The top story and the stop 10 stories in CEoutlook this year were not what you might expect.
The number one story, with over 10,000 clicks reflected interest in an aftermarket version of Tesla-style radios.
There was also a remarkable amount of interest in Soundstream’s double screen VRN-DD7HB radio.
Pioneer’s lower cost CarPlay radios, announced early in the year, received a lot of attention as well.
If we were to summarize 2017, it was a year that powersports audio spiked in sales and the product offering in UTV and motorcycle audio expanded.
We saw a broader adoption of digital signal processors (DSPs) as more consumers elect to keep their factory radio when adding amplifiers and speakers.
A new kind of amplifier interface emerged that installs between the head unit and factory amp, making it even easier to keep the factory radio.
CarPlay continued to decline in price and the first wireless CarPlay radio arrived from Alpine.
We expect all these trends to continue into 2018, with new ones to emerge at CES next month.
Here are the 10 most clicked-on stories in CEoutlook for 2017:
New Radios Bring a Tesla-Style Screen to Your Truck
21 Year Old opens Car Audio Shop and Kills It
A Staggering Forecast For 12V Installers
Industry Loses A Number One Rep
New Pioneer CarPlay Radios Hit $400; Include Waze
Soundstream Robbed of Dual Screened Radio Prototype
Window Tint Sales Decimated In This State
A Second Distributor Exits Car Audio This Year
Some other top stories in 2017 include:
First Motorcycle DSP Now Shipping
New ESCORT Custom Radar Detector Debuts This Week
Sony, Kicker Turn Away $Millions
