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JVC and Kenwood Will Join Forces, Merge in October
JVC, the group behind the scenes of popular projectors and thin LCDs, and Kenwood, known for their car stereo equipment, will merge in October. The new company, JVC Kenwood Holdings, has been discussed for almost a year, when the two first collaborated on car electronics. So what happens when you merge TVs and car equipment? Lots of ugly rides. And, hopefully new, great gadgets. [Forbes]
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Eclipse CD7200 mkII, Kickass CD Tuner for Audiophiles on the Road
The Skinny: Encased in copper, this Eclipse CD7200 mkII audio head end for your car is strictly high-end. The catch: iPod songs and playlists show up on screen, but for that you'll be buying an optional connector. More »
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If you're looking for the biggest, baddest-ass mofo car stereo amplifier you can get, you might want to consider this 10,000-watt Warhorse from Kicker. The WX 10000.1 weighs a hefty 67 pounds, and that 10kW power stream is enough to slam-dunk you and your subwoofers with its highly refined power. You're not going to be able to install this in just any car, though, because it requires eight 12-volt batteries to get the thing going, and you'll also need two 200-amp alternators.
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Kicker Warhorse 10,000-Watt Car Stereo Amp Ensures Complete Neighbor Alienation
If you're looking for the biggest, baddest-ass mofo car stereo amplifier you can get, you might want to consider this 10,000-watt Warhorse from Kicker. The WX 10000.1 weighs a hefty 67 pounds, and that 10kW power stream is enough to slam-dunk you and your subwoofers with its highly refined power. You're not going to be able to install this in just any car, though, because it requires eight 12-volt batteries to get the thing going, and you'll also need two 200-amp alternators.
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Peiker BlueTouchMusic: Music from Cellphone to Car via Bluetooth
You might have completely up-to-date, 2007-era gear everywhere else, but what if your car is still stuck in 1995? That's where you can hook up the Peiker BlueTouchMusic system, linking your cellphone to your car's music system via Bluetooth. It lets you wirelessly play back tunes from your cell phone with A2DP Bluetooth streaming, do some hands-free calling, check out your caller ID on its screen, and you can even talk to this thing because it has voice recognition. More »
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Pioneer Car Audio Collections
It's a Pioneer Christmas for the car audio world today, as Pioneer has announced a boatload of new speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers. The TS-A line of speakers start at $65 and are optimized for compressed audio like MP3. In the amplifier realm, the new GM line (GM-3300 through GM-7300) are priced from $100 to $200 and promise strong audio, while the PRS line is a bit pricier ($200+) and uses ICE technology to maximize efficiency and decrease power usage and heat generation. Two new subwoofers, the PRO line TS-W3001D4/2 and TS-W2501D4/2 are 70% smaller than previous generations but pack more beat than ever. All this gear is used by Pioneer's record-breaking audio teams that have pushed over 180dB out of their vehicles. Their moms must be proud. More »
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Digital Power Station: DSP Turns Crappy Speakers Into Honkin' Muthas
Jon Bon Jovi's cousin, audio engineer Tony Bongiovi has figured out a novel way to make cheap-ass speakers sound a whole lot better. His device, an unusually sophisticated equalizer he calls the Digital Power Station, originally filled a refrigerator-sized unit with its analog components. More »
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Sony MEX-BT5000 Bluetooth Car Stereo
Wow, Sony. Welcome to the car audio market, it is good to see that you have finally decided to embrace Bluetooth and integrate it into car stereo head units. There isn t anything too spectacular about this head unit:mdash;it can connect to your Bluetooth enabled mobile device for some hands-free goodness with the integrated microphone. The MEX-BT5000 can also connect to your mobile device for phone book contact retrieval and can even stream stored music. There is no word on pricing or availability, but the press release appeared on Sony-Europe, which is always a bad sign for the U.S. More »
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Griffin Ships TuneFlex for iPod nano
Griffin is now shipping TuneFlex, a dock and recharger that mounts the iPod nano on a flexible steel arm, bringing the music player up in your face where you can conveniently control it. We first saw one of these from Belkin at CES, and wondered why no one had thought of it before. You just plug the $40 TuneFlex into your car s cigarette lighter, and from there your iPod s power is replenished. More »
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The $11,000 Car Stereo
Audi s A8 and S8 are going to be outfitted with a sound system incorporated by Denmark s Bang & Olufsen. This is not your standard luxury car stereo. For starters, it costs $11,000. For that kind of money you get 14 speakers strategically positioned throughout the cabin and two sets of amplifiers each pumping out 1,000 watts of sonic ecstasy. In order to prevent sound quality loss, the system uses the Danish company s Acoustic Lens Technology, which enables high frequency, minimal distortion playback. The sound system takes into account all types of travel conditions, such as driving at high speeds and wind noise. More »
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Live at Macworld: Acheive Trendvana With iPod Bluetoothed To Volkswagen
While we wait for the auto world to bow to the iPod (Jobs plans to have 40% of the new auto market in his grasp by the year's end, and our tire-kicking brother has news on BMW's Apple deal), Ratoc has bluetooth iPod transmitters for the Volkswagen and Toyota factory radios. More »
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Live From CES: Arc Audio's PSGrill
Arc Audio is showcasing all kinds of over-the-top car, boat and, of course, Grill Master audio gear. This beauty has a PS2 inside of it and two screens for playing Grand Theft Auto, along with two huge speakers and an FM radio on top. I'm not too keen on that game controller coming out from behind the grill—kinda hot back there? If Arc is going to go all-in for the hand crafted German speakers, may as well go for some wireless controllers, don't ya think? More »
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iBiquity Design to Bring Easy HD Radio
The idea of HD Radio has been around for a while, but with satellite taking center stage, we haven't heard much about it. iBiquity is trying to put things into perspective for us with a reference design that consists of an universal HD Radio tuner box, separate protocol converter and an adapter cable, and would use already available chipsets to turn any satellite-radio-ready OEM or after-market car stereo into an HD Radio that receives digital AM and FM broadcasts. This would mean you wouldn't have to replace your existing head unit. The package would cost between $250 and $300 and should be available by this summer, if manufacturers like what they hear. More »
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