Retain Your Audio-Visual Investment With A Scart Splitter

There was a time in Europe where SCART equipment was extremely common. This was a standard that was used to connect items such as video game consoles, televisions and stereos. The reason it became so popular is because it was easy. The system took all of those different connections and signals and brought it all down to one signal. Instead of having to try and navigate the several different standards that existed for audio and video, all people had to do was bring everything together using this system and it all connected simply and quickly. It was almost impossible to make a mistake.

Today, the SCART system still exists because people enjoy the simplicity of it and they also enjoy how it allows them to retain the significant investments they have made in their audio and video equipment. Another reason that people still use this system is because, in some ways, it still offers an extremely superior picture quality than any of the other analogue methods that came along after it. Many of the early DVD players that were sold in Europe were compatible with this system because of the crispness of the picture, regardless of what kind of connection the television had.

As people watched their audio and video components grow, the need for SCART splitters started to grow. Today, there are still plenty of people who use this technology simply because it has withstood the test of time. But as they add DVD players and stereo components to their home theatre system, they start to run out of room on their SCART units. These splitters will allow consumers to add more units to their SCART arrangement and expand their home theatre set-up without having to get rid of all of the equipment they have already invested in.

Car Audio Crossovers - Why You Can't Do Without Them?

I've heard the question asked many times before, 'Do I really need a crossover?' Without wasting any time I quickly answer, 'Yes you do'. Whether it's a passive crossover or an active crossover, your car audio system will never sound good without a crossover. I want to make myself very clear here, so before you get confused let's talk about what a car audio crossover is and why you need one.

A crossover is a filtering device which limits the frequencies that reach a speaker. It splits a music signal into separate frequency ranges and sends them to speakers that are designed to best reproduce each frequency range. For instance, only high frequencies would be sent to your tweeters, midrange to your mid range speakers, and lows to your subwoofer.

The passive crossover is very common. It's basically a capacitor or coil installed on the speaker leads between amplifier and speaker that stops certain frequencies from reaching a speaker. It's relatively inexpensive and easy to install.