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 enlarge | Author: Mark Rumreich
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 423486
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0071448470
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.277
EAN: 9780071448475
ASIN: 0071448470
Publication Date: April 29, 2005
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 Not very helpful for a beginner do-it-yourself May 3, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book covers a lot of basics, but it contains virtually no help with running your wires through your car, which to me seems to be the biggest logistical problem with installing car stereo, when you are an amateur. The step of wiring your amp to your car battery is explained in a line or two, with no hints on how to retrieve the wires on the other side of the car's firewall.It also is a shameless plug for Crutchfield, their name gets mentioned every second page or so.
Contains some helpful tips April 26, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
With a book of almost 300 pages I expected much more detailed explanations. The author introduces technical aspects but hardly ever explains what they mean ie cross over slopes. Set-up information is limited to wiring diagrams, you never seen any real installation pictures. And then there are diagrams for dual preamps head outputs but the pictures show one one set going to the amps. Then there is a huge chapter on subwoofers and the author gives no information on techniques for mounting the box to the car. The head installation was way to general. Good points made are setting up speakers for best ohm ratings (serial vs parallel), determining voltage with a multimeter, what power cable gauge to use. The book is several years old and seems out of date on some subject matter. There is also a lot of dialog on things that are obvious. Consider this book for tips, not as a bible for installing since you won't find too much on how to actually install anything.
 Car Stereo Cookbook - A Must Have Reference Book March 30, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had a basic knowledge of car stereo before I purchased this book. The book helped me to design and install a multi speaker/multi amp system in my truck. It explained in great detail how to choose your components,especially speakers and speaker boxes. I found it well organized in that the author leaves no stone unturned. There are lots of details which help make your install more professional. The book gives you the tools to create a system that is right for your vehicle. To me this book is well worth the money and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to design/install their own system
good review October 16, 2003
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Its a good book, you do need a little knowledge of car audio but not too much is required. I recommend it as more of a reference for experienced car audio fanatics or the amateur.
 NOT FOR AMATURES!!! July 24, 2003
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is certainly not for amatures. This book was so full of technical mumbo jumbo and wiring diagrams that I thought I needed a degree in electrical enginering to understand. This book is NOT for beginers. The true content of the book is there but it's garbled and hard to, for an amature to understand and I personally have installed a stereo in my own car and was very confused. If you can interpret electrical diagrams and can deal with the lack of color, pictures, common language, clearly defined definition, you may enjoy this book but if you dont then definetly look elsewhere
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