One Canadian gentleman living in Ottawa and one California-based manufacturer of stereo equipment have together demonstrated how the world has become smaller. After analyzing the information available on the World Wide Web, the Ottawa resident decided to purchase the R Alpine subwoofers, components made by the Alpine Company of Torrance, California. The Canadian wanted to enhance his car audio bass.

Why did a Canadian order a component from a company in California? Details on the R Alpine subwoofer provide part of the answer. The R Alpine subwoofer is made from specially-selected materials. In addition it contains top-quality electrical parts. Most importantly, the R Alpine subwoofer has a Thermal Management feature. The R Alpine subwoofer provides a car owner with an excellent addition to his or her car audio bass system.

Why should any car owner choose to purchase subwoofers with a Thermal Management feature? Knowing the answer to that question requires an understanding of the wiring basics for a car audio system. Let’s review those basics now.

If the subwoofers were wired to the amplifier using a parallel wiring pattern, then the resistance in those subwoofers would be reduced. Of course the reduction in the resistance would lead to an increase in the current passing through each subwoofer. Increased current could cause unwanted heating. A Thermal Management feature limits the chances that such heating could take place. That should explain the benefit of adding R Alpine subwoofers to a car audio bass system.

Now a car audio bass system needs more than subwoofers. It also needs an amplifier. The Canadian who purchased the R Alpine subwoofers also bought an Alpine amplifier. What features in the Alpine amplifier must have caught the attention of the Canadian car owner?

The Alpine amplifier can be adjusted from the head unit. That feature gives the operator of any vehicle equipped with the Alpine amplifier access to custom control and tuning. The Alpine amplifier can offer that feature because it comes with a small interface unit, a unit called KCE-510M. That unit connects the head unit and the amplifier. That unit gives the car owner greater control over the sound quality coming from the car audio bass system.