If you’re looking to kit your car out with some superior speakers or a subwoofer, Crutchfield is the place to go today. Right now, there’s a huge sale on Alpine subwoofers and speakers with nearly 50 different items forming the sale. As there are so many options, the best idea is to hit the button below to see what’s around. If you don’t know where to start though, read on while we take you through some great items in the sale.
Buying the best aftermarket car speakers are important for anyone who spends a lot of time on the road and is currently dealing with a mediocre sound system. One good starting point in the Alpine sale is the Alpine S2-S65 2-way speakers for $104 instead of $130. You get two 2-way speakers with a polypropylene/glass fiber/mica woofer with a specialized rubber surround. There’s a one-inch silk dome tweeter with speakers able to handle up to 80 watts RMS with 240 watts peak power. The grilles aren’t included but the factor ones should be fine for most purposes.
Another option is the current top seller — the Alpine S2-S65C for $30 off so they’re down to $130 from $150. The 2-way component speaker system has a 6-1/2-inch glass-fiber woofer cone with High-Amplitude Multi-Roll surround along with a 1-inch silk dome tweeter with threaded removable housing.
If you want to keep costs down with your upgrades, there’s always the Alpine S-S10TW for $72 for the pair instead of $90. The pair of 1-inch silk dome tweeters with in-line passive crossovers, and swivel flush-mount hardware which is included. For a subwoofer, consider the Alpine W12S4 for $80 instead of $100.
If you can afford to invest, try the Alpine R2-S653 for $480. It usually costs $600 so you’re saving $120. The set comes with two woofers, two woofer grilles, two midrange grills, two tweeters, two crossovers, two tweeter grilles already installed, and all the other hardware you could need. It promises a full-bodied, six-speaker experience that is high-res capable.
Just a few of the speakers and accessories in the Alpine sale at Crutchfield, we strongly suggest you take a look for yourself. You know best about what you need for your car so take a look now and find what works for your needs and budget. Don’t expect the sale to last for long.
BYD has launched the third-generation Qin Plus DM-i in China, and the first thing that caught my eye is its price. According to CarNewsChina, the plug-in hybrid sedan starts at 79,900 yuan, which is about $11,980. That’s an incredibly low price for a brand-new car, especially by US standards.
What’s even more impressive is the range. The Qin Plus DM-i can drive up to 137 miles on electricity alone, which should cover most people’s daily commutes without using a drop of gas. Once the battery runs out, the 1.5-liter engine takes over. Thanks to its 17-gallon tank and roughly 91 mpg with a drained battery, the combined range reaches up to 1,423 miles.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.