Do you put as much effort into your Car Audio?


I spend a lot of money on my car audio system since I'm in in my vehicle as much or more than I'm in my home. Just wondering if anyone else does. I can't stand listening to most stock systems. Let me know what you have.
japosey
Yes, i had one speaker and bought a second one to upgrade from Mono to Stereo.
None really, now that I'm older I do not spend that much time in my car. However when I was a younger person (teens thru early 30's) I was all about it. In the early 90's I had a Rockford Fosgate Punch 75 under 1 seat and a Punch 150 under the other. Kicker super 2 in the hatchback of my 944 Porsche.Also, I had ADS plates in the doors. With an Alpine pull out CD! Those were the days !! WOW! That car Rocked!
I had to use tie downs to keep my trunk closed for my Wilson Sasha's, so I ended up buying a cargo van. It doesn't handle as well, and when I hit a pothole, I sometimes blow a tube, but overall I'm happy with my decision. If I can just find a way to make the orchestra sound like it's in front of me, I'll be all set. Maybe some mirrors?

I don't hear as many of those 1980's and 90's "booming" systems anymore. Maybe I'm do for a road trip to Seaside Heights NJ.
Short answer: No., but I don't spend a lot of time in cars anymore.
Long answer: Yes, I put a lot of effort (or at least money) into it at one point.
One system was pretty elaborate, and since it was my first oh,la-la sport car from that company in Italy that makes those little red cars, I decided to go all out; tubi exhaust (which of course did everything to make any sound system pointless, it was so loud) and at the time, big McIntosh amp, first rate woofer (I think it was JL) and custom work done to squeeze it, the mids and tweets, the onboard system equalizer/computer and control head into this little sports car. A week after I picked it up, I called the install shop and had him take everything out and return the car to bone stock. (There wasn't even a factory radio at that point, i think, just a blank plate). For sports cars, i wanted to hear what the car was doing.
I did make one other stab with a big luxo-barge at around the same time period. It benefitted from the size of the car and the installer did a first rate job. I picked up the finished product right before we were heading out to dinner with out of town guests. I fired up Bohemian Rhapsody and we all did the Waynes' World thing. Fun.
Now, I just want to hear what is going on around me. If I drive, it is only for fun and I want to hear the car and get a sense of my 'bearings.' But, i guess if I spent a lot of time driving, especially as part of work, and was doing monotonous highway driving (as opposed to spirited canyon carving), I'd want a decent sound system in the car.