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Written for amateur enthusiasts, this guide explains car audio from buying cheap components to do-it-yourself install jobs. Chapters discuss sound processing, amplifiers, speakers, speaker enclosures, filters and crossovers, auto video, and cabling.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Description
Best-seller gets you the car stereo sound system you want!

Why pay high prices for a shop to install or maintain your car stereo when you can have the satisfaction of doing it better yourself?

Auto Audio: Choosing, Installing, and Maintaining Car Stereo Systems, Second Edition, by Andrew Yoder, provides all the information you need to supercharge your ride with top-quality speakers, amplifiers, head units, equalizers, signal processors, changers and antennas — not to mention filters and crossovers, wire, cabling, connectors and transmitters. And once your system is in, you’ll see how to troubleshoot spot problems and service your components so they deliver pristine highs and heart-stopping lows for years to come. This new edition also shows you how to make seamless fiberglass speaker enclosures and panels for your car...protect your audio investment with a good security system...check out custom installations...and more.


About the Author
Andrew Yoder is the author or co-author of nearly a dozen popular books on the subjects of video, audio, and radio, including Home Video: Choosing, Installing, Maintaining, and Repairing Home Video Systems; Home Audio: Choosing, Installing, Maintaining, and Repairing Home Audio Systems; The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook (Fifth Edition); The TAB Electronics Yellow Pages; and Pirate Radio Operations. He has written for such publications as Radio!, Popular Electronics, CB Radio, and Popular Communications. Yoder earned a B.A. in Broadcasting and Writing at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Best-seller gets you the car stereo sound system you want!

Why pay high prices for a shop to install or maintain your car stereo when you can have the satisfaction of doing it better yourself?

Auto Audio: Choosing, Installing, and Maintaining Car Stereo Systems, Second Edition, by Andrew Yoder, provides all the information you need to supercharge your ride with top-quality speakers, amplifiers, head units, equalizers, signal processors, changers and antennas — not to mention filters and crossovers, wire, cabling, connectors and transmitters. And once your system is in, you'll see how to troubleshoot spot problems and service your components so they deliver pristine highs and heart-stopping lows for years to come. This new edition also shows you how to make seamless fiberglass speaker enclosures and panels for your car...protect your audio investment with a good security system...check out custom installations...and more.

SYNOPSIS

New to this Edition:

Updates on technologies and equipment Instructions for designing and making fiberglass speaker enclosures and panels for your car More high-end case histories One of the bestselling car stereo books ever, this is the be-all, end-all guide to maintaining a complete automobile audio system. Whether you're a serious audiophile or tinkerer, and whether your dream is a boombox on wheels, or just a serviceable car stereo system that sounds good, Andrew Yoder's Auto Audio has all the answers. In this fully illustrated, break-it-down-to-basics guide, one of America's most popular consumer electronics writers shows you how to: Save hundreds of dollars on car and truck audio equipment selection, purchase, installation, upgrade, maintenance, and repair Design and install a better-than-professional system customized to your tastes Create your own plan or duplicate one of numerous case studies Tweak your system for peak performance Avoid mistakes and discover solutions with real-life stories Simplify finding and correcting problems with an indispensable troubleshooting guide Even if you ultimately decide to "let someone else do it," this book will pay for itself in more informed purchase decisions and greater satisfaction with the system you select. It's never been easier -- or less expensive -- to have a fabulous sound system in your car or truck. Let Andrew Yoder show you how!

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Auto Security Systems Shortwave in Your Car About the Author:

Andrew Yoder is the author or co-author of nearly a dozen popular books on the subjects of video, audio, and radio, including Home Video: Choosing, Installing, Maintaining, and Repairing Home Video Systems; Home Audio: Choosing, Installing, Maintaining, and Repairing Home Audio Systems; The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook (Fifth Edition); The TAB Electronics Yellow Pages; and Pirate Radio Operations. He has written for such publications as Radio!, Popular Electronics, CB Radio, and Popular Communications. Yoder earned a B.A. in Broadcasting and Writing at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

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