To be able to build high power and physically small amps that don’t overheat, requires a great deal of attention to the overall efficiency of the amplifier. That means the goal is to waste as little power as possible to the generation of heat, [ … ]
Okay, I’ve been around a while, probably quite a bit longer than most of the readers of this magazine. I sort of grew up around audio and cars, and so it was really natural for me to make a career of combining them. I’ve seen a lot of brands come and go over the years, many simply trying to m [ … ]
Most of my friends know I’m an audio nut, and they’ve been exposed to my rather eclectic music collection. And most of them know I’m also seriously into motorcycles, and I have been for about 30 years. At any given time there are a half dozen or so bikes in my garage, and because one of my f [ … ]
For about as long as I can remember, the folks at Boston Acoustics have been turning out innovative, well engineered products that sound great and last for years. Not long ago, I received one of the cool new SPG555 subwoofers to put through the paces here in the lab. Priced around the $699.9 [ … ]
Our vehicles battery is the type of component we seldom give a second thought to, until the day comes that our car won’t start. Well, some folks are spending an inordinate amount of time thinking about batteries, and I’m really glad they are!
Automotive battery designs have come a lon [ … ]