Best Car Audio Magazine

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

Just wondering some personal favorites for a car audio mag.

I am looking for one that does some reviews on different products, some tutorials, and especially pics. Does anyone have a suggestion?

(Local Books a Million didnt have much to choose from)

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I don't think any of them are really worth anything nowadays...

CA&E lost a ton of credibility with me when they published that "review" of the SI Magnum.

The last few issues of Mobile Electronics I flipped through basically were nothing but scantily-glad women and lots of video screens, both of which can be easily found online without having to subscribe to a magazine.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

The last few issues of Mobile Electronics I flipped through basically were nothing but scantily-glad women and lots of video screens, both of which can be easily found online without having to subscribe to a magazine.

Thats what it seemed to me when flipping thru any car mag... Not many pics but lots of advertising and women in bathing suits

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

personally most of everything in my CA&E books can be found on their website.

http://www.caraudiomag.com/index.html

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Well, at least they aren't as unabashedly in bed with snake oil salesmen as mags like Stereophile & The Absolute Sound are. Although both of those do have good reviews of music from decent labels from time to time.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

personally most of everything in my CA&E books can be found on their website.
http://www.caraudiomag.com/index.html

Thanx for the link sir

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

Thanx for the link sir

no problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Like I said, 90% of everything thats in my subscription is on that site.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

ehh i get car audio & elec.

puts some reading material in the bathroom

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

I don't think any of them are really worth anything nowadays...
CA&E lost a ton of credibility with me when they published that "review" of the SI Magnum.

The last few issues of Mobile Electronics I flipped through basically were nothing but scantily-glad women and lots of video screens, both of which can be easily found online without having to subscribe to a magazine.

what did they say about the SI Magnum

 

[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

performance & auto sound, i think thats it....isnt bad to read...if u like custom rides as well. They have a lot of reviews. (I only went thru 1 issue, no subscription)

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I don't know how they got their hands on one, but it wasn't with Nick's blessing or even knowledge of beforehand...they couldn't even get SI's contact information right, apparently they credited it to some shop named "Stereo Integrity" in NY somewhere...

They only gave the driver 300W in an enclosure that was the wrong size for it, and wondered why the output wasn't up to par...

The entire thing was done with about as much class as some 17 year-old that comes on here and says that "yo mayne my sub bangs on sum lil wayne boii"...I expect better from such a magazine.

An official review, done with the full knowledge of SI would have been great, a la the review of the RE MX that was published. But we all know who pays for glossy ad space, and SI ain't it.

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

i put as much credability in the mags as i do such tests as the "12 inch test" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

i put as much credability in the mags as i do such tests as the "12 inch test" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Is there a reason for the attitude?

 

[Salami 10+ year member]

What ever happened to Car Stereo Review? It used to be a pretty decent rag BITD.

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

Is there a reason for the attitude?

what attitude? i found the 12 inch test useless. as the mags are. simple statement. is there a reason for the defensiveness?