Audition speakers before you buy
SpeakerCompare simulates the sound of home and car speakers through your headphones. It lets you compare sonic characteristics between speakers so that you can make a more informed shopping decision.
Why selecting your headphones is important
SpeakerCompare tailors your listening experience to the exact headphones you have, so that what you hear is comparable to auditioning speakers side-by-side in person. Knowing which model headphones you’re using lets us remove any sonic coloring from your experience.
Two different listening modes
In an actual listening room, you'd find that some speakers play louder than others when fed the same amount of power. In equal power mode, you'll hear these differences in loudness as they naturally occur between speakers.
In equal volume mode, we've made the loudness of each speaker about the same. This gives you a more direct comparison of subtle voicing differences between speakers.
Nothing beats listening to speakers in your space
SpeakerCompare gives you a sense of the sonic differences. But performance in the real world is affected by the acoustics of your car or home, your choice of amplification, and your source material. We still believe that the gold standard for auditioning speakers is hearing them in your own environment — that’s why we offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Alexander Hrabe from Crutchfield
Posted on 11/28/2016
Pat, that's correct. At this point, you still need a wired connection to use Apple CarPlay. However, a wireless option will be coming soon.
Pat from Lincoln
Posted on 11/25/2016
hi, so carplay can only be used with a lightning cable.....it doesn't work via bluetooth?
Alexander Hrabe from Crutchfield
Posted on 7/24/2015
HR, no extra data plan is necessary. You'll be using the data plan for your phone. In most cases, all you need to access CarPlay is to have a wired connection between the compatible receiver and iPhone via a Lightning cable. You can confirm requirements related to CarPlay by clicking on the "Details" tab for the receiver that interests you.
H R from San Francisco
Posted on 7/24/2015
Do the Pioneer unit's that have Apple CarPlay require their own LTE cellphone data account or does it just use the cell phone's data connection? To connect the Pioneer unit to the cellphone, does it use a lightening/USB connection, wifi or bluetooth?