The Best Car Stero Shop in Los Angeles: In-Car Entertainment System Advice from the Pros
Ask a full-blooded American male about his to-buy wishlist if money was no object, then chances are, you get "large cutting-edge entertainment system" in that list. Shiny high-tech entertainment hardware seems to be wired into the male psyche, so it's only logical that most of the best-selling items for car accessories have to do with Car Audio & Video Systems.
Winner of 2008 Best Car Stereo Shop in Los Angeles Area by MyFoxLA award Startronics has kindly given us some tips on getting started with your own in-car entertainment system, and choosing which speaker system, amplifier, TV screen and stereo is right for you.
If you've just driven your brand-new car right off the showroom floor, chances are that it will have stock stereo and speaker systems installed. If you're a music addict and think that this is insufficient, then you're in the market for a good speaker and audio system. These are available from reliable US-brand hardware, to imported world-famous Italian brands, which are a bit pricier. Whatever you'd like to have, it's highly recommended that you purchase both stereo and speaker and subwoofer systems all at once.
2008 Best Car Stereo Shop in Los Angeles Area by MyFoxLA winner Startronics has this useful bit of advice: listen to that system before buying it. Bring along some of your own music and play it on the different systems you're considering. Is it playing well at high volume? Does it still play clearly at the highest and lowest sounds? All the technical specifications and recommendations on the Internet won't help you as much as a simple one-minute track played in the store itself.
The same holds true for buying video for your car. Have your own video on hand- bring a DVD, one with scenes of bright, intense colors, and very dark scenes. This will show you the capabilities of the monitor, whether or not it can handle deep black or extremes in color values.
There are other considerations to installing your video and audio system in your car. The structure of your car will also affect how everything is installed. For instance, if you plan to put an amplifier system in the trunk, your car technicians will have to measure out the dimensions, to see how it will fit. Every car is uniquely structured, and it will affect which methods can be used for installation.
The bottomline, according to the 2008 Best Car Stereo Shop in Los Angeles Area by MyFoxLA awardee Startronics, is this: Don't just take anyone's word for it. Since in the end you're the one in the car who'll be watching and listening, it's your opinion that matters. Just let your car shop help you make informed decisions, and let you enjoy your manly new mobile entertainment system.
Because we all have our own particular likes and dislikes, selecting the ideal Car Audio & Video Systems for your own car is also a matter of taste. When trying to decide which product is best for you, 2008 Best Car Stereo Shop in Los Angeles Area by MyFoxLA auto center awardee Startronics suggests that you bring along your own music and video. Try them out on monitors, Car Speakers & Car Amplifiers before buying them.
Published June 15th, 2009
Filed in Auto
