What do audiophiles do in their cars?

For many years I owned a Volvo sports with a Dynaudio stereo. I played it in the showroom when I bought the car, and never again. I never listen to music in the car, I never have music on in the house. I never have background music on anywhere.  I have a dedicated music room where I listen and apart from rare trips to dealers or other like minded friends houses, it is the only place I listen to music. Anywhere else is just noise.

Hello bigtex22. I installed the best Focal car speakers (wood fiber cones, $500 ish) in my Mazda van and it made a great improvement. A bit pricy, I was flush at the moment, but worth it in the long run.

Your music room isn't in your house?

Listening while driving is different than listening at home. I prefer to listen loud in the car and quieter at home. In the car is the only time I can stand heavy metal; at home is when I can listen to bluegrass or folk music.  Equipment in the car doesn’t matter, while it does matter at home.

In my 2009 E350 sport sedan, I listen mostly to prerecorded jazz, old school soul/R&B, or soft rock on SD cards.  Sometimes I listen to CDs, or stream Qobuz or Tidal via my phone. Same goes for my 2003 CLK500 coupe.  

I replaced the CLK’s factory radio with a more modern one, but kept the Bose speaker system. So I use a USB stick instead of an SD card.  

The E350 factory Harmon Kardon system and CLK500 Bose system sound good to me.