<p>You bought new car speakers — now what? JR and Huffy welcome Peter, a Crutchfield merchandising veteran and former sales trainer, to talk about getting your speakers to live up to their potential. The guys tackle one of car audio's most misunderstood products — <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/g_762/Foam-Speaker-Baffles.html?tp=660&avf=N" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">speaker baffles</a> — and set the record straight on what they actually do, when you need them, and when you might want to grab a knife to make a small modification. From there, it's on to Fast Rings, <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/g_181250/Sound-Deadening.html?tp=61816&avf=N" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">sound deadening (Dynamat, Hushmat, SoundSkins</a> — a little goes a long way), and installation tips that apply whether you're swapping a blown factory speaker or building a seriousupgrade. </p><p>Think of it as all the stuff nobody tells you the first timeyou tackle a car speaker install — but absolutely should. Gotquestions about baffles, sound deadening, or anything car speaker related? Email the team at <a href="mailto:
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[email protected]</a>.And if you want to get ahead of next month's episode — all about making your <em>home</em> speakers sound their best — sendthose questions in too. </p><p><a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/learn/crutchfield-podcast.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here for all things Crutchfield: The Podcast related</a></p><p></p>
