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New to custom car audio? START HERE!



If you are new to custom car audio and installing your own speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and audio gear you may think that just buying the best gear will automatically get great sound, but there is more to this! We need to develop our install, fabrication and design skills! In this video I give an overview of many of the helpful topics that you will need to understand in order to achieve an amazing sounding car audio system!


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✔️ Picking Amazing Sounding Speakers! - https://youtu.be/rZcga_2NbqU

✔️ Picking a Subwoofer - https://youtu.be/uI1AAPzjbgg

✔️ What should you upgrade first - https://youtu.be/m0_syEI8tj4

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✔️STACK Subwoofer Box - https://youtu.be/Ol-H0EBEO5c

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✔️ Deadening Treatment EXPLAINED - https://youtu.be/AshruJuqaVc

✔️Amplifier Tuning Settings - https://youtu.be/tiOUd3NkOyQ

✔️ How to Tune a DSP - https://youtu.be/MSxRh9vx0mM


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