Kenwood Excelon XR-1800 Car Speakers
Kenwood's Excelon XR-1800P speakers feature a huge 7" cone, packed into a frame that will still fit into the factory openings of many Dodge, GM, and Toyota vehicles. A bigger cone moves more air, so your music can have the fullness and punch you don't get with most factory speakers.
Kicker Yellow Series Car Audio Gear
Kicker's Yellow Series of amps, speakers and subs gives you the performance you expect from Kicker at a more affordable price. And this year's models are better than ever.
Focal Component Speaker Integration Kit for VW
Focal's IFVW Golf 6 system provides you with a huge improvement in sound quality by letting you replace the VW's front door tweeters and woofers with a set of custom speakers that fit right into the factory locations and plug into the existing wiring.
Factory vs. Aftermarket Car Speakers Listening Test
Factory speakers are not built to last, so over time they'll deteriorate to the point where they sound truly awful. We set up a blind listening test in our Labs and invited some of our most critical listeners to drop by and see if they could tell a difference in the sound.
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.
Crutchfield Labs Getting Perfect Sound in the Car
Part 3 of our series: Jeff upgraded his speakers again, ran higher-quality wire, and added a processor to sculpt the sound. He had to modify his door a little to get the speakers to fit — but when you want the best, there's no need to let a little modification get in the way.
Polk Car and Marine Speaker Testing
Our video team traveled to Polk Audio to check out the extreme tests that their car speakers and marine speakers undergo.
Infinity Kappa is Infinity's high-performance line of car speakers. They're designed and built to give you excellent sound, especially in an amplified system. Watch as one of our experts shows you why Infinity Kappa Series car speakers are such a popular choice when building a car audio system.
What's Wrong with Factory Speakers?
There's a reason you should replace your factory speakers if you want good sound in your car. In this video, we quickly cover why factory-installed speakers deliver sub-par sound.
Jo's Awesome Kicker Car Audio Upgrade
Crutchfield writer Jo knew her factory audio system wasn't cutting it...she needed a car audio intervention. So she decided to replace her factory speakers with Kicker, and power them with a Kicker amp. Check out Jo's new gear, and ride along with her as she talks about the huge difference Kicker made in her sound.
Focal offers some of the best speakers on the market. This brief video discusses some of the benefits of Focal Access speakers.
This brief Crutchfield video takes a quick look at Focal Polyglass series speakers.
Sound Ordnance car speakers are your best option for replacing your factory speakers on a tight budget. Watch this quick video to learn more about them.
Factory vs. Aftermarket Speakers
OK, so we finally got the video formatting worked out. It's very informal; Matt sat in the back seat with the Canon XSi camera capturing our back-to-front-and-back-again fading demo by moving...
Introduction to Focal Car Audio
Crutchfield's car audio experts Ken and Zak present an overview to Focal car audio products. Focal is a leading name in high-quality sound and Crutchfield is proud to have them in our lineup.
Infinity Reference Car Speakers
Crutchfield experts discuss some of the features that make Infinity Reference Series car speakers such a popular choice when shopping for car audio speakers on a budget.
Crutchfield experts discuss some of the high-performance design features that make JVC Arsenal car speakers a good choice for high-quality sound in your car.
Learn about some of the features that make Alpine Type-S car speakers a strong choice for great-sounding car audio.
Learn about the features that make Polk Audio db series car speakers a popular choice for improved sound.
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.
Upgrading Your Factory Stereo, part 1
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.
Component Speakers Installation Video
A 5-minute video that shows the basics of installing a component speaker system in a car.