Blog 16: Questions Interview 4

!) What is most important in obtaining the best performance out of a car audio system?

2)How well do capacitors work in power loss and what else do they help do?

3)Why are ground wires so important, and is it possible to have to much ground?

4) How does power affect the sound of the system, does to much energy affect it, what are ways to fix these problems besides capacitors?

5)Does the head unit affect the sound quality even if you replace speakers and install amplifiers, and why?

6)What different type of crossovers are there and how do they differ?

7)Does the positioning of the speakers and components affect the sound? 

8)Does the audio source affect the reproduction of the sound for example, through an equalizer, cassette converter blue tooth etc...?

9)How does the size shape, and material of the speaker enclosures affect the sound?

10)Does amplification distort more than it cleans? What amplifier class is the best class for bass and for highs?

11)Does regular replacement of connectors and cleaning of equipment help audio performance? 

12)What effect does the usage of different sizes in wires in places they should not be used have?

13)What math do you use on the job for installations?

14)What is the best ideal system in your opinion and why?

15)I have seen breakers been used at times instead of fuses and fuse holders, what are the advantages and disadvantages to a breaker?

16)How can line noise be minimized?

17)How can engine noise be minimized?

19)What does a digital processor do and does it really help?

20)Does music dancing equipment affect he car sound?

Senior Project: Update

Today at mentorship i learnd the rue power and importance of ground. A damaged, loose, or improper ground wire can be the result of, crippled performance, and distortion. I have found a couple of people that are very interested in me installing an audio system into their car, my deal with everyone i have approached is, I charge nothing for installation, and they pay for all the equipment.

Blog 16: Answer #2

1.  What is your essential question?
What is most important in obtaining the best performance out of a car audio system?
2.  What is your second answer to your essential question?
The most important in obtaining the best performance out of a car audio system, is knowing the equipment, knowing where to safely install the system and its components and knowing how to do it, also thinking quick to be able to do it.
3.  What are three details to support or justify your second answer?
Basic wiring, ground, power, remote, illumination. Knowing where to place a screw. Knowing where you can reach a wire from.
4.  What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
My mentorship taught me this and, Auto Audio by Andrew Yoder.
5.  What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by continue to do mentorship and find another book on my topic.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Proposal

For my second independent component I will now tackle the full installation of multiple systems (complete or not) into many different cars and create comparisons. What I mean by complete or not is, the system can have all the components to be considered a full system or have a few of them. I will also create improvements in already installed aftermarket systems and also log he differences in the sound improvement. I will also try to make maybe  two custom designs into two cars and I know this indeppendent component will be more than 30 hours because my custom design took over 70 hours last time, and this time I will be doing atleast 2. Also the installation of units can range from 2-3 hours I would probably need to make installations into about 15 cars which I know I can do.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

I Daniel Leon affirm that I have completed my Independent Component which represents more than 3 hours of work.

Mentor:
Jorge Cardenas
(909)539-8209

In my Independent Component I created a subwoofer enclosure out of MDF wood, Fiberglass and Bondo, and created an amp rack out of MDF wood and speaker coth. I also replaced fron door speakers, installed an equalizer, two amplifiers, a fan, and an epicenter. I also ran wires, troubeshooted issues and leveled the sound.

This Component demonstrates way more than 30 hours because creating cutom boxes and racks take time, especially to fit everything into a certain area, thi project has allowed my to notice th differences in enclosure types and sound and has also helped my learn how to level the sound on a car. The component also allowed me to run wires and safey and neatly install components ino a vehicle because it gave me practice and experience. It also helped my with toubleshooting because i realy have to think to find the problem at hand.

This Component helped me answer my EQ because I had to wire everything properly not do things half fast, I found differences in enclosures and enclosure materials. For example, I chose to make my enclosure ported and out of fiberglass because fibergas expands and muffles the sound a bit but the ports allow it to jump to the next beat quickly, giving it a rolling sound. It really helped me with location because often the size, purpose, and layout of the electronic determined its position and wire running.

Log Hours
Materials List

Blog 13: 30 Minute Lesson Plan

Car Audio 30 Minute Lesson Plan

Note: Activity is subject to change.

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. What is the most effective way to install a car audio system and what is the most important factor to take into consideration when doing so?
2. What is better, fiberglass or wood speaker enclosures?
3. How would you use fiberglass and wood in car audio installation, besides in speaker enclosures?
4. Does the location of interior features, such as seats and size, affect the quality of sound reproduction in a car?
5. What components, in your opinion make the best audio system, and why?
6. I have heard many things about capacitors, do they really work, and of not, are there certain ones that work?
7. Does battery power and power stability contribute to distortion?
8. What brand components do you recomend, and what brands do you use?
9. In certain cars, amp and speaker cables are ran differently, is this because of just a lack of room or is it optional, and what is your favorie way to run these cables?
10. Do you think car audio will soon have a massive revolutionary breakthrough that will completley change car audio, and instalation?