A repeat client from Glen Allen, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio looking to upgrade his 2013 Polaris RZR900 audio system. He had an existing system in the vehicle, but was unhappy with its performance. When he was off-road, having the time of his life, he felt that the current audio system could not keep up. Read More…
New Kent Client Upgrades 2011 Ford F250 Audio System
A client from New Kent, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio for a 2011 Ford F250 audio system upgrade. He had already done many performance mods to the vehicle, so the outside looked great, but when it came to the interior, the factory navigation radio was nice, but the stereo system was anemic at best. Initial Read More…
Midlothian Boat Owner Upgrades Chaparral Audio System
A new client from Midlothian, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio looking to upgrade his Chaparral audio system. He had an existing system in his boat but was unhappy with the bass response. Our team of specialists went over the boat with him and took time to listen as he explained his goals for the upgrades Read More…
Chesterfield Dodge Owner Gets Ram Upgrades
A client from Chesterfield, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio looking for some 2011 Dodge Ram upgrades in his beautiful Ram 1500 truck. Our team spent time on getting to know the guy to understand his goals for the truck. What we realized after looking it over with him is that he wanted a navigation system and Read More…
Chaparral Stereo Upgrade For Mechanicsville Boating Client
A client from Mechanicsville came to Extreme Audio with his beautiful Chaparral 224 Sunesta boat. He wanted to upgrade the Chaparral stereo system with something that would really rock. We had done audio work on his friend’s boat and he liked the work, so, when it came time for him to get an upgrade, he Read More…
Mechanicsville Porsche Gets Boxster Audio System Upgrade
A repeat client from Mechanicsville, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio to upgrade his beautiful 2005 Porsche Boxster audio system. He was also looking to gain integration with his smartphone. One of our team members looked over the vehicle with the client, and listened as he explained his goals for the upgrades. After we reviewed all Read More…
Nissan Audio Upgrade Improves Commute For Richmond Client
A client from Richmond, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio looking for a dramatic sound quality improvement to his 2015 Nissan Frontier crew cab. He had audio work done to his previous vehicle and liked the sound improvement, but not the installation quality. He found us online and liked what he saw, so he stopped by Read More…
2006 Chaparral 275 Gets Full Wet Sounds Audio System
A client from Doswell, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio looking to refresh and update the marine audio system on his 2006 Chaparral 275. We sat down with the client and discussed how he used the boat, and what improvements he would like to make. We asked him several questions and offered suggestions along the way. Read More…
Your Truck Sounds Great, Why Settle For Less On The Water?
Have you ever noticed that, when you get out of your vehicle and into your boat, your audio system does not compare? Richmond area’s Extreme Audio is here to help. There is no reason your music should suffer when you go out for a day on the water. In fact, we can make your marine Read More…
New Kent Fisherman Brings 18 foot Parker In For Audio System
Summer is quickly approaching and everyone is starting to think about getting on the water. Now is the perfect time to prepare your boat for the warm weather. That is just what this client did with his new 18 foot Parker boat. To provide plenty of great tunes on the way to his favorite fishing Read More…
Mercedes Benz S500 Radio Upgrade for Arlington Client
We were recently contacted by a client with a 2005 Mercedes Benz S500. The display for the radio had stopped working and the client wanted to use the opportunity to upgrade to more current technology. After talking with the client we found out his specific needs and put together a package that would give him Read More…
Richmond Harley Audio Upgrade Creates Radical Improvements
A repeat client from Richmond, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio with his beautiful 2010 Harley Davidson Street Glide, looking to upgrade its audio system. We had performed a Harley audio upgrade on this bike awhile ago, and he came back to us for a serious update. We sat down with the client and went over Read More…
2013 Harley Street Glide Gets Arc Audio And Alpine Upgrade
A repeat client from Ashland, Virginia, came to Extreme Audio wanting to upgrade the audio system on his 2013 Harley Street Glide. We had done a previous upgrade on the audio system, and he came to us for two reasons: He was having issues with the stock Harley radio, and he wanted it to play Read More…
MB Sports B52 Marine Audio Enhancement For Charles City Client
A client came to us with his MB Sports B52 looking to crank it up quite a few notches for the summer. After some time listening to the different marine audio options we offer, he decided that a slew of JL Audio, Wet Sounds, and ARC Audio would fit the bill! We upgraded the factory Read More…
Wet Sounds & Extreme Audio Rock This 2013 Chaparral
We recently talked to one of our marine audio clients from last year. We realized that his boat hadn’t made the switch over from our old web site to the new one! Being one of the larger boat installs that we did last year, we figured we ought to post it up for everyone to check out! We can neither Read More…
Land Rover Audio Upgrade Is The Second For This Ashland Client
A regular client from Ashland, VA stopped by with his new 2006 Land Rover looking to upgrade the audio. We had done a virtually identical model for him before, and he wanted the same setup but this time, with a little bit more kick to it! We started with an Alpine navigation with a 7″ screen in Read More…
Wakeboarding Boat’s Audio System Is Top Notch!
A client from Williamsburg recently came back to us for some additional work on his Axis A22 Wakeboarding boat. We realized we had forgotten to take pictures last year when we originally did the install. As you can see from the pictures, this is a serious wake boarding boat. Naturally it needed some seriously nice wakeboarding Read More…
What Is A Gain Control? (It’s NOT a Volume Control)
What’s your first move after getting a new amp installed? Find the gain knob, crank it to 11 and party! Otherwise you’re just wasting power, right? Here’s some news: setting your gains incorrectly doesn’t only hurt your sound quality, it will damage your gear as well. A great car audio system requires proper tuning and gain controls Read More…
Marine Audio Upgrade Rocks This Concept
Did you know that we install a lot of marine audio upgrades at Extreme Audio? A Mechanicsville client recently came in ready to have a stereo and speakers installed into his 2004 Concept, just in time for Memorial Day weekend! After listening to the speakers, and going over the options with James, he decided on a Clarion Read More…
How Much Amplifier Power Do I Need?
We are asked this question all the time: “How much amplifier power do I need?” Simply put, the amount of amplifier power that you need will depend on what you are trying to do. Higher frequencies require less cone movement to reproduce, thus less power is required. A good amplifier for midrange and highs needs Read More…
Mechanicsville Marine Audio Client Outfits 2002 Malibu Sunsetter
A Mechanicsville client recently came to us with his 2002 Malibu Sunsetter in search of an add-on Clarion remote and tower speakers. We have been offering marine audio solutions for years and, after looking over the options, we decided Wet Sounds and ARC Audio would fit the bill perfectly. We added a Wet Sounds 10″ Read More…
Ford F350 Audio Installation Repurposes Equipment
A client came to us with some equipment he had pulled from a prior vehicle looking to have it installed in his new 2014 F350! We hooked our real-time analyzer and our oscilloscope to his existing Ford Sony system. After some testing, we determined that the AudioControl LC7i would be a good choice to interface with Read More…
Top 5 Ways to Make Your Car Audio System Sound Better
You’ve lived with the factory system for a while, and you’re ready for better sound. So where do you start? Here are five steps to get that live concert sound that you are looking for from your car audio system. 1. Upgrade Your Speakers The first step, and the most bang for the buck, is to upgrade Read More…
Camaro Gets 1100 Watts Of Alpine Bass
This client from Petersburg, VA recently emailed us about upgrading the audio in his Camaro. He had recently bought an enclosure for two 10″ subwoofers, and wanted to find the right match for subs and an amp to run them. Another shop had given him the cold shoulder since he had his own enclosure, so Read More…
“It’s a 2000 Watt Amplifier. It Says It Right There!”
Think again. As with almost every other shop in the country, we often have clients who come in with “big” amps and even bigger expectations. Stamped on the top of the amp is some outrageous claim of “2000 watts” and on the side are two 30 amp fuses. Of course the client wants to Read More…
Audibles: How To Make Sense Of Car Audio Terms
Don’t you hate when your read about a product and don’t know what some of the words and phrases mean? At the store, we work hard to make things easy for our clients. That means using plain language whenever we talk about the high-tech mobile audio products we sell. However, if you’re still curious what Read More…
Golf Cart Audio “Upgrade” Features Over 3000 Watts of Power
At Extreme Audio, we’ve always wanted a way to demo a full-blown Wakeboarding Boat stereo system, but didn’t have the boat to do so. We decided to do the next best thing and built an insane EZ GO golf cart! This thing is the real deal, and shows off some of the custom fiberglass work Read More…
Range Rover Navigation Upgrade Delights Henrico Client
A regular client of ours recently bought a Range Rover. He was so thrilled with the Alpine Navigation we had installed in his BMW 740LI, he just had to have one for his new ride! We fabricated a new custom radio mount for the Alpine INE-W927HD navigation unit to fit nicely in the front. With Read More…
Audi RS5 Gets Custom Molded Subwoofer Upgrade for Mechanicsville Client
This project was completed for a previous client of ours from Mechanicsville. He came in with his new Audi RS5 looking to add more bottom end to the existing factory car audio system. He had seen reports of the new JL Audio TW3 shallow mount woofers and was interested in molding something like that into Read More…