Car or Audio

摘要

Not all ear audio enthusiasts are, or want to be, sound competitors; and not all sound competitors want the sort of customized cars this magazine has increasingly specialized in over the last decade or so. Moreover, there's a segment of our readership, more online than in print, that's interested only in one particular aspect of in-car entertainment and electronics, such as Bluetooth or iPod connectivity. But whatever the level of interest people have in car audio, we all share the common goal of modifying or transforming our vehicles to suit our needs and express our individuality. Some will go SQ all the way, like Jon Whitledge, whose series on his Sprinter provides an extraordinary anatomy of a top-flight audiophile system in a moving vehicle. This month he talks about component selection and quotes Robert Harley regarding the affect of a subwoofer or subwoofer system on the overall fidelity of sound. This aspect of audio integration is often overlooked, especially (and naturally so) among bass fans, but for SQ guys, getting the lower frequency output from the subwoofer into the balance of frequencies to blend properly, making for accurate music playback, is one of the more difficult parts of achieving a great-sounding system.