10 Car Audio brands to sweeten the sound your vehicle makes
1. Pioneer: Formed in 1938 Pioneer was so famous at one point in time that 40% of the duplicates were sold in its name. The company makes and sells Amplifiers, component speakers, Co-axial speakers, subwoofers, head units and audio processors. The premium products are categorized as 'Premier'.
website- www.pioneer-india.in
2. Kenwood-JVC: The Behemoth in car audio and Wireless products joined hands with the electronics giant to form JVC Kenwood corporation in 2008. Till date the products do retain their independent identity. Kenwood makes and sells navigation units, Head units, component speakers, co-axial speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers.The premium products are categorized as 'Excelon'.
www.india.kenwood.com
JVC makes and sells products under JVC mobile brand name. The company makes and sells Multimedia units, head units, co-axial speakers, subwoofers and amplifiers.The premium products are categorized as 'drvn' replacing 'Exad'.
www.jvc.co.in
3. Alpine: Formed by a joint with Motorola Alpine bought out the American company's stake after being founded in 1967. The company range includes head units, multimedia units, sound processors, amplifiers, component speakers, coaxial speakers and subwoofers. Their premium range is categorized as 'F1'.
http://www.alpine-asia.com/india
4. Clarion: Clarion was formed in 1940 in Japan. upto until a few years Clarion had a minority stake in Nissan. The company manufactures Multimedia units, Head units, navigation units, amplifiers, coaxial speakers, component speakers and subwoofers. The company doesn't have a dedicated premium lineup.
http://www.clarion.com/in/en/top.html
5. Blaupunkt: Blaupunkt is one of the oldest car audio manufacturers to date founded in 1923 as 'Ideal'. The company has recently been spun off by Bosch to Aurelius AG. The company produces Head units, co-axial speakers, subwoofer and amplifiers.
www.blaupunkt.com
6. Harman international (JBL, Infinity, Harman Kardon, Mark Levinson): Usually known in India by its brand JBL, was formed in 1946.The Indian arm is mostly taken care of by Sahil International. The company also known for its home audio products makes and sells co-axial speakers, component speakers, subwoofer, amplifiers, Head units and sound processors. The premium products are sold under the Infinity brand name.
www.indiajbl.com
7. Rockford Fosgate: Rockford Corp was founded in 1980 mostly as an amplifier manufacturer. The company manufactures and sells Head units, signal processors, amplifiers, co-speakers, component speakers and subwoofer. The company also has a separate value brand named Lightning Audio. The premium products in Rockford Line are sold under 'Power' name.
www.rockfordindia.com
8. Soundstream: Soundstream is now owned by Power Acoustik which also sells under power acoustik/ epsilon/ Kole/SPL/ farenheit/ Precision power. While the Soundstream of yore competed with Rocford Fosgate for its quality amplifiers (Lil wonder and Human reign) the company had a fall after Chinese took over the market with Duplicates. After a decade the company's products have again been reviewed to have the same quality levels. The company manufactures and sells amplifiers, subwoofers, component speakers, co-axial speakers, signal processors, power management kits, multimedia units, visual displays. Soundstream Human reign and lil wonder are its premium range products.
www.sspl.com
9. Kicker: Kicker car audio is a leader in car audio at present. The company was formed in 1973 and now owned by Stillwater designs inc. The company manufactures and sells Amplifiers, Subwoofers, Component speakers, co-axial speakers, subwoofer boxes and signal processors.
www.kickerindia.com
10.Mcintosh/ Denon/ Boston Acoustics: Denon Marantz holdings or D&M inc has one of the best quality audio brands under its kitty. That is the reason it features here before reputed names such as Focal audio and JL audio. The companys Mcintosh car Head units are supposedly the best in the business while Boston Acoustics manufactures quality speakers. The company has a range of head units, component speakrs, amplifiers, co-axial speakers, subwoofers and signal processors.
www.ap.bostonacoustics.com
website- www.pioneer-india.in
2. Kenwood-JVC: The Behemoth in car audio and Wireless products joined hands with the electronics giant to form JVC Kenwood corporation in 2008. Till date the products do retain their independent identity. Kenwood makes and sells navigation units, Head units, component speakers, co-axial speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers.The premium products are categorized as 'Excelon'.
www.india.kenwood.com
JVC makes and sells products under JVC mobile brand name. The company makes and sells Multimedia units, head units, co-axial speakers, subwoofers and amplifiers.The premium products are categorized as 'drvn' replacing 'Exad'.
www.jvc.co.in
3. Alpine: Formed by a joint with Motorola Alpine bought out the American company's stake after being founded in 1967. The company range includes head units, multimedia units, sound processors, amplifiers, component speakers, coaxial speakers and subwoofers. Their premium range is categorized as 'F1'.
http://www.alpine-asia.com/india
4. Clarion: Clarion was formed in 1940 in Japan. upto until a few years Clarion had a minority stake in Nissan. The company manufactures Multimedia units, Head units, navigation units, amplifiers, coaxial speakers, component speakers and subwoofers. The company doesn't have a dedicated premium lineup.
http://www.clarion.com/in/en/top.html
5. Blaupunkt: Blaupunkt is one of the oldest car audio manufacturers to date founded in 1923 as 'Ideal'. The company has recently been spun off by Bosch to Aurelius AG. The company produces Head units, co-axial speakers, subwoofer and amplifiers.
www.blaupunkt.com
6. Harman international (JBL, Infinity, Harman Kardon, Mark Levinson): Usually known in India by its brand JBL, was formed in 1946.The Indian arm is mostly taken care of by Sahil International. The company also known for its home audio products makes and sells co-axial speakers, component speakers, subwoofer, amplifiers, Head units and sound processors. The premium products are sold under the Infinity brand name.
www.indiajbl.com
7. Rockford Fosgate: Rockford Corp was founded in 1980 mostly as an amplifier manufacturer. The company manufactures and sells Head units, signal processors, amplifiers, co-speakers, component speakers and subwoofer. The company also has a separate value brand named Lightning Audio. The premium products in Rockford Line are sold under 'Power' name.
www.rockfordindia.com
8. Soundstream: Soundstream is now owned by Power Acoustik which also sells under power acoustik/ epsilon/ Kole/SPL/ farenheit/ Precision power. While the Soundstream of yore competed with Rocford Fosgate for its quality amplifiers (Lil wonder and Human reign) the company had a fall after Chinese took over the market with Duplicates. After a decade the company's products have again been reviewed to have the same quality levels. The company manufactures and sells amplifiers, subwoofers, component speakers, co-axial speakers, signal processors, power management kits, multimedia units, visual displays. Soundstream Human reign and lil wonder are its premium range products.
www.sspl.com
9. Kicker: Kicker car audio is a leader in car audio at present. The company was formed in 1973 and now owned by Stillwater designs inc. The company manufactures and sells Amplifiers, Subwoofers, Component speakers, co-axial speakers, subwoofer boxes and signal processors.
www.kickerindia.com
10.Mcintosh/ Denon/ Boston Acoustics: Denon Marantz holdings or D&M inc has one of the best quality audio brands under its kitty. That is the reason it features here before reputed names such as Focal audio and JL audio. The companys Mcintosh car Head units are supposedly the best in the business while Boston Acoustics manufactures quality speakers. The company has a range of head units, component speakrs, amplifiers, co-axial speakers, subwoofers and signal processors.
www.ap.bostonacoustics.com
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