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Some Pointers on Choosing a  Bass Amplifier & Their Power Ratings:

So, you’re shopping for a car audio amplifier for your new bass system that you are putting together.  You want at least 1,600 watts because that’s what your friend has and his system sounds great, or that’s what your friends have told you you need.  You shop around and you look at all kinds of amps at different prices.  You’re wanting those watts but your wallet has only so much bucks to spend.  How do you pick out the right amp? 

It’s tough, especially because there’s no real way to compare car amps to one another based on what they say, and the sales people just want to sell you what they want or they don’t really know any more about it than you do (you think).    So what do you do?. . . .  

Of course I can just say “Come to National Auto Sound and Security where the sales people really do know what they’re talking about and no one will steer you wrong.”  But I won’t say that.  Instead I’ll try to explain to you what to be aware of to make a good choice.

First, realize that there exists the big lie.   What’s that?  It’s the advertising of car audio power or watts.  Did you know that in car audio it is actually legal (no federal  laws prohibits it) for the car audio manufacturer to misrepresent the power output of their amplifiers.  Did you know that almost all of them do this to one extend or another and some do it with such exaggeration that it is laughable if you happen to know what is going on.   Why do they do this?  It’s simple.  The bigger number of watts they can print on their amps, the more likely you are to buy it! 

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National Auto Sound is Kansas City’s oldest car audio store.  (See our About Us page)

We specialize in not only car stereo, amps, woofers & car speakers, but also in auto alarms, auto security, remote car starters, keyless entry, in-car navigation, in-car video systems with DVD players, backup cameras, satellite radio, HD radio, bluetooth, ipod & mp3 integration, and more.

 We are authorized dealers for many car audio and car stereo product lines including:  Kenwood, JVC, Boston, Power Acoustic, Panasonic, JBL, Cerwin-Vega, Diamond Audio, Pioneer Premier, Dual, Jensen, Phase Linear.  We are authorized dealers for Micro Alarms, Scytek car alarms and remote starts, Code Alarm alarms & remote car starters, & Auto Start remote keyless starts and car security products.

 National Auto Sound sells and installs more alarms and remote starts in a week than most stores in Kansas City do in a month. No appointment is necessary for us to install your product when you buy it here.  We need only sufficient time in the day. The same is true for service or warranty work. Why are we so successful?  Because we have the best selection of remote car starters and auto security systems at the lowest price.  And we have an experienced staff of installation technicians to do your job right and to do it now. Our sales and installation staff have years of experience.   Most are ASE Certified by the the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (asecert.org) in automobile electronics .  National Auto Sound & Security is a member of both MERA, the Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association (merausa.org), and ICE, the InCarExperts (incarexperts.com).
                                                  
   
                                                 
How about the latest in HD Radio, satellite radio, in-car Navigation, Video systems, and Backup Cameras .  Do you want the latest in car navigation, with an in-dash touch screen with in-dash DVD player, satellite radio,  bluetooth integration for your cell phone, separate control of rear seat video for your kids, and more.  We have it.  We carry a full selection with most models in stock and ready to install for you today.  Browse our site or give us a call.  Come in today.  We are here to serve you.

 Window Tinting - No appointment needed.  You may have to drop your vehicle off for a few hours or more depending on how busy we are.  We use Llumar High Performance Tints, with Llumar’s “Good Anywhere” Nationwide Lifetime Warranty on your automobile window film.

 Big Boom or little boom   We have all types of bass for you.  A fantastic selection of car stereo power amps and subs from low price to high.  We have the car audio woofers, sub boxes and amps to suite your needs.  Whether you’re looking for two channel amps, four channel amps, mono bass amps, Class D amps, small amps or big ones, $79 amps or $1,000 car amplifiers, or even if you don’t know what you need, we have the car stereo products to get your bass to boom and your woofers to …. Woof??

 And we have many different sizes of subwoofers from 8” woofers, 10” woofers, 12” woofers, or 15” woofers, in 4 Ohm, Dual Voice Coil 2 Ohm or DVC 4 Ohm, high power to basic.  Cheap to expensive.  We carry car stereo subwoofers in lots of brands like Boston Acoustic, JBL, Kenwood, Pioneer, Cerwin-Vega, Diamond Audio, Legacy, Pyramid, Lanzar and more.  And many are on display on the showroom floor for you to listen to!

You need a car stereo Subwoofer enclosure or sub box to put the woofer in?  We have a large selection of bass boxes on our showroom floor.  Pickup boxes, hatchback boxes, under seat subwoofer enclosures, custom fit sub boxes. Sealed bass boxes, slot-vented enclosures.  Come by and see.

 Service You say your subs don’t sound right, your car radio shuts off, your after-market alarm is messing up, you need a car alarm remote control, your remote starter doesn’t start, your car speakers sound blown, you want a car stereo power amp installed, you want your car stereo installed, you want your flip-down overhead video system installed.  We can often install your car stereo, auto alarm or video equipment or troubleshoot your car stereo or auto security problems even if you didn’t buy your product here.  (Troubleshooting is finding out what's wrong and fixing it if we can.)  We are here to serve you.  We may not work on everything, but we can do a lot.  Often we can do your car stereo installation or service work the same day, sometimes right away with no wait.  Come by or call.      
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Remote Starts
 Auto Start Confirming Two-Way Remote Start
 


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Car Stereos

Pioneer Premier DEH-P600UB


Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X692


  Headrest Monitors

 

Amplifiers

Kenwood Excelon KAC-X1R Class D Bass Amp

Woofers
JBL 13" P1222/4 Subwoofer
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