I have a two hour daily drive to work so yes my system is important. When i bought my car i ordered the best factory system i could. Did i consider after market yes but feel the return on investment just is not there. Can apply the money else where to get more return. Here is a question for the thread. IMO there are songs that sound better in the car than at home. Then songs that sound great at home just don't cut it in the car. Does any one share my opinion on this?
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.
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.
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@sgreg1 What do you mean by "sound better" in this context? I'd not take a second look if you said "enjoy more", but given the noise produced while driving and your proximity to glass which is know to produce hard reflections, I don't get that one. I do take cognizance that our hobby is very subjective and nobody is the same. Is it a particular genre that sounds better in the car? Ps. I do listen to music in the car and I do prefer music over talk radio and the sound of the wind rushing past the car. It's just that it is quite a ways below the quality of my audio system at home. |
sgreg1, "...IMO there are songs that sound better in the car than at home." I suspect that some material is mixed/mastered with car environment in mind as that is where many (most?) people will listen to it. "When we had finished a song, we’d take a drive and listen to it on the car stereo to give us that extra objectivity. When you are working so intensely you can lose that objectivity. And when you’re in a studio you’re listening to the absolute best reproduction of the sound. But most people won’t hear it in that environment. So we’d go for a drive – the car test." Article in the Independent on Sunday - leonardcohenforum.com |
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