Have you ever been driving in your car and all of a sudden your favorite song comes on the radio? Well what’s your first natural inclination to do? Turn up the volume of course! For some this can be an awesome exhilarating experience, but for others, well lets just say it might leave them feeling somewhat disappointed. What’s the determining factor that separates the two? It’s whether you have a good amplifier or not. Amplifiers are one of the most overlooked components of a good car audio system. For those of you who still have the factory stereo installed in your car, have you ever noticed that when you increase the volume beyond a certain level, you begin to hear weird scratching sounds coming from your speakers? This is the result of clipping. It happens when your amplifier runs out of power and cannot properly fulfill the requirement of the amount of power that you are asking it to put out. This is exactly what happened when you decided to crank up the volume on your factory car stereo, the amplifier that is in the radio that comes with your car cannot put out the amount of power you are asking it to. You need an amplifier. So where do we start in choosing out the best amplifier to suit our need? Well that’s what we’re here to help you find out. Here’s a guide to buying the best amplifier to suit your needs. For those of you on a tight budget, the best place to start is by upgrading the head unit, better known as the radio. Upgrading the head unit can give you a substantial increase in power and a very noticeable difference in sound quality even with the factory speakers still installed.Now it’s time to move on to the big stuff. For those of you who have already upgraded your head unit, but are still yearning for more power, want the optimum in sound quality, and/or thinking about adding on a subwoofer to your system, you are going to have to buy a full standalone amplifier, or better known as a “power amplifier.” It is a complete separate entity apart from your head unit. These amplifiers are usually mounted either under the seat or in the trunk of your car. Installation is also a bit more difficult than installing a new radio.Power amplifiers come in a variety of different flavors. There are many different types of power amplifiers, and many different specifications that come with them. Given all of this information, where do we start? The first place to start, is deciding how many channels you need to power. Car amplifiers usually power anywhere from Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society