/r/CarAV/

r/CarAV

158k members
r/CarAV is a subreddit with 158k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, annoying, audio, help, and stereo, 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
: "Pioneer TS-W3004SPL Enclosure"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Got a question about CarPlay modules with Infiniti’s"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/CarAV

#1

Struggling

28 posts
#2

Annoying

24 posts
#3

Audio

18 posts
#4

Help

16 posts
#5

Stereo

12 posts
#6

Speaker

9 posts
#7

Hard Time

9 posts
#8

Amp

9 posts
#9

Installing

8 posts
#10

Head Unit

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/CarAV

Head Unit

66 reviews
#1
Kenwood
4.5 from 20 reviews
#2
Sony
4.5 from 14 reviews
#3
Alpine
4.2 from 6 reviews

Subwoofer

31 reviews
#1
Kicker
4.3 from 4 reviews
#2
JL
4.7 from 3 reviews
#3
Edifier
4.0 from 3 reviews

Amp

19 reviews
#1
Stinger Audio
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Helix
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Musway
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/CarAV

#1
Tech Support
: "I removed my Kicker L7 12" Sub and stored the sub speaker wire using WAGO connectors"
38 posts
#2
Recommendations
: "Raspberry Pi as a DSP"
36 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Ditching Apple’s compression for Qobuz WAVs: Financing a DSP "Cardiac Bypass" on my new JL Audio system."
11 posts
#4
General
: "Subwoofer voice coil not working"
9 posts
#5
Music/Video
: "Bench Test"
3 posts
#6
Build Log
: "Sound proofed my car"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/CarAV

Yearly
+28k members(21.5%)

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Last updated: July 7, 2026