Filed under General, Reviews by Doc on October 6, 2010 at 7:36 pm
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With Chevrolet pickups claiming to be the longest lasting full size pickups on the road, Ford F-150 pickup trucks claiming to be the most popular vehicle over the past three decades and Dodge Ram trucks still earning top Quality Awards, it seems the future of the Amercan pickup truck is as healthy as ever. It really isn’t any surprise when you consider the value of the basic pickup truck as a second family vehicle.
No vehicle can match the overall versatility of the full size pickup truck. Any homeowner who has ever downzided from a truck to a car only to learn they need a few sheets of plywood or a load of mulch can attest to the value of the pickup as a second vehicle. While in years past you might have sacrificed comfort for utility, that is no longer the case. The newer trucks are built for comfort as well as utility. The new four door models can easily transport the family in style so who needs the family sedan?
Having owned serveral pickup trucks over the years, I can honestly say one of the attractions of truck ownership is the way in which you can customize your truck to suit your specific needs or personal tastes. For example, there seems to be no end to the variety of
Ford F-150 accessories available today. Any truck owner can easily reflect his own personal style regardless of what make truck he drives.
While truck accessories can range from a simple wind deflector to custom wheels or fiberglass truck toppers, there are a few items that seem to be the most popular accessories used by all classes of truck owners.
Tonneau covers for pickup trucks serve a couple purposes that take them to the top of the list. One negative of the cargo area of any pickup is the fact that your cargo is open to the view of prying eyes. A tonneau cover or bed cover solves the problem. You’ll find soft and hard covers which in most cases can be removed with little effort. But the nice thing is that any type of tonneau cover will protect your cargo area from view and from the weather.
The best thing about shopping for
Ford F-150 accessories on the web is that you’ll find a huge variety of products at reasonable prices. Unlike many local stores who will tell you they will have to special order an item for you, the better websites will show you that most items are stocked and shipped to your door within a couple days. So use your imagination and start customizing your pickup truck to suit your personality.
Filed under General, Reviews by Doc on October 5, 2010 at 1:29 pm
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Its very interesting that during the past few years of uneasiness in the automobile industry, there remains one constant. Although the sales of full size trucks may have dropped off a bit, there is no decline in the popularity of Dodge pickup trucks.
Dodge Ram pickup trucks claim to be the most popular vehicle over the past couple decades and it seems the Dodge Ram truck is here to stay. It really isn’t any surprise when you consider the value of the basic pickup truck as a second family vehicle.
Of course the fuel economy can’t compare with a typical four cyclinder economy car but neither can the versatility. Any homeowner who has ever downzided from a truck to a car only to learn they need a few sheets of plywood or a load of mulch can attest to the value of the pickup as a second vehicle.
While in years past you might have sacrificed comfort for utility, that is no longer the case today. The newer Dodge trucks are built for comfort as well as endurance. The new quad models can easily transport the family in style so who needs the family sedan?
Of course with a Dodge Ram you can personalize the truck to fit your own needs and personality. You will find an abundance of Dodge Ram accessories available for any pickup truck model. You can easily find any Dodge replacement part or performance part imaginable. Among the most popular items are the Dodge Ram lift kits and the custom Dodge Ram bed cover. But it doesn’t matter if you are searching for a Dodge replacement part or a generic, aftermarket accessory, you’ll have little difficulty finding what you need. To learn more about Dodge Ram trucks, just click through to the website.
The nice thing is today you can even find custom tonneau covers for trucks on the web. These cover your truck bed and protect your cargo from prying eyes. You’ll find them in soft covers and fold-up and solid fiberglass covers as well.
Filed under Reviews by Doc on September 27, 2010 at 8:53 pm
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4X90-WATT MARINE FOUR-CHANNEL AMP
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- Four-channel, 90 Watt marine amplifier (175 Watts in bridged mono)
- Water-resistant features like covered controls, gasket-sealed cover and endcaps, corrosion-deterring coating
- Includes built-in, variable 12dB/octave high-, low-, or all-pass electronic crossover
- KICKEQ Boost offers up to 18dB of bass boost
- One-year limited warranty
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XI44 X-SERIES 4-CH TWISTED PAIR AUDIO INTERCONNECT CABLE, 4.0M , ROHS COMPLIANT
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- Dual Twisted Twisted Pair Conducters to eliminate inducted noise and interference
- Hyper-flex technolgy allows the wire to bend, twist or contort in any way possible
- Gold-cut collars, dual-split center pin and black protective-mesh, wire-loom jacket
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300-WATT MONO SUB AMPLIFIER
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- 300 Watt @ 2 ohms mono subwoofer amplifier
- 24dB/octave low-pass electronic crossover
- 24dB/octave subsonic filter fixed at 25 hertz
- Balanced differential inputs for noise elimination
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COM C12 SUB VENT TRUCK BOX 4-OHM
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- 10-inch Comp subwoofer in a factory designed enclosure
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- 150 Watts RMS (300 peak) power handling; 4-ohm impedance
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Filed under Reviews by Doc on September 6, 2010 at 4:21 pm
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Apparently increasing numbers of people are joining the home theater movement. It simply makes good sense when you consider the excellent video quality of new HD TV’s. With the fantastic video from LCD and Plasma TV’s, it’s simply natural to want the best sound possible when looking at High Definition TV shows or movies.
The 1st choice of a great number of home owners is often a 7.1 surround sound system. A 7.1 surround sound system offers a center channel speaker and a total of six satellite speakers which will virtually surround you with sound. The real key to constructing great home theatre speaker systems is appropriate placement of your satellite speakers. The one challenge to face is the physical wiring of your surround sound speakers. Although you can utilize virtually any speaker from compact three inch cube type satellite speakers to larger sized bookshelf speakers, you’ve still got to run your wiring from the av receiver to the speakers. Many times, concealing those wires might be a project.
Many new home theater builders are embracing wireless surround sound systems in order to resolve this issue. One can find high-quality wireless audio transmitters for connecting your remote satellite speakers. The new wireless transmitters have made it possible for a simple install in almost every room configuration. Having a proper wireless transmitter system you could easily place your rear speakers in any area in the room.
Of course you will need a high-quality home theater amplifier to power your wireless surround speakers. Nowadays you will see a lot of high-end home theater in-a-box systems. This normally presents the best value which will include the home theater amp, center channel speaker, subwoofer and four satellite speakers with a 5.1 system and 6 satellite speakers with a 7.1 surround sound system.
One other option is to purchase the components individually. You would surely desire a suitable home theater amplifier capable of running a 7.1 system. A good solution might be tower speakers for your front 2 channels, a center channel speaker for dialogue, a subwoofer and four satellite speakers. In many cases you may use Infinity home speakers on your rear speaker locations. Should you not require all six satellite speakers in the HDTV viewing area, you can employ the wireless transmitters to locate a pair of speakers in the kitchen or almost every other room. Clearly that home theater system may be used as the center of a full .
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SOLO-BARIC 12-INCH 300MM SUB 2-OHM DVC
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- 12-inch Solo-Baric L7 subwoofer
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COMPVX 10-INCH SUB 4-OHM DVC
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- 10-inch CompVX subwoofer with 4-ohm impedance
- The power and performance of a Kicker square woofer in the round
- 600 Watts RMS (1200 Watts peak) power handling
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Filed under General, Reviews by Doc on September 2, 2010 at 6:58 pm
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Its probably safe to say that most new car sound systems are capable of playing CD’s and some even include the provision to play your iPod through the vehicle’s sound system. While today’s automobiles usually come with a decent car radio, it always amazes me the difference an upgrade to new aftermarket car audio equipment makes. For music lovers, many new car buyers view the vehicle’s factory sound system as something to be replaced as soon as possible.
One of the most popular upgrades remains switching out the stock receiver for an
Alpine CD player. The new Alpine head units have come a long way from the days of push button station changers and AM radio. The new car receivers are more appropriately called source units since they are capable of playing your favorite tunes from any of several sources from CD’s to iPods or various media storage devices.
While the receiver might be the source of music from any modern car sound system, the amplifier is the power behind the scenes. With a good MTX amp you should be able to power anything from a simple pair of coaxial speakers to high end component systems including a separate subwoofer. It all depends upon your budget and music tastes and how much space you want to sacrifice to your vehicle’s sound system. When shopping for an amplifier it is good to remember that a four channel amplifier will allow you to have more control over your entire vehicle’s speaker system. Many multi-channel amplifiers will also allow you to power a subwoofer as well as stereo speakers.
One area you should not skimp on is your car speakers. Many times those new to car audio will blow their budget on a source unit and amplifier and not have anything left for their speakers. You can have the best electronics on the market but never appreciate their performance capability if you don’t have decent speakers. Even if on a budget, you should be able to find a good set of
Kicker car speakers which will compliment any sound system. If your installation allows, it is always a good idea to look at component speakers. Component speakers provide separate mid range speakers and tweeters which will provide a fuller and richer sound.
Of course there can be a lot more to upgrading any car sound system but these are the three items which usually provide the most improvement in sound quality for the dollar spent.
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