Information on Car Audio


Hey y'all,

Where is the best place to go for information on Car Audio? It doesn't seem to be here.

I'm looking into buying a new car. I don't if it's worth going with their factory upgrade or if I'm going to need to go somewhere else to start over (in which case buying the more expensive initial audio seems like a waste.) Also, most of the premium systems seem to be BOSE, a brand I avoid like the plague. Though some seem to be JBL, which didn't seem too bad for car audio. What brands are decent in car audio?

For a reference point, at home I have Von Schweikert VR2s with the Outlaw Audio monoblocks and the Bel Canto Dac2, so I am used to good sound at "reasonable" prices. AND NO, I DO NOT EXPECT MY CAR TO SOUND LIKE MY HOME.

BTW, I will not be willing to rip up all the nice new interior to improve the sound. And I'm looking at the Volvo V70 wagon. This will be a family car. I just want to make the best sound choices I can.

Thanks!

Joy Elyse
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