How do you know when a stereo sounds good?

@mahgister ,

My home system is fantastic, I am comfortable, and drive a nice car, but you can get a great system in a family sedan as an upgrade these days.

It was purely a comment about state of mind. When I am in the car, it is just me, the other cars, and my music. There is no computer drawing me to do some extra work to keep the company going, no treadmill telling me my butt should be smaller, nothing that needs to be cleaned or washed, no food to make, and I rarely make or answer calls in my car. It's my "safe space" :-)

For sure you are right...

I lack experience in car audio system installation... 😁😂😊

My home system is fantastic, I am comfortable, and drive a nice car, but you can get a great system in a family sedan as an upgrade these days.

It was purely a comment about state of mind. When I am in the car, it is just me, the other cars, and my music. There is no computer drawing me to do some extra work to keep the company going, no treadmill telling me my butt should be smaller, nothing that needs to be cleaned or washed, no food to make, and I rarely make or answer calls in my car. It's my "safe space" :-)

How can I tell if my system sounds good?

1. Ask my spouse if the system could use some tweaking

2. Close your eyes, Lean forward in your chair. Take a listen

3. Listen carefully to the sound made  while it

   hits the pavement from two stories up.

4. Gather some blind people to your listening room

    and perform a listening test. 

5. Consult the 8 Ball!

There are certainly other hobby's where people use less than objective criteria to reach conclusions about what is "good". Wine drinkers for instance. People who buy art.

Perfectly valid way to decide how to spend your money.