The purpose of this Sticky is to provide links to useful information associated with car audio and audio in general. Often the same questions are asked over and over again, and the answers to these questions could easily be found with a simple Google search. Part of the problem that many of those new to car audio have is knowing what to search for, what the industry terms are, and who to trust. There is a lot of conflicting information, and there will certainly be conflicting information between the links below.

Sound Domain is not providing verification that any of the information contained in the provided links is correct, nor does SD accept any liability if the information in the provided links causes damage to you or your property. Simply put, use these links at your own risk. If the authors/owners of the sites linked would like to be removed from this list please contact myself or another moderator.

Please feel free to PM comments to any of the links on these sites, and if you have links that you find value in please list them. I will try to keep the master list current and updated as links are added/removed.

The following links have been grouped by their content. Some links provide content that covers all of the topics.


Have you been here yet?
Sound Domain Blog
Sound Domain Wiki


USACi 2009 SQ Rules NEW!
http://www.soundoff.org/supportfiles/09sqrules.pdf

IASCA 2009 Rules - Section 04 Sound Quality NEW!
http://www.iasca.com/files/folders/full_page_pdf_2009_rules/entry20313.aspx

IASCA 2009 Rules - Section 05 Install NEW!
http://www.iasca.com/files/folders/rules/entry20374.aspx

MECA 2009 Rulebook NEW!
http://www.mecacaraudio.com/2009rulebook.pdf



Glossary
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http://sounddomain.cardomainwiki.com/Glossary
http://www.the12volt.com/glossary/glossaryofterms/A.html


Electrical Basics and more
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http://www.caraudiohelp.com/car_audio_basics/car_audio_basics.htm
http://www.caraudiobook.com/car_audio_basics/car_audio_basics.htm NEW!
http://www.carstereos101.com/car-audio-basics.aspx
http://www.pcabusers.com/caraudio.html
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/caraudio.asp
http://www.scosche.com/media/pdf/ScoscheCarAudio%20101_DRAFT_7_18_2006.pdf


Good Resources - More Than Basics
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http://www.bcae1.com/
http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/
http://www.the12volt.com/
http://www.caraudiomag.com/index.html
http://www.caraudiohelp.com/car_audio_electrical_basics/car_audio_electrical_basics.htm NEW
http://stason.org/TULARC/entertainment/audio/car/index.html
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Acoustics/Bass_Reflex_Enclosure_Design
http://www.teamrocs.com/technical/
http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm
http://faqs.org/faqs/car-audio/part4/
http://www.termpro.com/articles/articles.html
http://mobileaudiocontrol.com/whatsnew_detail.asp?id=461
http://www.iasca.com/Files/
http://www.mecp.com/downloads.asp
Speaker Impedance Smith Chart


Frequency Charts
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http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm
Frequency and Wavelength Calculator


Installer Tools and Equipment
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http://www.12voltinstallertools.com/search.ydev?prod_pc_id=704

Speaker Layout and Imaging
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http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-R6xa...soundstage.html
http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-fo...20060147053.php
Crossover Explanations


Sound Deadening
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http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?p=ht&_scb=2
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/
http://www.secondskinaudio.com/store.php?category=70


Subwoofer Theory and Design guides
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http://www.danmarx.org/audioinnovation/theories.html
http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm
http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq/rac-faq_4.html
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/enclosure/RFTECH_enclosure_v2002.pdf
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/enclosure_design.asp
http://www.xtant.com/html/techSupport/enclosures.cfm
http://www.diysubwoofers.org/
http://www.mobileinformationlabs.com/HowTo-1WooferBox-infinite-baffel_1.htm
http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/education/enclosureDesign.cfm

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams
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http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp
http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html

Fiberglass Tutorials
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http://www.gadrivers.net/~dwicker/fiberglass.html



Aperiodic Enclosures
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http://www.audiogroupforum.com/csforum/showthread.php?t=19152 - explains the Qts required
http://diyaudioprojects.com/Technical/Aperiodic/
http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/aperiodic_membrane.asp



Infinite Baffle
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http://audiogearreviews.com/tech/theory/enclosure_design/infinite_baffle.asp
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxes1.asp


Amplifiers
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http://www.caraudiomag.com/specialfeatures/0111cae_anatomy_power_amplifier/index.html
http://www.subwoofertools.com/forum/setgain.asp
http://www.xtant.com/html/techSupport/crossoversFilters.cfm
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/gainSetting.pdf


Factory Integration
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http://peripheralelectronics.com/
http://www.gmtcny.com/serial%20data.html
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cl5jnJlkLtq...ycar.aspx?&vb=Y
http://www.metraonline.com
http://www.scosche.com/media/pdf/GM_app_guide.pdf
GM Data-Bus/On-star
http://www.pac-audio.com/
http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/appGuidesFSO.asp
Installation Instructions
Vehicle Wiring Diagrams NEW!


Fiberglass Tutorials
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Looking for info... updates coming soon!


Factory Wiring Identification
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http://www.ahdol.com/ -
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/vehicles.html
http://www.modifiedlife.com/car-radio-and-car-stereo-wiring-diagrams/

Wiring - Speaker and RCA theory
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http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm


Common Myths explained
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http://www.bcae1.com/2ltlpwr.htm
http://www.caraudiohelp.com/newsletter/car_audio_myths.htm
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm


Explanations
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- Sub Facing Front or Back? http://www.teamrocs.com/technical/pages/aiming.htm


Software (freeware)
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http://www.audiogrid.com/audio/
http://home20.inet.tele.dk/kou/ubmodel.html
http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml
http://www.speakerworkshop.com/
http://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/bcv.php
http://www.nch.com.au/tonegen/index.html?gclid=CJvxpsT8kZ0CFUdM5QodLVRm2Q
http://www.tucows.com/preview/240287

Gear You Want
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http://www.audiomatica.com/
http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+...FlukeProducts)
http://mobileaudiocontrol.com/product.asp?Product_Id=246998



Circuit Design Sites (General Electrical)
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http://ludens.cl/Electron/Electron.html
http://tangentsoft.net/elec/vgrounds.html
http://tangentsoft.net/elec/


Passive Filter Design
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http://www.trueaudio.com/st_zobel.htm
http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm?id=23
http://www.apicsllc.com/apics/Misc/filter2.html
http://www.ajdesigner.com/crossover/crossoverfirst.php
Bass Blocker Capacitors

Online Retailers – sources for everything else needed to finish the installation
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http://www.davidnavone.com/
http://www.partsexpress.com/
http://www.mcminone.com/
http://www.uscomposites.com/


Misc (Include Description)
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Submit/View Submitted T/S Parameters (better off measuring it with a Woofer Tester)
http://www.thielesmall.com/database.asp

Sound Deadener Showdown v.2
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/

Basic summary - Second Skin, Dynamat Xtreme and RAAMmat BXT are very good products, each with different strengths. The rest I will leave for you to explore.

Edited by keep_hope_alive (10/25/09 08:21 AM)