What do audiophiles do in their cars?


All of you forum members with your killer home systems…what do you listen to in your cars?  Do y’all have custom stereo systems?  Does the quality of the stereo system actually impact your car buying decision?  I have a B&O setup in my 2021 truck, which was an upgrade and sounds decent enough, but nothing compared to a typical HiFi home system.
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“What do audiophiles do in their cars?”

Drive to fedex or UPS to pickup audio components for my home stereo that I ordered :)

 

I have a $4K Audisson system. But it did not sound good until I stripped out the seats, carpets and all the interior panels and dramatically improved the soundproofing and sound dampening .

Because I listen to music more in the car than at home, it was worth it. But I might not of bothered if the OEM system had not sounded like crap (Mazda CX-5) in the first place.

You can get Dirac for cars. If I was starting over I would use JL Audio stuff (their subs are amazingly good) plus this:

https://www.minidsp.com/products/car-audio-dsp/cdsp-8x12-dl   

 

I have a $4K Audisson system. But it did not sound good until I stripped out the seats, carpets and all the interior panels and dramatically improved the soundproofing and sound dampening .

Because I listen to music more in the car than at home, it was worth it. But I might not of bothered if the OEM system had not sounded like crap (Mazda CX-5) in the first place.

You can get Dirac for cars. If I was starting over I would use JL Audio stuff (their subs are amazingly good) plus this:

https://www.minidsp.com/products/car-audio-dsp/cdsp-8x12-dl   

 

I have a Burmeister (expensive) sound system in my Porsche sports car....the only time it sounds good is in the garage with the engine off.

I just helped my Great Nephew install a system. He spent 600.00 on 5 speakers, 2 amps a 1cf sub box (to custom fit his car) and a roll of dampening mat. He had an Alpine head set. I had all the cabling, armor, fuses and nick nacks here. 4 hours later he was thumpin'. My BACK and HANDS were killing me.. LOL

Good kid. Just entered his apprenticeship to become an Electrician. Turned down a scholarship at UC Davis to become an Electrician. Said he didn't like it there. Loves what he's doing now. 4 generation now out of the same Hall. I'm proud of them all.

Merry Christmas everyone...

Regards