Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?


Just curious. People have asked about watches,
cigars, beer, and even ones income here.

1: What do you drive (daily & weekends)?
2: What might you be driving in the future?
3: What would you drive if $$$ was no object (pick 2 ;-)?

My answers to the above:
1: Toyota truck.
2: Newer Toyota truck.
3: Lamborghini Murcielago & McLaren F1.
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Showing 3 responses by achilles

Wow, I expected to see a bunch of Porsches and Audis. I'm glad I'm not the only one on here who's not rich.
1. My daily is a 2010 Camaro SS.
2. My next will either be a Corvette, a 911, a Jaguar XK(R?), or an MB SL. (I'm assuming I'll be somewhat richer eventually...)
Have you guys heard the B&W sound system in the Jaguars? Or the Mark Levinsons in some Lexuses? Very nice!
3. My unlimited-budget car would be a Ferrari 458 Italia.
You obviously never heard the system in the IS F. It was as good if not better than my ARC gear at home. It was by no means "one note bass" but supremely musical. It even had multichannel DVD-A.
I can't imagine how you've come up with that assessment. What gave you heard in a car that was better?
Shadorne,
I doubt your tastes for accuracy are much different from anyone else's on this forum, as it is an audiophile forum, but who knows?

I'm not familiar with the LX 570 system. I remember on my IS F there were a lot of settings, like surround on/off and it was never clear when to use them. I think I wound up using surround on a lot, even for CDs, and turning that auto volume off. For me, though, it always sounded terrific.

You might check the Lexus F Forum where they discuss this. Many of the IS F owners have comments that echo yours:

http://www.lexusfforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272&highlight=audio

Good luck.