Car Audio Amplifier Info: Seriously Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know

Amplifiers are devices that take a teeny tiny audio signal from a pre-amp, some power from your battery, and pass it on as a big big audio signal to drive speakers.

The most important piece of advice I can give to you is to buy lots of power. To get the cleanest sound, it is absolutely essential to buy as much power as you can afford.

Here are some terms that you’ll need to know when evaluating car audio amplifiers.

Watt: A watt is a measurment of power. Power is the ability to do work. In the case of amplifiers, the work is to move a speaker. Amplifiers come in all power ranges, from 20 watts per channel up to thousands per channel. When it comes to amplifiers, watts are described two ways: Read more

Muscle Car Facts and Info

The muscle car genre arguably provided a selection of the most distinguished, collectable and sort-after cars in American history. People still want then, look after them and collect them. In many cases a muscle car is used only on special occasions. This means that for part of the year they are not in use. It is therefore imperative that a custom-made car cover is purchased to protect the vehicle from the weather. If the car is kept under cover, a lightweight car cover should be purchased. This will protect the car from dust so that when the cover is removed the car is still clean and shiny and ready to be used.

The muscle car, so named because of their wide profiles and the large V8 engines, became popular during the sixties and early seventies; although the first car of this type was around in 1949 known as the Oldsmobile Rocket. Development was gradual during the Fifties with the introduction of the Chrysler C300 in 1955 which combined fine looks, powerful engine and a price tag which kept in reach of many in the market for a new car.

During the Sixties manufacturers such as Plymouth, Chrysler, Ford and Dodge all produced muscle cars. Muscle cars are two door cars driven from the back wheels. Cars in the muscle car category included the Coronet Super Bee, produced in loud colors, the Pontiac GTO Judge which could achieve a speed of 0 to 60 in 5.7 seconds and the Plymouth Road Runner was another. Read more

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