Earlier in this series , we talked about the amount of time which people spend in their cars: mostly for commuting, sometimes ...

Whether you're an audiophile or just want a bit more oomph from your car's factory sound system, upgrading your car's speakers is an easy and usually cost-effective way to see some results. Enter ...

There was a time when in-car audio came in the form of AM radio and one lonely speaker. Believe it or not, General Motors offered the fifth-gen Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 with one speaker from the factory.

If it seems like you’ve been spending more time behind the wheel lately, chances are your intuition is correct. Recent studies suggest drivers in North America find themselves in a car for the better ...

“Somebody who cares about how [a car] sounds, they generally care about two things,” Ward told me over the phone. “They care about the spatial presentation—which not all normal people care about—and ...

In 1930, the Galvin brothers built the first in-car radio system, famously known as the Motorola. Slowly, consumers began to expect radio and sound systems in their cars and lower and lower trim ...

The Bowers & Wilkins Premium Sound system in the 2026 Volvo V60 Cross Country Ultra is the best OEM car audio I’ve ever heard. It drenches the cabin in music that’s uniquely both loud and clear—even ...

It wasn't so long ago that car radios were rudimentary pieces of hardware that pumped muddy sound through a single tinny speaker in the middle of the dashboard. But over the last generation several ...

A viral video from inside a Best Buy reignited debate over the collapse of brick-and-mortar car stereo retail.

After the first automobiles became available in the early 1900s, it didn’t take long for people to seek something other than the engine noises to listen to would be nice. And since car audio designers ...

An older car doesn't need a completely new sound system just because it was built before Bluetooth, CarPlay and Android Auto became common. If the radio and speakers still sound fine, you may only ...