-=> Quoting Jason Lavoie to T Owen <=-
 TO> "Most people" are not audio professionals, they are consumers. I have  
 TO> yet to meet an audio professional that has spent more that $500 on
 TO> a car audio system.
 JL> well, that depends on what you consider to be a 'professional'... 
 JL> one of the definitions in webster's dictionary is "Having much
 JL> experience and  great skill in a specified role"  I tend to agree with
 JL> this and would say that many audio professionals are spending a lot
 JL> more than $500 on car audio systems.
That's ok, but what would be the point? A car is an awful environment
to try to get decent reproduction in; the glass, the road noise, the
fact that if anything is visible it will be stolen. The other factor
for me is that *very* few companies make decent amplifiers that run
on 12 volts; in fact, I can think of only one (McIntosh). If I was 
planning on spending tons of cash on car audio, the first thing I would
do would be to buy a sinewave inverter, so that I could use 120 volt
gear, instead of being stuck with "car audio" junk. Another thought
is that studio engineers tend to leave the stock stereo in the car, so
that they can see how their mixes sound when played back on ordinary
junk gear, as I do. Take care.
... What's brown and sounds like bell?   ..........DUNG!
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