Back in 1995, serious car audio enthusiasts were busy building cars that would hold their own against most home systems in terms of sound quality. Plus back in those days IASCA quickly became a hugely popular organization with thousands of registered competitors worldwide. And the enthusiasm for qua [ … ]

In this very issue, you’ll find an article featuring three different Sony systems that could be had within a very modest price range to suit any budget. As I recall, the most expensive of them was only about a grand. Let’s take a closer look at the woofer I recommended for the intermediate system, t [ … ]

Walk the halls of Polk Audio’s Baltimore headquarters, and you’ll meet sales people, engineers and technicians who also happen to be musicians, audiophiles, home theater mavens, tube-equipment fanatics and rare vinyl LP collectors. There are folks here who plug in their instruments and throw down so [ … ]

Not long ago, few would believe we’d all use a portable music device that fit in our pockets and contained thousands of songs. Likewise, personal or in-car GPS navigation was pretty much unheard of. A few early adopters had units mounted to the top of their dashboards, and delighted in showing the [ … ]