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Auto Audio

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I would rate this book at 0 stars if I could, but 1 star is the minimum. Just think about the fact that this book has an infinite number of pages which narrate the history of car audio, the first amplifiers and how they worked, the first transistors,bla bla bla. - All of this without explaining some usefull information such as wire connections, amp channel manipulation, etc. I bought this book but I was very disappointed. I read a lot of books about auto audio, and I must say that this book is not usefull at all, especially to beginners. Dont repeat my mistake by buying this book.

Good book but still there are some questions that may remain unanswered. The book does not explain that good the various ways of conecting speakers to amps meaning the total watts that may come out of a channel, that sort of thing.More diagrams of actual conections would make an even nicer book. On the other side for a beginner is a very good book, for someone who just really started on this hobby. And still it gives a good tecnical explanation of crossovers, but as the title of the book mentioned is a book for beginners.

This book is so easy to read and understand. Unless you have experience, this is probably the only book available that will explain audio and car audio concepts in a language you can understand. I've read other books, and so many were frustrating because they say "Assumes some knowledge of car audio" in the intorduction. This really means "I'm not going to bother defining half of my terms so that you will be left very confused and frustrated trying to make sense of what I'm talking about." Not so with Auto Audio. I understood everything he said, and it was very useful.

This book was excellent. It explains in plain language all aspects of car audio. Highly recommended.

Believe me when I tell you I was a complete novice where auto audio is concerned. While I have setup several home systems, I have always got all of my cars' systems professionally installed, with the shop providing recommendations on what to buy, etc. I had no real understanding of amps, pre-amps, cross-overs, impedance, etc. I didn't even know what speaker specifications to look for.

Also, if anything at all went wrong with my system, I wouldn't have known where to start to diagnose the problem.

However, after reading this book, I can now say confidently (as I have proven by re-configuring my current setup) that I understand, not only the terms, but how everything fits together. I can now confidently (as I'm currently doing) shop around for my own components, without having to blindly accept what the dealer says.

I even now have the confidence to install the system myself, although for that professional finish, I may not. At least I can specify exactly what I want and can understand and challenge the installer, if necessary.

I very, very highly recommend this book. You will NOT be disappointed.

This book has an excellent section on designing speaker boxes, wich is going to save you money. I also liked the section explaining impedance, and connecting speakers in patterns. I did not like the chapter on shortwave radio. I thought the section on crossovers was too technical.

I think this book is technically poor. The author seems to concentrate on installations which he has carried out for friends and family, about four in all.

I ordered this hoping that some basic questions would be answered, and many were, but this book is outdated. For example: Nowadays, the most common good quality car system uses a pair of component speakers, sometimes called "splits" plus a sub woofer. You wouldn't know it from reading this book though.

Tuning your system? Doesn't even mention how to do this.

Troubleshooting chapter? Nope.

This book is pretty much all there is out there, and it will help with understanding many important things, esp if you are a complete novice. But because it is outdated, you will come away with some ideas that are not longer valid or important in helping you put together a system. You will need to supplement what you read here with info from other places.

It is not a complete waste of your money, but if I were this author I would write a newer version, and pronto, and cover the sorts of issues people are bringing up on the car audio forums, where I have learned much more than what is given in this book. There is a real need for a good book on the subject.

This book has some technical information, but is informative nonetheless. I especially liked the section which explained how woofers and subwoofers worked.

well this is not what I expected there is a lot of useful information but not enough detail on wiring different types of systems but its good to learn a lot of terms and details on items worth the 4 bucks I paid.