What do audiophiles do in their cars?

Mid 2000’s BMW’s have a 825w - 16 speaker, Dirac tuned system called “individual audio system” - pretty good start… only m3 and such along with x5m’s, as an option. Now they have B&O.

Qobuz on a Schiit DAC into a Milbert tube crossover into a BK Butler power amp on Focal speakers. Sounds really nice. Works well EVEN WHEN DRIVING OPEN in my convertible 1991 Mercedes 300SL. But I mostly care for really loud punk rock and Dub music with ultra deep bass. YMMV. 

I have a 2011 Mini Cooper hardtop and the upgraded Harman Kardon system (replete with - hello! - CD player) is pretty astounding. It does bass really well, but you don't want to overload it. Other than that, the watchword is: vivid.

I'm in my car a lot and drive almost 40,000 miles a year for work. I really consider what kind of audio system I could get when I'm looking at purchasing a car because I spend so much time listening to music, podcasts, and God knows what else.

I pretty much stream from Tidal, Bandcamp, and then listen to audiobooks. I used to have a Tesla Model S many years ago before I started driving a lot more for work, which had a really good stereo system. I'm just excited to be getting another EV here soon with the Rivian R1T that has a fairly high end Meridian sound system.

But to be honest I can't stand the sound of engine noise, and never was a fan of it. It always was an unsettling sound to me.

Cars - the only place digital sounds better than vinyl…