In 1930, the Galvin brothers built the first in-car radio system, famously known as the Motorola. Slowly, consumers began to expect radio and sound systems in their cars and lower and lower trim ...

There was a time when in-car audio came in the form of AM radio and one lonely speaker. Believe it or not, General Motors offered the fifth-gen Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 with one speaker from the factory.

Japanese carmaker Toyota and American audio equipment producer JBL may sound like they make for strange bedfellows, but these two companies have had a long-lasting collaboration about to enter its ...

Long before screen sizes and digital displays took center stage, automakers wooed customers with premium audio systems. And while the tech has evolved, the allure of high-end sound is still very much ...

The world's top car audio companies are bringing the sound of the recording studio to your car. Newsmakers are Harman, now a part of Samsung; Bose, who recently acquired 2 high-end luxury brands, and ...

The Bowers & Wilkins Premium Sound system in the 2026 Volvo V60 Cross Country Ultra is the best OEM car audio I’ve ever heard. It drenches the cabin in music that’s uniquely both loud and clear—even ...

It wasn't so long ago that car radios were rudimentary pieces of hardware that pumped muddy sound through a single tinny speaker in the middle of the dashboard. But over the last generation several ...

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With recent research from the Federal Highway Administration revealing that more and more of us are spending longer and longer in our cars, Dolby seems to be on a mission to make the estimated three ...

If you’re considering buying a new Audi you will want to read this, as there’s a major sound upgrade coming to a number of the auto maker’s models. From July 2025, new Audi Q7, Q8, A8 and e-tron GT EV ...

That engine roar might be coming from your car's speakers rather than the engine bay. Here's why that happens in some modern ...