Car audio setup addicts can look forward to a new brand in the market, Brookly Audio, which boasts of high quality audio paraphernalia at affordable rates. Among the usual car audio equipment you have include the usual amplifiers, LCD monitors and subwoofers. As you can see, these are the more common audio equipment that people install these days to rev up their cars as far as audio entertainment is concerned.

And with competitive prices, expect this new line to be among the future brands we see in the market. The timing couldn’t have been better considering people today are trying to tighten their belts. With great prices on acclaimed high quality car audio peripherals, expect Brooklyn Audio to slowly creep into the leaders in the car audio industry today.

(Source) Press

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Digital Car Audio promises to be the next step towards in-car audio entertainment and for Australians, they are practically the ones who will provide feedback on whether the digital car radio can become a demand. Will it flourish, or will it be assigned to the digital reject bin, like Mini Discs and HD-DVD?

Digital radio is an impressive enough format – possessing cleaner and improved sound, extra channels, track title and artist info, pause and rewind, downloadable music and images, just to name a few features.

Commercial Radio Australia’s CEO Joan Warner said that talks with the auto industry are underway, working towards a solution for the DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting) system.

(Source) The Motor Report

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Two familiar names in the world of car audio entertainment are making the necessary provisions to keep operations feasible. Car audio and electronics suppliers Alpine Electronics and Clarion Co. plan to cut global expenses by a third due to a weak outlook for car sales.

In line with the report, Alpine released a statement on March 17 saying it will slash 2,500 jobs both in Japan and abroad, trimming its workforce to 11,500. The company also said employees including directors and management would take salary reductions, many of which will be 20 percent to 35 percent.

Overall, the company said it would trim its global corporate structure by 30 percent and it is working to “strengthen our organization to the point where we can be profitable even with 30 percent lower sales.”

(Source) Twice

Tags: alpine electronics, audio entertainment, car sales, clarion co, electronics suppliers, Japan

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For people investing heavily on their in-car audio entertainment needs, here is another DVD head unit worth considering. Dual Electronics officially unveiled the XDVD9101 head unit at the CES, bringing powerful multimedia entertainment center.

The XDVD9101 brings together all of today’s favorite music and video sources, allowing drivers to enjoy them through a friendly, easy-to-operate user interface and generous 7-inch LCD screen.

(Source) Aving

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Digital HD Radio is the latest technology that Hyundai Motors America has added to their line of vehicles. The HD Radio system allows drivers to receive digital transmissions from local radio stations with crystal-clear sound quality. HD Radio technology also allows radio stations to broadcast alternative programming on the same frequency, and this programming can be received with Hyundai’s HD Radio receiver.

“HD Radio technology is another example of how Hyundai enhances the in-vehicle experience for our customers,” said Scott Margason, national manager, Product Development, Hyundai Motor America. “With our state-of-the-art audio systems, Hyundai is quickly becoming an in-vehicle entertainment leader.”

Highlights of the HD Radio Broadcasts include:

HD2/HD3 multicast channels, which dramatically expand the amount and diversity of radio content by allowing multiple channels of programming to be broadcast over a single FM frequency

Data services, such as text information (e.g., artist names and song titles)

Static-free, crystal-clear reception on both AM and FM

No subscription fee

(Source) Press

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For the sound enhancing car owners, getting the right amplifier is important to maintain a continuously enjoyable audio entertainment in their vehicles. And the best manufacturer to lead the pack is no other than Pioneer Electronics who gave their two new amplifiers, the Pioneer GM-6400F 4-Channel and GM-5400T 2-Channel, a cosmetic makeover.

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Here is something that will certainly entice all car owners as, especially the audio freaks of in-car audio entertainment. JVC has launched 7 new In-Dash CD receivers. Among the expected models for released by JVC are the following in-dash receiver models:

1. KD-R900 In-Dash CD Receiver
2. KD-R800 CD Receiver
3. KD-HDR50 CD Receiver
4. KD-HDR20 Receiver
5. KD-R600 CD Receiver
6. KD-R300 CD Receiver
7. KD-R200 CD Receiver

Each model has a specific feature with that of another but the KD- R900 is the model that contains most of them. The notable features include:

Two Full-Speed USB 2.0 ports for connection of an iPod®/iPhone™

USB flash memory drives

Digital audio players

Portable HDD devices

The unit is equipped with a front aux input, Flip-Down detachable faceplate, and a Full Dot LCD display with variable-color illumination which is capable of over 30,000 customizable colors to match most vehicles’ interior illumination hues. The unit is also HD Radio™ Ready, Satellite Radio Ready, and MP3/WMA compatible. The KD-R900 features a 3-Band Parametric iEQ, wireless remote, MOS-FET 50W x 4, and 5V front, rear, and subwoofer pre-outputs with Subwoofer Control.

Does that sound too technical? Considering the large demand for features on the new receivers people look for today, it is not surprising. Listening pleasure paired with various modes of media interface gadgets today, the new JVC receivers seem to have everything well covered.

These receivers are expected to be available in the market by March 2009. So if you want a cool deal to upgrade your car entertainment system, these new JVC receivers are a great buy.

The MSRP is said to be pegged at $269.95.

(Source) JVC

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