r/CarAV is a subreddit with 157k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses amp, speaker, help, subwoofer, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review head unit, subwoofer, and amp.
For The Car Audio and Video beginners to enthusiast to everything in between! Heads, Subs, EQs, etc... Bring it into our show room. Q&A, Advice, Tips, tricks and tech welcome! If you are new to the hobby, you can subscribe, post and view our wiki for basic starting information. If you are a long time veteran, feel free to use this as a form to discuss with other like minded enthusiasts.
Popular Themes in r/CarAV
#1
Solution Requests
: "Need help with installing amp and subwoofers"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Looking for installer recs for something like this (LA /South Bay CA) - EV SQ build"
13 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Bass Boost Remote: Must-Have Feature or Waste of Money?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "How the fuck can I fix this obnoxious noise ? Is it the rcas is it the ground ?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CarAV
#1
Amp
: "The $85 system, Polk 12 sub and Amp"
56 posts
#2
Speaker
: "Infinity Speakers, alpine deck, and got some sound deadening done. 99 Frontier I've been working on"
45 posts
#3
Help
: "I want to Help him get his system started back up for his first fathers day"
40 posts
#4
Subwoofer
: "Would a 6.5 Subwoofer work well in that spot?"
39 posts
#5
Struggling
28 posts
#6
Audio
: "Feels good when all that work finally catches up"
27 posts
#7
Annoying
24 posts
#8
Head Unit
: "New Head Unit in my Subaru!"
23 posts
#9
Wiring
: "What layout is better for a simple Wiring setup?"
22 posts
#10
Upgrade
: "Made a few Upgrades to the Camaro."
21 posts
Products Discussed in r/CarAV
Flair Used in r/CarAV
#1
Recommendations
: "Looking for installer recs for something like this (LA /South Bay CA) - EV SQ build"
60 posts
#2
Tech Support
: "I bought this from a pawn shop and realized it had no port. Is that normal, will I still “feel the bass”, and if I wanted to could I add a port myself for deeper bass? New to this"
44 posts
#3
Build Log
: "C6 corvette full system install"
37 posts
#4
Discussion
: "I bought this 10inch w7 and enclosure for $800, my buddies at work say i paid too much, is that true?"
29 posts
#5
General
: "Found the holy grail of Pioneer decks at a garage sale today for $3"
18 posts
#6
Review
: "F150 system upgrade"
5 posts
#7
Humor/Memes
: "My battery is fully charged I'm now getting 100v"
4 posts
#8
Music/Video
: "Little demo of my setup"
2 posts
#9
News
: "BOYS, WE'RE FUCKING LIVE !!!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CarAV
Yearly
+29k members(22.3%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026