Life is loud. Tune it out and relax. Work, conference calls, video calls, video games, kids, pets, ringtones, construction, and more assault your sense on a daily basis and sometimes we just need a break. That’s why spas use soft, relaxing music and the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful. Lincoln has set out to recreate…
Listen Up, Everyone! Revel Speakers Shows Us How to Get The Best Sound in the Car
What are some of the first things you do when you get in your car? For me, it is starting the engine, putting my seatbelt on, and finding the rights songs to listen to. Either it is on the radio or from one of my connected devices. Did you ever wonder why your speakers are…
School Drop Off: How to Set the Right Mood
Making things seem normal in a dystopian pandemic may seem impossible, but you can do it. Even in the best times school drop off can be a challenge. Mornings suck, and teachers and other students can make them even more unfun. Tests are stressful, homework can be hard and in general, things can just be…
Fresh Holiday Playlists for the Road (or the House)
In case you just can’t get enough. I’m counting down the minutes until I can ban Christmas music until next Thanksgiving. As much as I love the holidays, the only song I truly love is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas,” which I can sing all year long. Apparently, so can a lot of…
You Need to Hear This: A Concert Quality Car Stereo, From Acura and Grammy Winner Elliot Scheiner
Your car is the perfect place to listen to music, right? A premium car sound system should be just as perfect. Elliot Scheiner was mixing an album for the Foo Fighters and needed the band to listen to the tracks he was working on. But he was on one side of LA and they were…
6 Ways to Test a Car’s Audio and See If It’s Right For You
Your music should sound awesome in your car, right? It’s one of those details that often gets overlooked when purchasing a new vehicle. We may even consider it a “take what you get” type of value. However, under-performance in this area can quickly cause tension, frustration, and can end up costing more money to upgrade…
Date Night, Family Time, Baby Sitter: How Do You Watch Movies in Cars?
From drive ins to built in movie screens, movies in cars have evolved. Growing up, watching a movie in a car meant my parents loaded my brothers, sister and me in a station wagon and went to the drive in. We hooked up our radio to the drive-in’s sound system and the tinny audio filled…
Detroit Says the Family Car is Back!
The 2016 Detroit Auto Show focuses on family. During the past couple of days AGirlsGuidetoCars explored the Detroit Auto Show – browsing the concept cars, new 2016/2017 releases and listening to the reactions and comments of the other spectators. We’ve noticed a common denominator in both what we were seeing on the show room floor and…
6 Entertaining Podcasts for the Road
Want to find a way to keep yourself awake and entertained in the car? It’s not easy to do and still keep your eyes focused on the road. Unless you’re listening to a really engrossing audiobook or even a podcast. Yes, what’s old is new again. While podcasts have been around for years and even…
The Secret Lives of Minivans: Toyota Sienna’s Rockin’ Remix
Look, Mom: a shiny new, cool and blinged out Toyota Sienna. Minivans are the ubiquitous cars of school drop-offs. Sometimes they’re shiny and new with infotainment systems that have turned them into living rooms on wheels. Other times, they’ve been around that carpool lane more than once and are simply the family hauler hanging on…