As you can imagine, living on an island we sell lots of marine audio here at Certified Sounds. Just like everything else, there are many, many brands of products from which to choose.  Products range from bottom feeder brands to the cutting edge stuff. In our opinion, it does not get any better than JL Audio. They are a Florida based company that specializes in this category, and they do it better than anyone else.

Customers will come into Certified Sounds all the time looking to improve the sound quality and clarity of their car audio system. When the topic of car amplifiers come up, popular sentiment is “I don’t need an amplifier because I don’t play my music loud.” That is a very common misconception in our industry so let’s explore this some more together.

Certified Sounds in Wailuku, Hawaii is proud to offer the new Compustar Dash, a High Definition video surveillance and security system. These products are designed to give the vehicle owner recorded video of incidents that may occur while the vehicle is moving and while it is parked. The benefit to the end user is the ability to prove innocence or fault in challenging situations.

Certified Sounds President and Founder, Derek Pace, has been elected to the Board of Industry Leaders for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®). At CEA’s recent INNOVATE!℠conference in Phoenix, Arizona, the general membership meeting voted unanimously to bring Pace and other industry visionaries to the CEA Board of Industry Leaders group.

Certified Sounds is pleased to announce the long-awaited introduction of Apple’s CarPlay software for the automobile. The operation is incredibly easy. You plug your Lightning cable into your iPhone and the other end into your compatible radio and the unit automatically launches the CarPlay software. You can now control popular apps like texting, navigation, music, and your phone book almost entirely by voice. This allows you to keep your hands on the steering wheel where they belong and your eyes focused on the road ahead. What a great safety feature that will dramatically reduce driver distraction.

Here at Certified Sounds, we feel honored to serve our local community every day. We appreciate the fact that many of our customers do not live “around the corner” and make significant investments in their time to do business with us. We often get asked the question “why should I do business with you instead of buying it on the internet?”  That is a very good question and we feel we have solid answers for you so let’s get right to it.

A remote starter, keyless entry or security system is a great way to enhance the functionality of your vehicle. A remote starter can make dealing with weather extremes much more comfortable. A properly installed security system can let you know if someone damages your vehicle or tries to steal it. If your car didn’t come

When it comes time for buying an upgraded or replacement head unit for your vehicle, there are certainly a lot of options to consider. Size, features, compatibility, and accessories are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to modern source units. Let’s take a look at some basic radio-buying knowledge and a few

Have you ever been on a trip with kids and couldn’t wait to get out of the car? Are you tired of constantly heard the phrase “are we there yet?” We feel your pain. Not only can rear seat chatter be annoying, it is also a dangerous distraction for the driver.  Here at Certified Sounds

Backup cameras are great additions to any vehicle but their limited 180-degree angle leaves the sides of your car unprotected when you back up because you’re forced to look at the dashboard. Fortunately, technologies have come a long way now. The Rydeen 360 camera system attests to that, providing abundant visual information about the surroundings of

While parking accidents usually don’t end with injuries, they do account for a significant amount of driving accidents. Cars and especially trucks have blind spots where the driver can’t see while backing up, which makes it easy to hit a pole or drive over something while in reverse. These blind spots can be countered with

Backing up a vehicle accounts for quite a number of accidents every year. Unfortunately, while most end in damage to the vehicle, some result in personal injury or death.  One of the main reasons why backing up leads to so many accidents is that vehicles have blind spots.  There are several ways to eliminate such