The Rydeen name may not come immediately to mind when discussing vehicle electronics, but the company is working hard at changing that. From their headquarters in Torrance CA., their staff live and breathe consumer electronics and are building the [ … ]

Look at any successful company and you’ll notice that they didn’t get that way by resting on their laurels. As a prime example, the team at Orion have been hard at work redesigning and improving their already-impressive XTRPRO series subwoofers.

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As I watched my neighbor fill a full-size Ford Excursion to the gunnels with her potted plant collection, it occurred to me that whether you drive a gigantic three-row SUV or a tiny Peel P50, there is never enough room to carry everything you’d lik [ … ]

For those who interact heavily with their smartphone and their favorite apps contained within, JVC has introduced a double-DIN multimedia receiver with you in mind. With a top quality seven-inch touchscreen, CD/DVD playback, USB port and built-in B [ … ]

With the ever-growing popularity of UTVs and increasing motorcycle sales, the traditional car audio marketplace has developed an entire sub-category of ultra compact, powerful multi-channel amplifiers. Obviously, space is at a premium in these vehi [ … ]

In the immortal words of Monty Python, “And now, for something completely different.” Over the last couple of decades in the world of car audio, we’ve seen all sorts of amplifier designs come and go. For a long time, pretty much everything was Clas [ … ]

For my fellow North Americans north of the 49th parallel, the folks at Clarion Canada have been working hard on updates and improvements to the XC 6 series of amplifiers. The new XC amps have been designed by car audio veterans in the United States [ … ]

I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year and happened to look at a new set of component speakers from Precision Power. The system reminded me of an excellent package they had several years earlier, which was also a three-way s [ … ]

Leave it to Sony to come up with a new way to make your smartphone more useful than ever. The new Sony XSP-N1BT CD receiver is also the world's first double-DIN head unit that can turn virtually any NFC/Bluetooth enabled smartphone into a radi [ … ]

Whether you’re in your car, UTV, boat or riding your motorcycle, any audio enthusiast appreciates a powerful amplifier. As cars get smaller and we install stereos into a wider array of vehicle types, one thing remains constant: smaller amplifiers w [ … ]