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Do you care about car audio?

I like nice cars and I appreciate the fact that I've been fortunate enough to lease and drive some very nice ones.  I would never drive a luxury car out of warranty, but that's not my point.  My point is, as much as I love audio, I never really had any urge to upgrade my car audio system.  Whatever came with the car was totally satisfactory to me.  Right now, my car came with a somewhat upgraded Meridian stereo, but it is not the full-blown surround/subwoofer deal.  It sounds fine and I've never wanted more than a standard decent car radio had to offer.  
Do you people have any enthusiasm for upgraded car audio as opposed to stock?  Then again, truth be told, I've never listened to the fancy car setups and I might be tempted if I thought it was that much more enjoyable.  Who knows. 
chayro
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kzoorue
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I've always upgraded car stereos. In today's world, however, you don't always have to go aftermarket, since automakers finally realized music needs to sound good in your car too. 

Again, today peeps are into earbuds versus decent speakers. Depends on what you want.
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millercarbon
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Has anyone mentioned the one great thing about car audio? It totally shatters the myth that you must use small speakers in a small room.
justgotohm
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That’s funny millercarbon !! 
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simao
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Yes! In fact, I’ve been leaning more and more to having a good amplifier installed in my 2019 Kia Sorento , then subsequently having better speakers put in. I drive a lot and thus listen to tunes (downloaded, streaming, or CD) way more than to news (though during the season, Yankees broadcasts will always take precedent), so a good system is going to be paramount. However, I really don't know where to start or how much I should pay.
mrklas
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To each their own.

I spend significantly more time listening to music at home than in my cars.  Heck I spend more times in rental cars than my cars.

So I don't have an issue with a crappy sound system - I would rather have handling, breaking and acceleration with some exhaust note from the load pedal.  Yet if I spend a few hours a day in my car...I'm sure my priorities would shift.
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