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People often complain about the sound quality of their audio systems, but they often fail to notice the quality of the audio files being played. For the best in-car audio experience, the source of the audio files is just as important as the components of your car's audio system.
The problem with digital music files is that they are often over-compressed, which results in a loss of audio clarity. Many of us have our own old music collections that we either purchased years ago or acquired from someone. If these collections are a decade or more old, they are likely to be heavily compressed. As a result, you will not get the desired sound quality.
In this regard, the best practice is to switch to a lower level of compression or acquire audio files encoded in a lossless format (also known as high-resolution or HD audio). The type of format determines the quality of the audio file. Formats such as MP3 and AAC offer traditional quality, while other formats such as ALAC, WAV and FLAC offer high resolution and better sound quality. The only problem is that since they take up more storage space on your device, you may not be able to carry your entire connection with you - in all fairness, unless you're planning a very long trip, which you don't need to.
Car horns, harsh tires, chattering crowds, hawkers, and more - the environment outside your car is filled with all sorts of noise. Fortunately, however, these noises can be controlled through the use of soundproofing materials. Unless you've already taken some steps in this regard, you must have noticed that cars don't have very effective mechanisms to keep road noise out - and this can ruin your entire musical experience.
One of the fastest, and perhaps cheapest, ways to reduce noise is to install damping materials in the spaces of your car that are most susceptible to outside noise. For example, you can place Dynamat sheets inside the door panels and under the carpeting to absorb road noise. You can do the same for the hood to prevent engine noise from entering the car.
You can also install other similar damping materials in the space around your speakers to ensure that speaker vibrations don't break through your car's metal frame and create annoying hums and rattles. It is the air inside the car that needs to vibrate in order to get clear, crisp sound quality. By ensuring this, you can greatly improve the audio quality of your car.
The bass part of the sound is especially notorious for causing excessive vibrations in the metal frame of the car. Therefore, if you're a bass enthusiast and you're installing a subwoofer, make sure you line the floors, walls, and the inside of the trunk lid with damping material.
As we said at the beginning, enhancing your car stereo is not a destination but a journey; you don't need to do everything at once. You can take your time and upgrade according to your requirements and budget, while enjoying the sweet musical fruits of your labor at every stage of the upgrade.
