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October 7, 2026

OEM Insights: Lessons from Factory System Development

By 2018, the line between factory-installed audio systems and the aftermarket had become increasingly blurred. What was once a clear divide, OEM for convenience, aftermarket for performance, had evolved into something more complex. Automakers were no longer treating audio as an afterthought. It had become a designed...

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October 7, 2026

The 6.5″ Driver: An Optimal Midbass Format?

By 2018, the conversation around car audio had become more refined. Measurement tools had matured, DSP integration was standard at the high end, and system design had shifted toward precision rather than excess. Within that context, one component remained consistently present across vehicles, brands, and decades: The...

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October 3, 2026

Subwoofer Enclosure Design: A Short History

By 2017, subwoofer performance was no longer judged solely by driver capability or amplifier power. The conversation had matured. Measurement tools had improved, DSP had become central to tuning, and one principle had become increasingly clear: A subwoofer is only as good as the enclosure it operates...

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October 3, 2026

Installer Roundtable: Common Tuning Errors

By 2017, car audio had fully transitioned into a system-driven discipline. With DSP at the centre and measurement tools becoming more accessible, the gap between a good installation and a great one was no longer defined by components alone, but by tuning. Across installer networks from Melbourne...

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October 3, 2026

Distortion Types: Harmonic vs. Intermodulation

By 2017, the conversation around distortion in car audio had evolved beyond a single number on a specification sheet. With advanced measurement tools and DSP-driven systems becoming standard, distortion was no longer treated as a general flaw; it was understood as a set of distinct behaviours, each with...

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October 3, 2026

CES 2017: Software-Defined Audio Emerges

By 2017, the centre of gravity in automotive audio had shifted quietly, but decisively. At Consumer Electronics Show 2017, the most important developments were not new speaker cones, larger amplifiers, or even more powerful subwoofers. They were lines of code. Audio, like much of the modern vehicle, was...

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October 3, 2026

The Allure and Limitation of Full-Range Drivers

By 2017, car audio had reached a point of extraordinary technical capability. Multi-channel DSP systems, time alignment, steep crossover slopes, and precision measurement tools had become standard in serious installations. Complexity, in many ways, defined progress. And yet, alongside this evolution, a quieter trend began to re-emerge: the...

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October 3, 2026

System Noise: Troubleshooting and Elimination

By 2017, car audio had reached a point where outright performance was no longer the primary limitation. Speakers had become more linear, DSP more precise, and system integration more refined. Yet one persistent issue continued to undermine even the most carefully engineered installations: Noise. Not distortion in the...

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October 3, 2026

Expectation Bias in Listening Tests

By 2017, the car audio industry had largely embraced measurement. Tools had become more precise, DSP more capable, and system integration more sophisticated. Yet, even as data became more reliable, one variable remained stubbornly human perception. More specifically, expectation bias. It is a concept well understood in...

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October 3, 2026

Acoustic Measurement Chambers: How They’re Built

By 2017, measurement had moved from being a supporting tool to becoming the foundation of serious audio engineering. The industry had largely accepted that what cannot be measured cannot be refined, and nowhere is that principle more physically realised than in the construction of an acoustic measurement chamber.

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OEM Insights: Lessons from Factory System Development

The 6.5″ Driver: An Optimal Midbass Format?

Subwoofer Enclosure Design: A Short History

Installer Roundtable: Common Tuning Errors

Distortion Types: Harmonic vs. Intermodulation

CES 2017: Software-Defined Audio Emerges

The Allure and Limitation of Full-Range Drivers

System Noise: Troubleshooting and Elimination

Expectation Bias in Listening Tests

Acoustic Measurement Chambers: How They’re Built

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