Level Up Your Music with DTS Audio

At XTRONS, we’re all about the latest technology and what can be squeezed out of ever more powerful chipsets and hardware. However, we have never forgotten that a great stereo starts with great sound.

A stereo is nothing without great sound

A modern car stereo is way more than just a radio. It’s a data centre, an increasingly sophisticated computer, a mobile office, a family entertainment hub. Technology has presented us with more options than we could have ever dreamed of on our morning commute, and in all likelihood, you may already have some of them in your car. But what about its original purpose?

A Little History

Early car “stereos” were, understandably, rather basic. Disregarding a few enthusiasts who put homespun radios into cars in the 1930s, true car radios started to be a common sight in the 1950s, when AM/FM radios became the norm. The main hurdle had been to develop a radio efficient enough to run off the smaller voltage from a car battery, as opposed to the huge power supplies that valve radios of the time had.

Later, it became common to have something to play your music of choice; at first the well-loved 8-track format, followed by cassettes and then CDs, both of which were common sights until fairly recently. With the advent of digital audio storage, bluetooth connectivity and now smartphone streaming, the technology has been transformed unrecognisably.

Digital sound for a connected world

Thanks to the professional-grade Si47925 DSP chipset employing DTS algorithms, XTRONS’ newest IQ stereos give you hugely powerful sound that adapts to your environment. Integrated 4G and Wi-Fi make it possible to stream audio directly while on the go, so you have access to everything you have at home. What’s more, all the units offer easy smartphone connectivity for both Apple and Android smartphones, so you can go deep into the tech options that this connected ecosystem brings.

Making the best of your space

DTS is an alternative to Dolby surround, giving you stunning and enveloping detail that really transports you elsewhere. As entertainment has evolved from cinemas to living rooms to cars, the humble car radio has become a place where you can find the very latest in technology. Now XTRONS brings you the most immersive, natural-sounding experience you can find, ready to accompany you on any journey.

Surround yourself with great music

We know how a car can be your home away from home. No matter what kind of music or content we enjoy, we all tend to listen to different things as the mood strikes us. Having access to your entire library, coupled with the endless libraries available out there on the internet, makes it possible for you to set the mood moment-by-moment.

Get sucked into your favourite podcasts, enjoy relaxing music while the traffic is hectic, or blast those speakers for something to get your blood pumping. Whatever you choose, the DTS chip and bespoke amplifier circuity makes it sound incredible.

Don’t fear the journey!

As well as including all manner of powerful hardware inside, the IQ series is also fully compatible with our range of add-on accessories. From reversing cameras to help with manoeuvres, to dash cams to bring your insurance premiums down, your stereo becomes the brains of the operation. Alongside the powerful internal hardware, each unit has a suite of I/O options to allow you to customise things exactly how you want them.

High-quality hardware

XTRONS’ units always use brand-name, high quality components, designed carefully for the rigors of automotive use. The importance of this cannot be overstated - having all this powerful processing running on sub-par equipment is a recipe for disaster. Good underpinnings, with authentic parts, mean that everything is purpose-designed and will work as intended. You’d be surprised how often that is NOT the case…

From a Qualcomm processor to an Adreno GPU and the STMicroelectronics audio hardware, your XTRONS stereo is absolutely ready to go, whatever the conditions.

Explore the power of DTS processing, for an immersive and otherworldly sound experience. Now available in select XTRONS stereos.

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