Car Audio Installations Redwood City - Review of the Alpine CDE HD149BT - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

The CDE series consists of Alpine's CD receiver models. A CD receiver is an in-dash receiver with a built-in CD player. As Alpine's flagship CDE model, the CDE-HD149BT comes with the features you would expect from a high-end car audio head unit.

This model is the only head unit we have reviewed with nine bands on which to adjust the sound output. Furthermore, Alpine created the TuneIt app to allow you to fine-tune your car audio system from your smartphone. However, if you don't want to use the custom equalizer settings, you can choose one of the ten preset curves. In addition to the fine-tuning, you can choose to expand your car stereo system by adding more speakers and an amplifier with the three RCA outputs.

The CDE-HD149BT's CD player is concealed behind the faceplate. To access the CD player, you have to press the Eject button and the faceplate will open, giving you access to the CD slot. The faceplate is also detachable as a theft deterrent, but it can be an alternative means of accessing the CD slot as well. The CDE-HD149BT also includes built-in Bluetooth with an external microphone. Using Bluetooth, you can stream music from other Bluetooth-enabled devices, and make and answer phone calls.

The Alpine CDE-HD149BT has both an auxiliary port and a USB port on the rear of the head unit. To access these ports, you have to run cables through the glove compartment or other pocket, so keep this in mind when you install the CDE-HD149BT. The auxiliary port requires an adapter cable in order to connect your music device. The built-in HD radio is a nice feature, and with an adapter, you can also play satellite radio. This head unit plays MP3, WMA and AAC files.

source: http://car-audio-review.toptenreviews.com/alpine-cde-review.html

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Exotic Car Radar Detector and Jammers Installation Redwood City - Ferrari F430 Radar and New Audio Installation - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Here is a new project we are working on. Installing the K40 Radar detector and diffuser on this Ferrari F430. We are also putting in a new Alpine stereo unit which will provide bluetooth capabilities to play music from your handheld devices wirelessly.

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Exotic Car Parking Assistance System Installation Redwood City - New BMW X6 - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Didn't get the factory parking assistance system and you now regret it. Guess what Monney Audio can install a top of the line parking assistance system in your car like we are doing in the BMW X6. Notice we are pre-pairing to do installations also on the side of the car.

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Exotic Car Radar Detector and Jammers Installation Redwood City - New Porsche Radar Installation - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Here is a project we are currently working on putting in a K40 Electronics hidden radar and jammer system in a new Porsche

Notice how nicely it is hidden in the center of air intake

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Car Audio Installations Redwood City - We Will Install Your Car Audio Equipment Even if You Didn't Buy it From Us - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

This is an in-dash installation on a beautiful Porsche 935 Turbo.  The owner wanted to install his own Nakamichi unit which we are glad to do here at Monney Audio.

"My number one goal, whether you spend $1 or $10,000 is to ensure you have the best soluton for your budget, with the best service and a great experience.”

-Leo Monney

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Car Audio Installations Redwood City - Why Replace Car Speakers? - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Unless you have a relatively late model vehicle that shipped with premium sound, your car or truck is probably begging for an overhaul of its speaker system. One of the surest signs is muddy sound because most OEM car stereo systems ship with “full range” speakers that aren’t really up to snuff when they’re brand new. When you consider the fact that factory car speakers usually don’t have the same build quality as aftermarket units, it’s easy to see how sound quality can degrade so quickly. It's also remarkably easy to replace car speakers if you're just dropping in new 2-way or 3-way units if you use a size guide.

Your factory speakers should also be on the chopping block if you’re building a new sound system. It’s highly unlikely that the original equipment speakers in your car or truck will be up to the task of working with a premium head unit and amp,  so leaving them in place will severely hamstring your new dream system. If you want the most out of your custom car stereo system, your best bet is to replace the “full range” factory speakers with high quality component speakers.

Upgrading Factory Speakers

If you want to squeeze the best possible sound out of your factory sound system, and you don’t have an enormous budget, the speakers are a great place to start. Most OEM systems use “full range” speakers, which means each speaker has a single driver that’s responsible for producing high, medium, and low tones. If you replace car speakers that fall into the "full range" category with 2-way or 3-way speakers that have multiple drivers, the difference in sound quality can be remarkable.

Premium aftermarket speakers also tend to be engineered better and constructed from higher quality materials than factory speakers. Most factory speakers use surrounds that are made out of foam and paper, which deteriorates over time. When the surrounds wear out, the sound quality drops significantly. High quality aftermarket speakers tend to use rubber surrounds that last longer and facilitate the delivery of higher quality bass.

The cones in aftermarket units are often made from denser materials as well. That’s another one of the reasons a high quality aftermarket speaker will typically have better bass reproduction than a similarly sized factory speaker.

Building a Car Audio System From the Ground Up

Replacing your factory speakers won’t make up for a low-powered head unit or amp, which is why many audiophiles choose to design a new system from scratch. In that case, it’s even more vital to replace low quality factory speakers with superior aftermarket units.

In the same way that 2-way and 3-way speakers provide better sound than “full range” speakers, component speakers are even better at reproducing high highs and low lows. Since you can hand pick a head unit and amp to match your speaker configuration, this type of setup will allow you to blow other car audio systems away.

Replacing factory car speakers with real woofers and tweeters is more complicated than just dropping in some 2-way or 3-way speakers, but it allows you to design a real soundstage that’s perfect for your car.

source: http://cartech.about.com/od/Car-Audio/a/Why-Replace-Car-Speakers.htm

by Jeremy Laukkonen

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Car Audio Installations Redwood City - Retro Radio for Classic Cars like the Jaguar XKE - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Jaguar XKE - Retro-Radio with Bluetooth to match the period of the car with USB port by Retro USA. This radio is available for most classic cars.

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Car Alarm Installations Redwood City - Dodge Truck Car Alarm and Electric Windows - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

We are doing electric windows and a car alarm on this Dodge Truck

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Car Amplifier Audio Installations Redwood City - JVC KD-R740BT - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

The KD-R740BT by JVC features built-in Bluetooth, which is great for hands-free phone calls and streaming your music from a Bluetooth enabled device. It also has a front USB port that can be connected to an iPod or iPhone for controlling music directly from the stereo’s controls. Pandora Internet Radio is supported with Apple iPhone so you can thumb up and down songs right from the receiver. The 740BT also features steering wheel controls for a perfect fit into your vehicle. It has 2 sets of 2.5V RCA outputs that can be used to connect multiple amplifiers for use with speakers or a subwoofer. This deck is 50 watts Peak and 20 watts RMS and is cea compliant so you know you can trust these ratings. Check out this product and more at  Monney Audio.


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Car Amplifier Audio Installations Redwood City - Triumph TR6 Instrument Restoration - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

Triumph TR 6 Project - Here are the before pictures. Once this car is restored we will be putting in a complete sound system.

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Car Amplifier Audio Installations Redwood City - Datsun 510 - Trick Installation - Monney Car Audio Redwood City - 650-299-9991

This is an installation we just finished on a 1971 Datsun 510 - Components include a JL Amplifier with Custom fiberglass pods with JL10W3 speakers and custom speaker pods on the rear deck.  The in car unit is an Alpine unit that includes Bluetooth so you can play your ipods etc.

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