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04/08/2026

Our new Ad! Come on down and see what’s new for car audio this Spring!

Sound Depot is your number one choice in Car Audio, Mobile Video, Vehicle Security and Lighting Products!!!

Spring is here and now is a great time to upgrade that sound system in your Auto, Motorcycle, Boat or RV. Sound Depot has put some great pricing together on select products to stretch those hard earned tax dollars!

You can have a sweet bass package from Alpine with two 10 inch or 12 inch subs with custom enclosure for only $319.00 Match it up with an awesome little 500 watt mono amp for only $269.00! Sound Depot also has two and four channel amplifiers with direct manufacture discounts!

Save on all the new 2026 In-Dash head units from JVC, Alpine, Kicker Marine and more along with some crazy 2025 Demo units and close out buys on In dash Audio/Video units with touch screen, DVD, USB, Bluetooth!

It’s all happening at Sound Depot 4688 W Chinden Blvd Between 46th & 48th St.

Sound Depot, Great Brand Names, Great Service, Great Installations,

That’s the Sound Depot Advantage!

03/09/2026

Sound Depot is having their annual “Spring Clearance Sale!” It’s a “BIG EVENT” and a great time to tune up your Auto, Boat or RV from the Experts at Sound Depot!
You can put new life in your audio system with a great sounding pair of Memphis speakers at only $89.00 a pair! Or for the boat a set of JVC marine speakers at only $129.00. Need to update those Tower speakers? Sound Depot has it covered with High Quality Towers starting as little as $419.00 a pair.
If it’s extra power you need we have mono block, two and four channel amplifiers at super deals! Like Memphis Audios 250 Watt mono block amp at Only $199.00 or Kicker’s great little four channel for only $229.00! Plus many more to choose from names like Alpine, Infinity, Morel and more.
Sound Depot has your dash covered too! You can get an in-dash Digital Media Receiver with Bluetooth, USB and Aux in for only $69.00 Or an In-dash Receiver with a 6.2” soft touch screen, Bluetooth, USB and aux in at only $159.00!
You can also add LED or HID lighting to your Auto or RV at an additional 5% off our sale price right now!
Come check out Sound Depots “Annual Spring Clearance Sale” while selection is best!
Great Name Brands, Great Service, Great Installations, That’s The Sound Depot Advantage! 4688 w. Chinden Blvd. Between 46th & 48th St.

02/05/2026

Come on down for February sale..

At Sound Depot you can find all the new innovations in Car Audio and OEM integration to your factory system. You can add Bluetooth, Apple Car Play or Android Auto to nearly any Vehicle, RV, Side by Side or Watercraft. If you’re just looking to enhance your sound system Sound Depot carries some of the best names in the Business like Alpine, JVC, Sony, JBL, Kicker, Focal, Morel, Es**rt and K40 just to name a few.

Sound systems can be improved with speaker upgrades, an amplifier add on or subwoofer upgrade. Let the experts at Sound Depot help with the best route for you.

We also specialize in Aftermarket Add – Ons like Back up Cameras, Remote Starts, Cruise Controls, Radar Detectors, Lighting and all the electronic accessories you need!

Sound Depot always makes sure your products are installed with care from the simplest to the most complex projects.

Our Sales staff is not new to the Car Audio business either, from the Eight Track to Cassette, CD and now Digital Media Receivers we know our stuff. Sound Depot can help make your sound system exactly like you want and a price selection to fit everyone’s budget.

Great Products, Great Service, Great Installations, That’s the Sound Depot Advantage!

Come see us at 4688 W. Chinden Blvd, Between 46th & 48th St.

11/29/2025

In our last post on speakers I gave an overview on speakers types and sizes. In this post we dive deep into what to look for in car audio speakers.

There are three main areas to measure a speaker. These are Sensitivity, Frequency Response, and Power Handling. All of these values are printed on the box of every speaker we sell. And we are eager to point out these values and what you can expect in your installation. So lets break it down

Sensitivity is how efficient the speaker is in converting electrical inputs into sound. They are measured in decibile levels, or dB. The higher the dB level is, the more efficient the speaker is in producing sound.

Frequency Reaponse is how much of the audio spectrum the speaker can produce. The measurment of speaker response is listing the reproduction range in Hertz, usually from about 60 to 20,000 Hz. A full range speaker will reproduce the entire spectrum the human ear can interpret. Full range speakers allow you to enjoy the low bass notes as well as the ultra high notes produced by violins, synthesizers and guitars. Although an all in one speaker can produce a full range of frequency response, component speakers allow for better staging, and this is very important when considering speaker selection.

The final area is where bragging starts, because manufacturers always display this number on packaging and marketing materials, usually in a carcy color and bigger font…Power Handling. Power handling indicates how much power a speaker can take before it starts to distort. The ability of a speaker to handle high power means you can run a large amplifier to it, and produce incredibile big sound. But a low power speaker defeats all of this, because the speaker gets overloaded and distortion begins to significantly impact the quality of sound. We can break down power handling into two main measurements, Peak Power, and RMS.

Peak power is the absolute maximum level a speaker can handle. Think of it as a redline on a car’s tachometer. Once you go past this level, the speaker can no longer handle the power and it begins to distort. Peak power is usually found in big bass notes. The hit on the drum causes an immediate spike in the audio signal, and thus when reproducing that series of notes in the system, the speaker will get the spike and try to reproduce the note. This sounds like cracking, or a muffles response when you drive a speaker past its peak limit.

RMS is the other measure. In the old days, RMS was thought of as “Rated Maximum Sound.” Back the about six people on the planet, and they all wore lab coats and hearing protection, knew that RMS refered to Root Means Squared. The acronym RMS is a mathematical equation that denotes how much continuous power the speaker can handle. The higher the RMS, the more power a speaker can take over a continuous period. A high RMS speaker can take big power over a long period of time.

One last, and very important thought with these speaker values is that the difference between an 85 dB speaker and a 90 dB speaker may seem small on paper ir 140 watts and 150 watts RMS, but are huge in terms of performance and sound quality.

So, like Paul Harvey, we have the rest of the story on speakers. At Sound Depot, our sales staff is extremely knowledgeable on these numbers, and what these numbers mean in reproducing sound inside of your vehicle. You can hear these differences on our demo equipment, and you can decide which of these values are important to you.

So come on down to the store and talk numbers with the staff. We can fit the best sound on the best budget of anyone in the state, and we stand behind our products and installs.

The Sound Depot is your one stop shop for high quality sound and installs for your vehicle.

On behalf of the staff of Sound Depot, we wish you and yours a safe and joyful holiday season. We appreciate our loyal customers, and are thankful for the trust you have placed in our business over the years. Thank you.

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4688 W Chinden Boulevard
Boise, ID
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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm