The control panel of B & O with its pretty bass & violin key icons is to die for

Hey- at that price point its all about the details. I remember the first time I saw the tweeters mechanically raise up out of the dash on the Audi S8. It's a beautiful thing.

My Pontiac Solstice GXP has a Monsoon audio system and it sounds great as do my Monsoon 2.1 computer. Speakers. I'm not sure what happened to Monsoon.

1000 watts to dual ohm alpine type r.

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When I bought my vintage 1985 Mercedes Benz 500 SEC from California it came with a 20,000 USD stereo built-in. The sound was just amazing since the car's sound proofing was first class and at cruising speed the car mostly operated at 1000 to 1500 rpm. The previous owner of the car had a stereo chain in the states and therefore never paid full price. The only other cars that have come close to this quality of sound are both a Lexus LS400 and a BMW 740 IL

Although my current car's stereo is very good, the engine noise seems to dominate........but we all have to make sacrifices at times as audiophile.

alpine!

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Exactly what i did, and now I mostly just listen to the the Comedy Channels on Satellite Radio.

The advantage of owning a Lexus (I have a 460 and had a 430 before that) is that they are so quiet inside that you can actually listen to whatever you want and it is both clearly audible and sounds half decent.

My 11 Charger is like that. My wheel bearings are toast in the front so all you can hear is them howling away but its normally way too quiet. Its very easy to fall asleep in.

My F350 on the othsr hand, is far from quiet and quite difficult to fall asleep in or around lol

Used to compete in s.q. competition,but took early retirement and sold competition truck with system.
Rediscovered home audio using vinyl in dedicated listening room,my newer truck has stock system since I don't spend much time in it.
My wife's Mazda 3 has Alpine 9887 h.u.,hertz hi energy comps.in heavily treated doors,2 Alpine PDX amps and 10 inch JL sub,so I use it for music on the road.
But since returning to home analog system,the cars digital sounds harsh and brings on listening fatigue after about a half hour of higher volume.

My car has one of the worst factory audio systems I've ever heard! I want to upgrade everything but I'm hesitant to get rid of the headunit because it's got factory nav.

I also can't figure out the settings because instead of bass/treble there's band 1, 2, 3 and 4 and I'm not smart enough to figure it out haha.

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Pro-Ject Xpression III w/ Speed Box | Azur 651a | Azur 551p | Mordaunt Short Aviano 2's

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Sounds like the factory Harman Kardon system in my Mercedes ML! It's crappy at best and the bass is so overpowered and bloated that it's unlistenable. All I ever do is listen at low volumes and the Comand system is almost unusable without a touch screen. What good is NAV without a touch screen anyway?

I sense a new complete car audio system in my future ...

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My cd/dvd/nav head unit can play up to 24/192 flac via usb. I use the Audioquest Jittterbug inline with my usb stick containing my flac files. Very nice improvement. No fatigue! Mind you, my aftermarket system is quite good, but the Jitterbug was a noteable improvement. So, for anyone listening via usb, I highly recommend getting one.

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There's no branding on mine but from what I've read it's Harmon Kardon! I've got a '09 Subaru WRX STI. I'll upgrade the audio eventually but right now I'm more interested in some decent performance mods.

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Rega RP3 w/ TTPSU | Rotel RA-12 | Moon 310 LP | Epos Epic 2's
Pro-Ject Xpression III w/ Speed Box | Azur 651a | Azur 551p | Mordaunt Short Aviano 2's

I'm surprised this is the only mention of Burmester Audio in a car, but I guess audiophiles aren't really buying Porsches. They spend all their money on audio gear instead!

I upgrade ever car I own. From my 92 Camry, 97 Jetta, 01 jetta, 04 545i and current 328 and Cayman. The past three I kept the oem head unit. Learning more and more about getting the most of the oem system even if it has its own dsp system.

My 545i was a big learning curve since it had a factory dsp. Wasn't thrilled with results.

Manufacturers are introducing better products though. The latest is from JL audio and their Clean Sweep. Simple de-eq to sum up the signals from the oem and produce a flat sound to send to amps and aftermarket speakers. From there some basic dampening of the doors and the sound is greatly improved.

My 328i I used a full dsp from alpine. Way better tuning options since the car is a bit quieter to appreciate. The Cayman and JL piece I just wanted better amps and speakers but the car/engine is the main focus.



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