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Oklahoma City, Okla. January 4th, 2019 -- Starting 2019 off right, DD Audio will be attending the CES Showdown during CES Weekend in Las Vegas, Nev., January 12th and 13th. Billed as The Biggest Audio Show on The West Coast, CES Showdown 2019’s proximity and relationship with one of the most attended conventions in the world makes it a must for industry-heads and bassheads alike. In DD Audio’s case, those are one in the same. Sales and Marketing Manager Kevin Doyle and NW Sales Rep and all around Wiseguy Aaron Trimble (featured in the DDKong Series) will be on hand to represent DD Audio at this year’s Showdown.
CES Showdown 2019 is a quadruple organization sanctioned two day event. Competitions will be held for USACI, IASCA, DBDRAG, and MECA with the biggest names in the game competing for trophies, prizes and an early ranking in the 2019 competition season. In addition to the standard formats there are rumors of this year’s Showdown featuring a couple of very popular unsanctioned classes; a 3 minute Deathmatch and the new True Loud class. Kevin and Aaron will be on hand Saturday to support the competitors as well as answer any question attendees may have about what DD Audio has in store for 2019. On Sunday, Demo Day and Chill Day, make sure to stop by the DD Audio Booth and see what’s shakin in the DD Work Van while the team tries to earn one of this years, sure to be coveted, official demo vehicle shirts. DD encourages bassheads, competitors and fellow industry reps alike to come and start their 2019 car audio show season off with a bang.
Oklahoma City, Okla., August 8, 2018 -- DD Audio will round out this years MEA events by attending KnowledgeFest Dallas, August 17th-19th. KnowledgeFest is much more than a simple industry meet and greet. It’s an opportunity for manufacturers, shop-owners, installers and everyone in-between to exchange ideas. The mobile audio industry requires knowledge in the ever advancing technologies, installation trends, and current business tactics. KFest brings everyone together with the solitary focus of continuing their education in these areas and more. This is a point of passion for DD Audio and is why they continue to partner with MEA at the Diamond Level after being involved with the event for several years.
DD Audio can be found displaying at booth #111 where they will be showcasing a 2008 Harley Electra Glide Classic outfitted with a monster 16 speaker DD Audio system that includes a couple of their newest offerings, the D4.75 mini amp and the DSI-2 DSP.
DD will also be hosting two educational training seminars for current and future dealers. The first class, “The Brick and Mortar Brand” (Friday, August 17th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm), will focus on DD Audio equipment and the importance of brand exclusivity as a sales tool. The second class “Anatomy of a Subwoofer” (Saturday, August 18th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm), is a fun and well reviewed course that offers hands on, expert guided subwoofer design knowledge and build training.
The team representing DD Audio at K-Fest Dallas 2018 is looking forward to the fellowship that is always present at these events. Attendees are encouraged to visit them at the booth, partake in a DD training or just stop them wherever they can be found as they always welcome questions, ideas, and feedback.
To sign up for a DD Audio training, please click here.
Oklahoma City, Okla., February 12, 2019 -- DD Audio will once again be kicking off 2019 by attending KnowledgeFest Long Beach Feb 23rd-25th. The DD team is excited to be on the exhibit floor, booth #1610.
DD feels KnowledgeFest is much more than a simple industry meet and greet. It’s an opportunity for manufacturers, shop-owners, installers and everyone in-between to exchange ideas. The mobile audio industry requires knowledge in the ever advancing technologies, installation trends, and current business tactics. KnowledgeFest brings everyone together with the solitary focus of continuing their education in these areas and more. This is a point of passion for DD Audio and is why they continue to partner with MEA year after year.
DD will be hosting two educational training classes at the event. The first class, “DD Audio, 2019 Product Training” (Saturday, February 23rd, 1:45pm - 5:45pm), will explain what makes DD Audio one of the best brands in the industry to partner with as well as provide an overview of product offerings for 2019. The second class “DD Audio, ESP Subwoofers: Better, Stronger, Louder” (Sunday, February 24th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm), will treat attendees to an in depth explanation of the ESP design features as well live demonstrations of ESP parts in action.
The team representing DD Audio at KnowledgeFest Long Beach 2019 is looking forward to the fellowship that is always present at these events. Attendees are encouraged to visit them at the booth, partake in a DD training or just stop them wherever they can be found as they always welcome questions, ideas, and feedback.
Click here to sign up for a DD Audio training.
Oklahoma City, OK, March 23, 2017 -- DD Audio will be attending Knowledge-Fest, Indianapolis, IN (April 9-11). The focus at this year’s show will be empowering DD dealers with the tools needed to properly market and install DD Audio products.
The DD Work Van will be on display at booth #230 showcasing its 20,000 watt 16 x 8” sub system. Customers will also be able to speak with members of the sales and tech teams while getting up close and personal with the baddest DD products out on the market.
During K-Fest, DD will be hosting two technical trainings both focused on subwoofer enclosure design using the tried and true DD Box system. There’s still time to sign up, just click here. The training sessions will be held Sunday the 9th, from 2:00-3:00 PM (training room 105) and Monday 5:45-6:45 PM (training room 105). Aaron Trimble, National Product Trainer, will provide an in depth look at The DD Box enclosure design system.
The DD Box is a no-nonsense approach to enclosure design that works in real world applications allowing installers to consistently and efficiently design great sounding subwoofer enclosures for DD Audio subs. He will also be expanding on the basic DD Box system to help designers tailor enclosures to their customer's specific needs. In addition to attending the show, the DD Audio team will once again be taking advantage of the drive to and from the event by visiting current and potential dealers along the way.
Oklahoma City, OK, October 4, 2016 -- DD Audio will hit the road for three consecutive weeks of car audio competitions.
The first stop will be the USACi International Finals being held for the second consecutive year at the J.S. Bridwell Event Center in Wichita Falls, TX, Oct 7-8. DD is proud to be the Trophy Sponsor at this event, and they anticipate seeing several competitors with DD Audio in their systems clenching top spots on the podium.
The next stop will be the Car Audio Championships being held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY, Oct 14-15. DD will be the SPL Competition Sponsor at this event. Elite competitors from three sanctioning competition bodies (IASCA, dB Drag, and MECA) will be present, making this one of the largest gatherings of ground shaking bass in the world.
This Tour de Bass will finish up with DD hosting the After Party Dinner at the Midwest SPL Finals being held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO Oct 28-29.
For more information on the events see the links below.
USACi: http://www.usaciworldwide.org/USACiWorldFinals.htm
Car Audio Championships: https://www.facebook.com/CarAudioChampionship/
DD Audio will attend The Chill show in Park City, KS from Feb.26th through the 28th. The company will be spending the weekend at the event displaying products, giving demos in the DD Work Van, and supporting the car audio competition portion of the show.
It will also have something special for the motorcycle fans at the event in the form of a Honda Grom fully outfitted with DD Audio. The sanctioning competition bodies of USACi (Street Beat) and MECA (SQ and SPL) will be on hand giving competitors a chance to earn points towards their respective 2016 finals.
The Chill is a two show series with the first of which is being held at The Kansas Pavilion Buildings, 1229 E. 85th St. North, Park City, KS (HWY I-135 Exit 17). The Park City Chill is Kansas’s largest indoor motorcycle, car, and custom semi-truck show and offers something for pretty much everyone.
There will be an impressive 46 car show classes, 33 motorcycle classes, and 10 semi-truck show classes. If all that doesn’t do it for you, there will also be a food and product vendors, a bikini contest, mechanical bull riding, and celebrity attractions such as a live performance from 80’s rockers Autograph and appearances by Cabe Sipes from MTV’s “Pimp My Ride”.
Oklahoma City, OK, August 4, 2017 -- DD Audio will be exhibiting at the upcoming KnowledgeFest being held at the Dallas Convention Center, August 11-14. DD’s focus at the event will be empowering their dealers with the tools needed to properly market and install DD Audio products.
DD Audio will be located at booth #320, where it will be showcasing several of its latest product offerings including the new and improved Z3 Subwoofer, along with its new in-store retail display unit which is already shipping to dealers across the nation. The booth will also be prominently featuring a completely customized Polaris RZR outfitted with a full DD Audio system.
This year DD will be hosting two technical trainings both focused on subwoofer enclosure design using the DD Box system. The training sessions will be held Saturday the 12th, from 6:00-7:00PM (meeting room: Arts District 1) and Sunday 6:00-7:00PM (meeting room Arts District 1). At the trainings, Aaron Trimble, National Product Trainer, will educating attendees on why the DD Box system works as a no-nonsense approach to enclosure design for real world applications allowing installers to consistently and efficiently design great sounding subwoofer enclosures for DD Audio subwoofers.
He will also be expanding on the basic DD Box system to help designers tailor enclosures to their customer's specific needs. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to meet the DD team and learn about a brand that is completely focused on brick and mortar retail. There’s still time to sign up for this years training, just click here.
11-7-2016 -- DD Audio is re-introducing the new and improved VO-W woofer series complete with CT compression tweeters. The new VO-W woofers feature cast frames, stronger motors, and larger diameter voice coils for higher power handling.
Based on high-end PA designs used to fill sold out concert halls with sound, this style of driver should have no problem doing the same in any vehicle. They work well in outside PA style speaker arrays or in a vehicle when the mids and highs need to keep up with DD Audio subwoofers.
Outside of the mobile audio realm, these woofers could be used in homemade live sound set ups or replacements for blown PA woofers. For a full rundown of the VO-W and CT series head over to ddaudio.com.
Oklahoma City, OK, September 19, 2016 -- DD Audio’s International Accounts Manager, Eric Park, will be visiting DD Audio distributors in Turkey and Russia during the month of September. The focus of trip will be to help DD Audio and their international distributors align sales strategies to better suit their regional car audio market’s needs.
When asked about the upcoming trip, Park said “Over the last year both of these distributors have seen tremendous growth with the DD Audio product line, and by meeting our customers face to face we’ll be able to better understand how to overcome any obstacles they may be facing in their specific markets.”
This trip comes on the heels of another recent international trip where another DD representative was able to have several informative face to face meetings with distributors across Europe and the UK.
Oklahoma City, OK, August 15, 2016 -- The DD Audio team has been constantly on the move the entire 2016 season, criss crossing the USA from Vegas to Daytona Beach then up to Wisconsin and now it’s back down to Dallas. The next stop on the continuous DD road trip will be at Knowledge-Fest in Dallas, TX (August 20-22).
DD will be located at booth #350, where staff will be showcasing a vehicle that demonstrates how to go from stock to stunning without destroying wallets or the interior. Customers will also be able to speak with members of the sales and tech teams while getting up close and personal with the hottest DD products out on the market.
During the event, on Saturday, August 20th, (5:30-6:30, meeting room DeSoto A), DD Audio will be hosting the DD Deconstruction Showcase, a technical training focused on breaking its USA-made subwoofer lines down to their essence. Aaron Trimble, National Product Trainer, will provide an in depth look at why DD subs are the best subs on the market and how to use these products to get the best performance possible out of your mobile audio system.
For those unable to attend KnowledgeFest Dallas 2016, DD Audio will provide event updates via social media.
Oklahoma City, OK, April 3, 2016 -- DD Audio, fresh off the SBN event in Daytona, will now set their course for the 2nd annual KnowledgeFest Spring Training in Indianapolis, Ind. (April 8-10). DD will be located at booth #230.
The DD Work Van will be on display showcasing its dual system demo that can go from a panel flexing bass system to an audiophile pleasing sound quality system with the push of a DSI-1 processor button. Customers will also be able to speak with members of the sales and tech teams while getting up close and personal with the baddest DD products out on the market.
During K-Fest, DD will be hosting a technical trainings focused on their DSI signal processor and its USA-made subwoofer lines on Friday the 8th, from 5:15-6:15 PM (training room 105) and Saturday 4:30-5:30 PM (training room 108). Aaron Trimble, National Product Trainer, will provide an in depth look at why and how to use these products to get the best performance possible out of your mobile audio system.
In addition to attending the show, the DD Audio team will once again be taking advantage of the drive to and from the event. They’ll be leaving out of OKC on April 5th and returning the 14th; giving them plenty of time to visit current and potential dealers along the way. So, if you’re not able to attend KnowledgeFest Indy 2016, watch the DD Audio social media feeds for the team’s whereabouts, and the possibility of getting some swag for being in the right place at the right time.
3-14-2016 -- DD Audio will be hitting the road again and making its way to Daytona Beach, Fla. for the 30th Annual Spring Break Nationals (March 19-20). DD will be located at booth 1015 inside the SQ Zone. The DD Work Van will be on display with its panel flexing custom system.
Customers will also be able to speak with members of the DD sales team, ask questions to the DD tech team and get up close and personal with the baddest DD products out on the market. Outside the venue, several DD Audio builds will be on display courtesy of Xtreme Audio and Performance. On Saturday the 19th, from 4:00-7:30, DD will be hosting a technical training focused on their DSI signal processor and their USA-made subwoofer lines. Seats for the training are limited so those interested should contact sales@ddaudio to reserve a spot.
In addition to attending the show, the DD Audio team will be taking advantage of the drive to and from the event. They’ll be leaving out of OKC on March 14th and returning the 25th, giving them plenty of time to visit current and potential dealers along the way. So be watching the DD Audio social media feeds for the team’s whereabouts, and the possibility of getting some sweet swag for being in the right place at the right time.
DD Audio will be the main audio sponsor at this years Slamology Automotive and Music Festival held June 12-14 at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to Donnie Babb, Slamology President, this is expected to be the largest Slamology to date. At the close of pre-registration, the event was already up 40% over last year.
DD Audio staff will be on location to answer any questions about the line. Along with the newest products, the booth will be blasting 2 demo vehicles that you won’t want to miss. The DD Audio booth will be located in-between the Full Tilt Demo VIP area and Vendor Row.
One of the must see rides is Frank Daniels’ 2010 Camaro SS featuring 2 full DD Audio systems; one for the cabin of the vehicle, and one for the gaming console and screen in the trunk. The second is Frank Lopez’s Tahoe with over 20,000 watts of amplification powering a wall of 21” Z-Series subs.
Kevin Holden, attending DD Sales Representative, says ”We have several exciting new products coming out to talk to people about, and the demos in the booth will definitely be worth stopping by to see.”
Oklahoma City, OK, October, 03 2016 -- DD Audio will sponsor this years' USACi 2016 World Finals being held Oct 8th-9th 2016, at the J.S. Birdwell Event Center, Wichita Falls, Texas. In addition to sponsoring the event the DD AudioTeam will be in attendance with the DD Work Van giving demos and answering questions.
DD is no stranger to the SPL World and has been a fixture on the competition scene since the early ‘90s. When Kevin Doyle, DD Audio Sales Manager, was asked why they continue to sponsor car audio competition events while other bigger companies have moved away for the scene he said, “DD Audio believes in supporting the competitors that push the sport of performance car audio to the extreme by supporting the sanctioning bodies that offer outlets for these driven individuals to compete in. DD feels that without the people who continuously push manufactures equipment to perform at higher and higher levels we wouldn't have had the same amount of drive to continuously innovate and stay one step ahead of our rivals. So, for that reason, DD Audio says thank you and good luck to all this years competitors.”
Oklahoma City, OK, February 3, 2017 -- DD Audio will be giving its Power Tuned and HiDef Tuned U.S. built subwoofers some upgrades for 2017.
The first thing customers will notice is that all subwoofers built in DD’s Oklahoma City facility will now come stock with composite dust caps, which beforehand was only available for an additional cost. This feature provides both performance and aesthetic advantages over paper dust caps.
According to the company, DD Audio has been a pioneer in the use of composite materials, such as carbon fiber and Kevlar, in cone and dust cap manufacturing since the early 90’s, and now that all of its composite manufacturing is efficiently done in-house, DD is able to include this as a standard feature. Beyond the featured stock composite dust cap, customers will still have the option to select from several other custom dust cap colors and materials for a small up-charge.
Due to popular demand, the 2500 and 2000 Series Subwoofers will now come stock with cast aluminum baskets. In the same vein of the composite dust caps, cast frames add both performance and aesthetic advantages over stamped steel frames.
Monday, March 4, 2024 - Oklahoma City, OK - DD AUDIO®, a manufacturer of high-quality mobile audio products is proud to introduce the newly upgraded line-up of USA Made Beast subwoofers: the 9900C Series. One look at the 9900 and you know why it’s called The Beast. With 3 inches of magnet cross section over a 10 inch outer diameter and a weight of 70 pounds for the motor alone, this abomination of rage lobs clean forceful strikes of relentless fury, pummeling the air with unadulterated ruckus and attitude. Carefully wielded by a rare breed of indomitable bassheads, this ornery giant has been earning its bones from the lanes to streets for over a decade. Now, with all the features that DD-vo-tees have come to love in the new 2508G, 9500L and Z Series, this already belligerent beast is ready to be unleashed for pure audio carnage.
The 9900C combines performance redefining technologies, such as the aluminum Dual Stage rear mounted Heatsink, USA Made Iron Cloth Spider System, 2nd generation V-ROM surround, and more with the immense power of DD’s largest ferrite motor subwoofer series, optimized for a 2000 – 3200 watt power band, and the ability to handle power bursts well over 10,000 watts.
When supercharged, the 9900 motor throws nearly 9000 gauss through a 30mm deep gap, where the 8 layer coil is driven to 40mm of one way travel, with 15mm of coil still driven in the magnet gap resulting in exceptional coil control and excursion driven through the stiffest and lightest moving parts. The Free Flow Cooling System and multi-point heatsinks offer unbeatable heat dissipation to protect the high-temp insulated voice coil. The non-pressed carbon fiber loaded pulp cones are made to be incredibly light and strong, with the audibly distinguishable quality of being handmade in the USA.
Custom 9900C Series subwoofers can be ordered through your local dealer or if you don’t have one, directly by contacting DD AUDIO. Among the custom options are DD’s in-house fabricated composite sandwich cones and dust caps. These feature ultralight CnC machined foam-cores sandwiched between layers of Kevlar, carbon fiber, and S-glass for even greater durability in applications where that’s needed. They can be made in a variety of colors to match any aesthetic. All cones and dust caps are fabricated at DD AUDIO’s headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK and are assembled by hand with aerospace grade epoxy.
Visit ddaudio.com/9900c to learn more.
DD Audio recently updated their popular VO-B3 super tweeter and made it super easy to drop into most motorcycle fairing gauge holes. Upon its recent release, the VO-B3 was met with an overwhelmingly positive customer response, especially from the custom motorcycle audio crowd.
The world of custom motorcycle audio has fastly become as exciting custom car audio, and with its unique build features the Vo-B3 has found some two wheeled fans. By trimming the mounting bezel OD down to 57 mm / 2.24 in., the Vo-B3 will now nestle neatly into most fairings. This update also plays well for the car guys since the new mounting bezel will leave more room on door panels and A-pillars for additional tweets.
B3 Features:
- Trim Bezel Diameter 57mm / 2.24in
- Perfect Fit for most Motorcycle Fairing Gauge Holes
- Dual Mounting Options
- Custom CNC Aluminium Body
- Neodymium Motor
- Titanium Voice Coil
- Custom CNC Aluminium Body
- Neodymium Motor
- Titanium Voice Coil
For more information: http://ddaudio.com/products/mids-and-highs/vo-series/vo-b3/
Oklahoma City, Okla., September 7, 2018 -- DD Audio’s upgraded line of integration products is now shipping to authorized dealers worldwide.
The SC4 (4 channel) and SC6 (6 channel) line output signal converters represent quality and value second to none. They include all the must have features needed to create a high quality signal path to aftermarket amplification without modding OEM equipment like: input summing, signal sense turn-on, independent variable gains, differential-balanced inputs, and selectable ground isolation.
These pieces were designed to provide many years of trouble free operation by utilizing durable aluminum chassis, detachable power and speaker input terminals, and FR4 Printed Circuit Boards.
Additional features like the double power supply, 10v RCA outputs and OEM load detect compatibility demonstrate DD Audio’s commitment to consistently improve and expand on the product lines that assist installers.
Oklahoma City, OK, October 13, 2016 -- DD Audio competitors kicked off the 2016 car audio competition finals season with a BOOM at last weekend’s USACi finals event. After the dust settled in J.S. Birdwell Event Center in Wichita Falls, Texas, sixteen new world records had been set and seven of those vehicles were using DD Audio products in their builds.
In addition to the world records, DD had the privilege of being used in almost half of all the 1st place SPL builds as well as several 2nd, and 3rd place builds. DD would like to extend a huge thank you to all the USACi competitors and the event coordinators.
OUTLAW WORLD RECORDS
Andrew & Priscella McCain
170.5
Stock Unlimited
Michael Hughes
164.4
Modified 7001-14000
Jamie Robey
161.1
No wall 0-3500
Landon O'Pry
160.2
LEGAL WORLD RECORDS
Modified Unlimited
Andrew & Priscella McCain
169.6
Stock 2K Clamped
Beer Bass Mafia
154.6 (1715 watts)
Modified Xtreme
Robert Huth
162.3
Oklahoma City, OK, July 19, 2019 -- Custom Sounds & Tint Texas Heat Wave is back and DD Audio is proud to be the official sponsor of Heat Wave’s premier, USACi sanctioned audio competition, Audio Sound Off! From July 26th to 28th the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, Texas will be home to one of the biggest and hottest shows in the country, featuring a stunt show, a burnout contest, a hydraulic contest, a bikini contest, a monster truck show, a tattoo expo, and effortlessly pounding out earth shattering demos will be DD Audio’s very own DDKONG!
This massive car show will be awarding generous cash prizes to the Best of Show winners over wide ranging classes. Sponsored by Sacred Mark Tattoo Parlor, the Heat Wave Tattoo Expo will feature over a dozen shops providing tattoos by some of the best artists in Texas. For over 25 years the Hydraulic Contest has defied gravity as well as the imagination of spectators. To the delight of audiences, the Burnout Competition has been known to blow minds and sometimes tires. At the heart of this hot event’s continued success is the Bikini Contest which has run since it’s beginning. Of course, it’s the DD Audio sponsored Audio Sound Off which will again be bringing down the house. This will be a fully USACi sanctioned 4X event featuring both SPL and SQ competitions, giving the loud and proud an opportunity to make their mark and move on to the next round in this world wide circuit! Visit the Audio Sound Off page to get the full details and rules for this ground shaking spectacle.
Attendees will be treated to the newly upgraded DDKONG, pumping more watts of audio destruction than ever before into each demo. This will be DDKONG’s last trip south for DD Audio’s Summer Tour 2019, so be sure to stop by and visit with the DD demo team to get advise how to Upgrade Your Sound with DD Audio!
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