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Can an Electric Car make your system sound better

I have an Ionic 5 electric car that has a 120v outlet integrated into the car.  It is advertised to plug in a drill or a refrigerator.  If I use it for power to my stereo is that a good idea?  I have no idea of the quality of the inverter that is used in the car to convert the DC battery to 120 AC. 

Has anyone tried this?  I am not an electrical engineer, is there an easy way to know the quality of the AC the car outlet is providing.

Thanks - Dave

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Your stereo will be powered by battery which sounds like a good idea to a layperson.  What most fail to realize is that there is a cheap inverter that turns the battery DC into 120V ac.  Since there is no need for quality AC for most things, it is likely the inverter is nothing to brag about.  Of course your house current is probably pretty  bad also.  But I would expect it to be more stable than your car.

Jerry

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