Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound

Hi folks, I came to the conclusion that in fact I love the sound that is emanating from car audio

What is your car audio system - some are extremely good. I had a high end Clarion system installed in one vehicle and it was excellent.

Cars tend to have lower distortion and greater loudness than many Hi-Fi systems. Since you are in a very small space it requires much less power - so you get more "slam" as you easily get that realistic compression/dynamics feeling which takes a hell of a lot more woofer power to achieve in a large room.

As far as I am concerned I never heard a great image or soundstage from inside a car - kind of a halfway house between headphones and a home system - although in opera with sustained notes and a large chorus on a big stage - imaging is rather a non issue as there so much reverberation.

Louder often sounds better - could it be as simple as this?

If you believe, as I do, that much of good sound is a result of the acoustic environment, you will realize why, is some aspects, audio in the car can sound extremely pleasing. You are in an enclosed, acoustically damped chamber. Of course, your sound system will play a big part, too. Think about it, does your room have as much acoustic treatment as your car, with the padded seats, side panels, dash, etc.?

BTW - if you listen to panels at home then I would wager that it is indeed the dynamics/greater SPL that has got you attention in the car. Opera is LOUD LOUD LOUD...especially Wagner (my favorite)