I have been lucky enough to spend some time with an Audi A8 equipped with the Bang & Olufsen "advanced sound system", and it is by far the best audio system I've ever heard in a car, period . . . whether stock or aftermarket/custom. Too bad the car is simply way out of my budget.
The thing I hate the most about most car sound systems is that they're abnormally bass-heavy, and you can do very little with the tone controls to improve matters. The bass also usually seems "late" or "behind the beat", depending on the program material. For some reason I associate this with the Bose 'house sound', but they are by no means the only or even the worst offenders . . . I have even heard some Bose car systems that I liked OK.
The 'premium' system in my wife's new Mini is especially bad in this department. It's really too bad because it sounds nice otherwise . . . and it would only take a single band of parametric EQ to fix it.
The thing I hate the most about most car sound systems is that they're abnormally bass-heavy, and you can do very little with the tone controls to improve matters. The bass also usually seems "late" or "behind the beat", depending on the program material. For some reason I associate this with the Bose 'house sound', but they are by no means the only or even the worst offenders . . . I have even heard some Bose car systems that I liked OK.
The 'premium' system in my wife's new Mini is especially bad in this department. It's really too bad because it sounds nice otherwise . . . and it would only take a single band of parametric EQ to fix it.