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The Technical Archive – General Knowledge

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General Topics:

www.bcae1.com - Basic Car Audio Electronics

www.the12volt.com - Car Alarm, Car Stereo, Mobile Video, and Cruise Control Info for Installers

www.installdr.com - The Install Doctor - The Do-It-Yourself Car Stereo Installation Resource

AudiophileWiki

www.electronixwarehouse.com - Car Audio Free Advice | Stereo Terminology And Education

Sound Explained

HyperPhysics Concepts

Music and the human ear

Tech Briefs and Tutorials

Monster Performance Car

Tutorials | Team Audionutz

JL Audio

Audio Terms and Definitions

Glossary of Electrical Engineering Terms - Maxim

music technology dictionary, MIDI, audio and electronics terms explained!

SSA Forums: > T/S Parameters explained

JBL - Home Audio

http://www.the12volt.com/glossary/glossaryofterms/A.html

NASIOC: Offset’s Car Audio Manifesto and Faq

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-R6xa…soundstage.html

http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-fo…20060147053.php

Crossover Explanations

Electrical Basics and more

http://www.caraudiohelp.com/car_audio_basics/car_audio_basics.htm

http://www.carstereos101.com/car-audio-basics.aspx

http://www.pcabusers.com/caraudio.html

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/caraudio.asp

http://www.scosche.com/media/pdf/ScoscheCarAudio%20101_DRAFT_7_18_2006.pdf

http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/

http://www.caraudiomag.com/index.html

http://www.caraudiohelp.com/car_audio_electrical_basics/car_audio_electrical_basics.htm

http://stason.org/TULARC/entertainment/audio/car/index.html

http://www.teamrocs.com/technical/

http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm

http://faqs.org/faqs/car-audio/part4/

http://www.termpro.com/articles/articles.html

http://mobileaudiocontrol.com/whatsnew_detail.asp?id=461

http://www.iasca.com/Files/

http://www.mecp.com/downloads.asp

Speaker Impedance Smith Chart

http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm

Frequency and Wavelength Calculator

http://www.bcae1.com/2ltlpwr.htm

http://www.caraudiohelp.com/newsletter/car_audio_myths.htm

Good Resources - More Than Basic

Installer Tools and Equipment

http://www.12voltinstallertools.com/search.ydev?prod_pc_id=704

Software (freeware)

http://www.audiogrid.com/audio/

http://home20.inet.tele.dk/kou/ubmodel.html

http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml

http://www.speakerworkshop.com/

http://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/bcv.php

Gear You Want

http://www.audiomatica.com/

http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+…FlukeProducts)

http://mobileaudiocontrol.com/product.asp?Product_Id=246998

Circuit Design Sites (General Electrical)

http://ludens.cl/Electron/Electron.html

http://tangentsoft.net/elec/vgrounds.html

http://tangentsoft.net/elec/

The land of yummie sushi, a wealth of info.

Hi Fi speaker design.

Calculating your own theil small parameters and other Hi-Fi design stuff.

all kinds of great tutorials and articals….. should keep you busy for awhile…

How not to get your stereo stolen

gains, resistence, building box, kicks, rear veiw mirrow

theil small parameters an other general audio

Music and the human ear

another great all around info site

Car Stereo Help

http://www.diymobilesound.com/tutorials/jacked.htm

Calculator that makes all calculations you could ever possibly want to calculate

Calculating your own theil small parameters and other Hi-Fi design stuff.

all kinds of great tutorials and articals….. should keep you busy for awhile…

crossover, notch filter, and attenuation circuit designs along with assorted box building and other tutorials

basic car audio

Audio Calculators

Articles, reviews, DIY Fabrication and more

The Study Hall

Syn-Aud-Con Tech Topics

measure your own thiele-small parameters

everything from crossovers, to alignments, to anything you could want to know. If you are into audio, you SHOULD read this

theil small parameters an other general audio

another great all around info site

lots of good info, even though it is geared for hometheater

advice for choosing the right online place to buy from

ripping good sounding MP3’s

lots of good info, even though it is geared for hometheater

http://www.klippel.de/pubs/alma2001/websit…teien/frame.htm

The Technical Archive – Acoustics

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Acoustics –

installer.com - Aiming a woofer box in a car trunk - bass cancelation -

www.kettering.edu - Acoustics and Vibration Animations

Arrays

Speaker Arrays- Line, Conventional and More

A-pillar Line Array (werewolf)

MTM Array – Pillar/Sail/Door (werewolf)

Whispers in the Pillar

Beaming

Please define/explain “beaming”

Domes and Cones Midrange Questions

Lobing

Where Does Midrange Lobing Occur

Vertical Location

How To Get a Solid Center Image

Kickpanel Speaker Locations: Pros, Cons (werewolf)

Mono (different playback methodologies)

Mixed Mono Center Channel

Depth in Car Audio

Waveguides

Midrange Waveguides

Rear fill

Rear deck speakers in, improvement in imaging?

Rear Fill: Do you use it

Confusion about L-R

Rear Fill Questions

The Technical Archive – Amplifiers

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Amplifiers-

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/gainSetting.pdf

Amp Guts – What It’s All About

Amp Guts Part II

sundownz’s amp pics page

www.mmxpress.com - Installing an amplifier in car setting up amplifier setting amp gains

Classes

Class A/B vs Class D

Myths

Do Amps Have a Sonic Fingerprint

Headroom

Headroom

The Technical Archive – Crossovers

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Crossovers-

Passive crossover design. and choosing the right crossover

Crossover Explanations

TA Speaker Topics - Neutralizing L(e) with a Zobel

www.carstereo.com - Series Notch Filter - Speaker Impedance Correction at Fs (Resonant Frequency)

www.apicsllc.com - Crossover Design Chart and Inductance vs. Frequency Calculator(Low-pass)

www.ajdesigner.com - Passive Crossover Design Equations Formulas Calculator - Two Way First Order Network Butterworth

www.carstereo.com - Speaker Crossover Chart and Capacitance vs. Frequency Calculator(High-pass)

Crossover basics

MiniVanMan’s Basic Guide to Crossovers Part 1

MiniVanMan’s Basic Guide to Crossovers Part 2

Phase, T/A, Points and Slopes? Where to Start?

Phase 101

TA to Phase Relationship

Does T.A. Effect Phase

The Technical Archive – Drivers/Enclosures

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Drivers-

Specifications and Plots
Transient Response and Stored Energy
How To Interpret Frequency Response Data
How to Interpret Distortion Plots
A Comparison of Various Measurement Methods
T/S Parameters… What Are They Good For?
What To Look For in a Klippel Measurement

8ohm drivers
The Real Deal with 8 Ohm Drivers

Enclosures
Understanding Qtc, Excursion and Power Applied
How to Properly Build a Ported Enclosure?
Sealed vs. Ported and SQ… Myth or Fact
Higher Fs Recommended for IB?
Sealed vs. IB Questions

http://www.danmarx.org/audioinnovation/theories.html
http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm
http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/rac-faq_4.html
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/enclosure/RFTECH_enclosure_v2002.pdf
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/enclosure_design.asp

http://www.diysubwoofers.org/
http://www.mobileinformationlabs.com/HowTo-1WooferBox-infinite-baffel_1.htm
http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/education/enclosureDesign.cfm
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Acoustics/Bass_Reflex_Enclosure_Design

http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/infinite_baffle.asp
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxes1.asp

http://diyaudioprojects.com/Technical/Aperiodic/
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/aperiodic_membrane.asp

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp
http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html

My enclosure design tutorial, still under construction.
DIY subwoofer page…
speaker damping, and the pro’s and cons to sealed vs ported
Box calculator

Box calculator by CCS

http://www.xtant.com/html/techSupport/enclosures.cfm

How a speaker works

Submit/View Submitted T/S Parameters (better off measuring it with a Woofer Tester)
http://www.thielesmall.com/database.asp

The Technical Archive – Installation

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Installation-

Fiberglass basics

Fiberglass Tutorials

Another Kick Pod Tutorial

Kick pod fabrication

yet more kick pod tutorials

and even another kick pod tutorial

whats that? you wanted another fiberglass kick pod tutorial?
fiberglass wheel wells
fiberglassing

Making door pods.
Making door pods/baffles.
HUGE all fiberglass interrior step by step install

Another Fiberglass Box Tutorial
Glassfiber Subbox Construction Photo Sequence

Baffle Construction/Door Treatments
Simple, Cheap and Effective Door Treatments
Building Door Panels
Door Panel Step by Step
Sealed Doors?
Ported Enclosures - Group Delay, Transient Response, Goals of Modeling?

http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?p=ht&_scb=2
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/store.php?category=70

sound dampning

Installation-
radio wiring for those with chopped off harnesses

Kick panels and trim rings

Stephen Kephart’s awesome Brahma 10? center console
head unit installation
http://ecominet2.alpine-usa.com/htm…acura_home.html

Complete Install Step by Step for Mitisubishi Mirage and Nissan Silvia

radio wiring for those with chopped off harnesses

Headunit wiring/installation, antennnas, wiring, eliminating noise
Fiberglass basics

Fiberglass Tutorials

  • Kick pod theory and fabrication(fiberglassing)
  • Multiple Fiberglassing Tutorials by Chris Sandulow
  • FIBERGLASSING FOR NOOBS!

Kick Pod Tutorial
Custom Center Console Tutorial
Kick pod fabrication
more fiberglassing
Kick pod theory and fabrication(fiberglassing)
Baffle Construction/Door Treatments

Factory Integration
http://peripheralelectronics.com/
http://www.gmtcny.com/serial%20data.html
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cl5jnJlkLtq…ycar.aspx?&vb=Y
http://www.metraonline.com/vehicleguide.aspx
http://www.scosche.com/media/pdf/GM_app_guide.pdf
GM Data-Bus/On-star
http://www.pac-audio.com/
http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/appGuidesFSO.asp
Installation Instructions
Factory Wiring Identification
http://www.ahdol.com/ -
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/vehicles.html
http://www.modifiedlife.com/car-radio-and-car-stereo-wiring-diagrams/

The Technical Archive – Tuning

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Tuning-

Gain Setting

tracking down the noise in your system

A Tutorial On Gain Setting and Amplifier Power Usage

Some Things to Remember in The Moment

for information about making Radio Shack SPL meters more accurate

Download box building program WinISD for free here

By ear and/or RTA

A Simple Way to Tune Courtesy of Cmusic

Is RTA Flat the Proper Way To Listen?

A Mini Tuning Guide for the Active User

Reference Info For System Tuning

Computer Based Tuning

Tuning Your Car Using A PC Based Measurement Setup

Setting up a PC Based Loudspeaker Measurement System

Can’t Get Sub Bass Up Front

Test tracks

Tuning CDs

Essential Test Tones for XO Tuning

Free test tones

free test tones

The Technical Archive – Wiring

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Wiring-

big 3 upgrade ‘tutorial’

The Science of Cables (werewolf)

Basic Car Audio Electronics

Why wire quality dosent matter

Soldering

Soldering Videos – How To Solder

Proper Soldering Techniques – A Guide

Power Wiring & Fusing

Grounding Amps to Chassis Not Ideal?

Big 3 Fanatics… Something to Ponder

Fusing Debate

DIY Cables

Making RCA Cables

Low Cost RCA Interconnects

signal cable wiring (RCA cable from headunit to trunk)

The Technical Archive – Links

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Car Audio Forums

Acoustic Elegance • Index page

CARSOUND.COM Forum - Powered by vBulletin

Buwalda Hybrids International Bulletin Board • Index page

Canadian Car Audio - Canada’s #1 Car Audio Forum

Car Audio Forum - CarAudio.com

Mobile Electronics Australia

Car Audio Central (Forums) - Powered by vBulletin

CarAudioForum.com - The WWW Car Audio Forum

TeamSPL - Il forum italiano del Car Audio - Indice

Car audio is us ~ a Runboard.com free message board

Car Audio Knowledge Forum - Message Board - Yuku

CarAudioPlanet.Com

Car Audio Forum - Powered by vBulletin

Car Audio Message Forum - CarStereo.com

SoundIllusions.net - Powered by vBulletin

ClubKnowledge Car Audio Forum

Decware.com

Diy Mobile Audio - Powered by vBulletin

dynamicautoacoustics.com

Fiberglass Forums - Powered by vBulletin

Force Audio

Forums - IASCA

ICECavern (Powered by Invision Power Board)

ICIXSound.COM Forums - powered by vBulletin

Linearteam - Home

DeepHitters Rumors :: Index

NZ ICE Magazine » Index page

Real Car Audio :: Index

Realm of Excursion: Forum - Powered by vBulletin

Second Skin Forums - Powered by vBulletin

SoundDomain: Viewing list of forums

Soundpressure.com Forum - Powered by vBulletin

Soundwaves Car Stereo Forums - Home

Speakerplans.com Forums - Powered by Web Wiz Forums™

SPLBassX.Com Forums (Powered by Invision Power Board)

SSA Car Audio Forum

Steve Meade Designs

Talk Audio Forums - Powered by vBulletin

Team Kinetik 180db.com (Powered by Invision Power Board)

Termpro Audio Forum

The UnderTheDash Forum - Powered by XMB

Zero Hurtz Car Audio Forum - Zero Hurts Car Audio

the12volt's install bay - Mobile Electronics Forums

Streetbassers.co.uk – Index

PWK Designs

SPLMAX.com Forum

Car Audio Classifieds - Buy, Sell and Trade Car Audio Equipment

USACi

MECA Forums – Index

Car Audio Magazines Performance Auto & Sound - The Girls - The Cars - The Life

Online Retailers – sources for everything else needed to finish the installation

http://www.davidnavone.com/

http://www.partsexpress.com/

http://www.mcminone.com/