Does anyone pay the same attention to their car audio?

We recently bought a new Honda CR-V. A CD player wasn’t even an available option. Apparently, some car companies believe that everyone has an iPod or MP3 player (they’re wrong). My older car has a CD player, cassette player and even plays DVD Audio discs. I know it’s a sign of the times, but I don’t have to like it. I have had XM Radio for fifteen years and wouldn’t drive without it. Maybe we will look into an aftermarket CD player since we have a houseful of CDs.

I have zero interest in car audio. What with all the road noise and other distractions, the sound could never measure up to my system at home, so why bother.

Another reason it can't compare is because when I listen at home, I close my eyes and get lost in the music. That wouldn't work too well while driving.

I have had a really nice system in my car before and it sounded great. If you like bass, a car subwoofer can pressurize that small space a lot easier than a large listening room and if it's tuned well it isn't all boom boom boom. I'm sure it's also partially responsible for some of my hearing loss. My last 3 Lexus all came with nice sound systems, so I've stayed with the stock systems and rarely play music loud in the car anymore. 

In the car, I go with the standard offering. Absent extreme expenditures, I don't think one can get great sound from a car. Besides, I do exploratory radio listening in the car for the most part. 

I drive a low mileage 2005 Lexus LS 430 sedan that just turned 70,000 miles. Its equipped with the premium Mark Levinson sound system that includes a CD and cassette player. I like to burn some of my favorite LPs onto CD’s via my Teac CD burner and then play them in the car. I also have a Nakamichi cassette deck and record some LPs onto tape and use those in the car as well. All analog and it sounds great. The ride of the Lexus is very quiet so the music can really be enjoyed. Especially true while cruising on the open highway. Nice.

Frank