Car Audio & Tech News, Guides & Advice
Expert buying advice, product launches and how-to guides from the CEN team in Nottingham.
Expert Advice, Straight From the CEN Team
Welcome to the CEN blog — your home for expert advice, product launches and buying guides from one of the UK's leading car audio, dash cam and tech specialists. Based in Nottingham and trading for over a decade, CEN is an authorised UK retailer for over 80 brands including Alpine, Pioneer, Focal, JL Audio, VIOFO and Thinkware.
Here you'll find in-depth product reviews, installation and setup guides, comparisons between the latest car stereos and dash cams, and news on Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, home AV, photography gear and off-grid power. Every post is written by our in-house team — the same people who answer your questions and hand-pick our range — so the advice you read here is the advice we'd give you in person.
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Bringing Back the Vintage Vibe: Discover RetroSound's Classic Car Audio Solutions
Classic cars deserve to sound as good as they look. The trouble is, modern head units look completely wrong in...
Embrace the Past with the Pioneer SXT-C10PS Retro Style Car Radio
In the ever-evolving world of car audio, there's a growing appreciation for the timeless charm of classic designs. The Pioneer...
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Best Dash Cam UK 2026: Which Should You Buy?
For most UK drivers in 2026, the best dash cam is the VIOFO A229 series — 2K recording front and rear, excellent night footage from Sony STARVIS 2 sensors, and...
