Factory speakers usually sound fine when they're new, but they deteriorate over time. We compared speakers of different ages to see how badly they fare.

When you're shopping for speakers, don't forget the tweeter. It's shape and the material it's made from have a direct impact on how your music sounds. Tweeters reproduce the upper frequencies in your music — they're what makes your highs sparkle and come to life, and they're vital for proper soundstaging and stereo separation.

If you want your music to sound great, you can't ignore your car's speakers. Dollar for dollar, new speakers are one of the best ways to improve your car's sound.

A brief video covering the basics of installing car speakers.

With so many speakers available, it's important to understand what to look for. Keep these points in mind, and your system will sound its best.

What kind of a difference do new speakers really make? How difficult will my new speakers be to install? Will my factory radio power aftermarket speakers? Plus other common questions about adding new speakers to your car.

This video gives you a guided tour of Crutchfield's Outfit My Car tool. Learn how you can create a custom homepage for your car on Crutchfield's website and use it to put together a complete car audio system.

Factory speakers are the bane of every music lover's existence. They're just not built to withstand the conditions inside your car over time. Fortunately, we carry all kinds of aftermarket speakers that are built to survive - and thrive - in these harsh conditions.

Your car can be a great place for music listening. Many commuters suffer for hours each day with inferior sound quality that they'd never tolerate from their systems at home. Here are some tips on how to improve sound quality in your vehicle, whether you're listening on a simple factory system or a multi-channel amplified setup.

A 5-minute video that shows the basics of installing a component speaker system in a car.

Replacing your vehicle's factory speakers is one of the easiest ways to get a dramatic improvement in your car stereo's sound quality. In this short video, Crutchfield experts discuss how and why to change your factory speakers.

Getting the right speakers to fit your car doesn't have to be confusing, thanks to Crutchfield's extensive research and database.

Component speaker systems are the best way to get high-quality sound in your vehicle. You'll find lots of choices at Crutchfield, with some important differences among the models. If you keep a few important points in mind, you'll it's easy to make a smart choice.

Installing new speakers is the single most cost-effective improvement you can make to your vehicle's audio/video system. Not only are aftermarket speakers relatively inexpensive, they are typically not difficult to install.

Achieving great imaging is a matter of understanding your components, and how they interact with your vehicle and the people sitting in it. Properly tweaked, your car or truck can be a dynamic "listening capsule" - a fantastic place to listen to music. But in order to get your vehicle to provide that type of environment, you need to compensate for some of its natural limitations.

Learn about the features and technical specifications you'll find included in car speakers.

Confused about what's in the speakers you're thinking of buying? This glossary examines the materials used in constructing car speakers as well as some common speaker design elements.

This brief Crutchfield video takes a quick look at Focal Polyglass series speakers.

Harold Jones, winner of  Virginia's IASCA Sound Quality Challenge, was kind enough to drop by Headquarters to show off his impressive ride. The centerpiece of Harold's system is...

The Crutchfield MasterSheet is a vehicle-specific set of instructions that shows you how to install a receiver and speakers in your vehicle. In this video, we give you a look at all of the work that goes into creating these instructions. What's more, this same research is used to fuel our massive vehicle database. When we tell you we know what fits, we really do.