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Loudness Wars

I have a very few CD's that are pop CD's that I actually enjoy listening in a critical manner. While at Mark's Sound Quality Seminar before Tulsa, he showed us this quick video on what the record companies are doing to CD's. In doing some searching, here is the video along with...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 09-11-2008
B&W Music Club - Free Music Download

I was stumbling around the Bowers and Wilkins website the other day looking for spec's on my B&W Speakers. While poking around, I ran across the B&W Music Club, which includes some exclusive new music recorded in Real World Studios, which is Peter Gabriel's studio. They have a pretty...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 09-08-2008
Road To Tulsa - Day 1

Today started early with my son deciding to wake up at 4:00 am. After packing some of my favorite CD's and heading to the airport, the trip started. My plans were to fly from Atlanta to Memphis, TN, where I would meet up with Andy Jones and complete the rest of the trip by car. So in less than...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 08-28-2008
The Road to Tulsa

So Four of us from Team SoundDomain are headed out to one of the largest Car Audio shows this year. (As Murph posted here yesterday!) Since the drive to Tulsa is long and boring from here, we are going to be giving you daily updates from the road. I won't be competing in the show, but will be there...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 08-27-2008
New Vifa Drivers Launching in January

Tymphany, the parent company of well known brands such as Peerless, Vifa and ScanSpeak, is developing an entirely new range of VIFA drivers. Prototypes of the new driver line, scheduled to launch January 2009, will be on display at Tymphany’s suite at CEDIA in September 2008. The new range will...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 08-18-2008
Rest In Peace: Car Audio & Electronics Magazine

I just found out that one of my favorite magazines is being laid to rest. Source Interlink , the owner of Car Audio & Electronics is shutting the magazine down. CA&E is joining several of my other favorite magazines in our memories. I hope some smaller publisher recognizes that the we still...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 08-14-2008
Worse Imaging Vehicle Ever!

I have listened to some absolute terrible vehicles in my time. After spending 15 hours in a Penske Rental truck, I can now officially say that this is the worst imaging vehicle ever. While it does have 194 square feet of floor space and 1,400 cubic feet of storage space with the ability to hold...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 07-21-2008
Car Audio Nationals - July Update

Car Audio Nationals Trophies for Deep South Nationals Car Audio Nationals trophies are unique in competition. There are no plastic trophies here with nasty fake statuettes on them. We had a local Art and Framing shop work up some awesome designs for the preliminary event winners. Come see the trophies...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 07-09-2008
Reasons to Hate Photoshop - Part 2

The Drive and Play 2 is an interface for in-car connectivity of portable music players and digital devices, including Apple's iPod, USB flash drives and many other portable music players. It includes a 3-1/2" full color display screen, wireless 2.4GHz controller and a media hub. I have played...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 07-09-2008
Where not to mount a portable GPS Unit

Portable GPS Units have been HOT for a couple of years now. It seems like almost every car I pass on road trips now has one mounted to their car somewhere now. And my wife and I have spotted them mounted in all sorts of stupid locations. Most people mount them normally under the rear view mirror. I have...

Posted to Car Audio Nationals (Weblog) by BenVollmer on 07-09-2008

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