post Threads Posts RSS [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 08:43:18
Blog: Home Theater Systems - ...

Star Logic 20.1-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor $170 at Circuit City

Get the Star Logic 20 ... brightness, built-in stereo speakers, and both analog SVGA and digital DVI inputs. This display ... with power, SVGA, and audio cables. It carries a full year manufacturer's warranty as well. Shipping [more...]

Date: 2008-01-21 04:55:00
Blog: Dealhack: Free Online C...

[?] Static sound coming from speakers?

I just recently redid my whole surround setup, running some wire through the walls and hanging the speakers from my ceiling ... . I have my Xbox and DVD player hooked up to it with HDMI and I have a digital optic cable for my audio. The problem is that every now and then I get static popping sounds through my speakers when I either watch [more...]

Date: 2008-03-04 15:49:54
Blog: The Forum...

On Merzbow: supplemental

Sdtrk: ‘Polar bear’ by Little claw (In case it’s slipped your mind, go back and read this post first. Or not! I cannot stop you ... artist, you might want to mind the volume level on your speakers. Just sayin’ Technorati tags: Merzbow, Masami Akita, Noise Random similar posts, for more timewasting: Text / Audio by Davecat [more...]

Date: 2008-03-07 19:04:09
Blog: Shouting to hear the e...

The "Genius" is always in quotes

Over the Christmas holidays the Mini that I bought for the boy a year and a half ago died. Kernel panic. Seizure. Kaput ... up; all good. Plugged in the speakers. No go. Checked the jack, shone a light in the hole; all good ... mac mini audio jack” I decided I had a dud. Normally, when you buy a dud at a retail store [more...]

Date: 2008-02-04 15:35:18
Blog: Off the Hoof :: Mule De...

2005 Prius 58K miles. $18K. 100k warranty ($4,500 audio)

Sorry to say, but a member of the Madison Hybrid Group needs to sell his Prius. It is currently in Sandwich, Illinois ... display screen. Front and rear component speakers and subwoofer and center channel speaker, 5.1 surround $1,000 Amp. 3 years left on parts and labor warranty on all audio components. ($50 to transfer [more...]

Date: 2008-03-08 04:21:14
Blog: Toyota Prius Online Com...

Modern Bathroom Faucet - Water Ball Ripples

Modern Bathroom Faucet - Water Ball Ripples February 28th, 2008 | Category: Furniture Water Ball Ripples is a really cool & ... security cable speakers refugium stores screen printing mp3 player diy lcd projector kitchen cabinets building home theater solar audio framing synth kits subwoofer Furniture com music pc plans electronics [more...]

Date: 2008-02-28 05:18:29
Blog: Do it Yourself | The la...

Speaker Stands & Furniture

Speaker Stands & Furniture by goodsound Today 09:23 PM 260 3,081 RSS Feed for Home Audio Subwoofers ... Vodhanel SVSound PB13-Ultra / PC-Ultra... by tonyvdb Today 12:50 PM 155 1,674 RSS ... that you will find anywhere. Moderators: Ilkka Poll Subwoofer driver buy-in poll by Ilkka [more...]

Date: 2008-02-02 22:38:48
Blog: Home Theater Systems - ...

Paul Dunay: Sales is from Mars and Marketing is from Venus: A CEO’s Perspective

Nothing focuses the sales force on sales like a quota. But what does a CEO use to focus Marketing? ... of his company’s top executive just for this podcast! Enjoy … Link to Original Audio Source Signup ... in his popular blog, Modern B2B Marketing, and is a frequent columnist and speaker at industry events. Before co [more...]

Date: 2008-03-03 12:48:07
Blog: Marketing Profs Daily F...

Harman Pro Group Audio System Provides Optimum Atmospherics At Dutch Restaurant & Winebar

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 29 January, 2008 — Underscoring the versatility and superior performance of audio components from the brands of the ... . The system is comprised of 39 JBL Control Contractor Series speakers divided between the meeting room ... ceiling mount speakers, each featuring titanium-coated tweeters, are able to deliver maximum sound [more...]

Date: 2008-01-30 20:41:18
Blog: Briefing Room on SVConl...

Editorial for November 2007

Guest Editorial on The Contemporary Classical Music Crisis; Details on this month's drawing; How this site works ... Check in for frequent updates of our AV News component reviews Ohm Micro Walsh Tall Speakers ... ; Trends TA-10 Class-T Amp; DISH Network HD Satellite DVR; Toshiba XA2 HD DVD Player; Pioneer Elite HD1 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-01 09:24:16
Blog: SACD Reviews, DVD Revie...

Bentley's new 1100-watt sound system, courtesy of Naim

Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Bentley Click above for a high-res photo gallery of the Naim Audio System Dropping us yet another hint that ... up, Bentley Motors has announced an exclusive partnership with British high-end audio manufacturer Naim ... . The bragging rights center around an 1100-watt amplifier driving up to 15 speakers (depending [more...]

Date: 2008-02-20 14:06:00
Blog: Autoblog...

READEEZ AUDIO KITCHEN COOKS UP PRE-SCHOOL “EDUTAINMENT”

Walters-Storyk Design Group Turns Home Into Comfy Production Complex ATLANTA: “The ‘wow’ factor is fairly high,” says Michael Rachap, ... a 61-inch plasma display, flanked by an imposing pair of Genelec 1038B speakers. “People ask ... of such films, on a broad array of topics, for children of all ages.” Audio quality is crucial [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 19:18:11
Blog: BriefingRoom on MixOnli...

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