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In Reply to: I just spoke to a car audio buff here at the office... posted by Jonesy on April 11, 2017 at 10:35:05:
I am now driving a 2003 Subaru Outback VDC with the McIntosh stereo. I know, it is a Clarion system (Clarion owned McIntosh back then), but it was designed by McIntosh. It sounds great at lower speeds, very clean, deep bass, good detail reproduction, and a bit of soundstage. But at highway speeds, the wind noise ruins everything. The motor is quieter than other Outbacks from 2003 (more insulation for engine noise was part of the VDC package). I have 6-disc in-dash changer, which I love. The only thing they messed up was setting the crossover to the sub too low. The door speakers can't handle the amount of bass they get.
Now, though, it looks like I am getting a 2008 Infiniti EX-35. A quieter car, yes, but it has a Bose stereo, the kind you can't replace. I will give it a try, and it does have the "Driver's Sound Stage" feature, but I am not optimistic. It lacks the changer, and instead has a "music bank" feature which rips CDs to a hard drive - using MP3 codec - oy. So, I might just get a little FiiO hi-res player and copy my music from my server onto SD cards. But I can't pass up the car; it's too good a deal.
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