Archive for September, 2010

Published by sounds00 on 17 Sep 2010

Bench Test Your Car Audio Equipment Before Buying It

By Muggs.

Have you ever heard the song “Low Budget” by the Kinks?  It’s an “older” song and it talks about being downsized and on a low budget with a great hook.  Well anyway lots of us today are on a low budget and trying to get by the best we can but still want to rock out in the ride.  Totally understandable we here at the shop “get it”. Continue Reading »

Published by sounds00 on 10 Sep 2010

The biggest mistake people make when buying a new car audio deck

By Muggs.

Lets say you are shopping for a new deck for your car?  So what do you do?  Start by going to the internet?  Or do you start asking your friends or even trek out to the friendly neighborhood car audio store like Sounds Good to Me in Tempe, Arizona, near Phoenix? So now your going to start “looking” and find that there are like a gazillion choices to choose from.  Continue Reading »

Published by sounds00 on 07 Sep 2010

Alpine 2010 Digital Media Receiver Line-up

By Muggs.

Alpine has a solid lineup for 2010 that offers Alpine quality and Alpine’s legendary durability in everything they make.   We believe that in the DVD/NAV category the INA-W900 will certainly be a winner.  It is stunning when installed and it boots up faster than most others.  The picture is flawless and navigating thru the controls is very intuitive and logical.  Alpine has moved away from the portable/dockable Navigation and this has it all built-in.  For a few bucks more check out the INA-W9OOBT same features as the INA-W900 but comes with Alpines BT-400 Bluetooth interface.  Sweet. Continue Reading »

Published by sounds00 on 02 Sep 2010

What improves the system more, installing an amplifier or a new deck?

By Muggs.

Q:  What improves the system more, installing an amplifier or a new deck?

A:   This is harder than Chinese arithmetic to answer, mainly because there really is no right or wrong answer.  However, let me ask you some questions first;  Continue Reading »