Does it have to sound good for you to like it?

@simonmoon Great quote. That is exactly what I do, sometimes.

To answer RVP’s question. No, assuming the car is bad. Otherwise nothing sounds bad to me in my system and even SXM radio is pretty good these days.

But I would not sit down to a dedicated listening session and listen to a mediocre recording.

Music is on a lot in our house, and always in the cars, so don’t think I’m missing out on anything, quite the opposite really. Very fortunate.

Great question. Over the years there have been several LPS I've listened to less and less simply because they don't sound that good. If I can't locate or a Ford a better quality pressing, that I usually will just listen to that via streaming.

*the quote attributed to Alan Parsons is what I am referring to: “Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to your music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment.”

I don’t give a crap about Parson’s resume, he doesn’t get to lump all audiophiles into one overgeneralized group like that.  That’s just a stupid and ill-informed statement IMHO.

Except Parsons knows about gear and sound way more than any audiophile. Or even whole bunch if them.

Some audiophiles probably do that but I believe most don't. Arrogant statement indeed.