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What do audiophiles do in their cars?

All of you forum members with your killer home systems…what do you listen to in your cars?  Do y’all have custom stereo systems?  Does the quality of the stereo system actually impact your car buying decision?  I have a B&O setup in my 2021 truck, which was an upgrade and sounds decent enough, but nothing compared to a typical HiFi home system.
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dekay
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When I'm alone I listen to myself yell and cuss.

When I am driving my wife I listen to her yell and cuss.

We live in the Los Angeles area.

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soix
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I leave my audiophile brain home and just listen mindlessly like I’m listening to Alexa.  We all preach how important the room is in getting good sound — the car’s interior is an audio nightmare, and to make matters even worse we sit on one side of it.  Game over IMO.  I focus mainly on driving anyway and wish more people did the same.  
kingharold
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My Toyota Tundra has the upgraded JBL stereo.  I use it to listen to books on CD.  Recorded music listening is strictly an at home activity.
sns
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Couple times a year love to take out highly modified (just as my home stereo equipment) 2011 Mustang GT vert, top down listening to streams through Ifi IDSD signature and highly modded car system. This in no way approaches home listening, noise floor with top down ridiculously high, this for kicking it out with music I rarely listen to at home. Forget about dynamic range, all loud works in this environment.
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