Car Audio Basics

The building blocks of a system — vehicle audio and the head unit, the amplifier and subwoofer, loudspeakers and voice coils, and the car battery that powers it all.

Vehicle Audio

Head Unit

Amplifier

Subwoofer

Loudspeaker

Car Battery

Voice Coil

CD Player

CARSFM

Turn it up — car audio and in-car entertainment, speakers, amps and subwoofers, tuning and installs, and the calculators every enthusiast needs.

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