As we approach the closing date for the printed copy of the imminent issue of Driving Sounds, we have been looking at new vehicles and the audio systems fitted to them. We know from our partners that the market for aftermarket car audio upgrades is still extremely buoyant, including with brand-new cars. Some of these are shipped from car dealer, directly to car audio installer. There are two main reasons for this. Either the standard audio is genuinely awful, and we have heard several of these, or the purchaser is used to listening to much better quality elsewhere. A good quality Bluetooth set-up or sound bar-equipped TV can sound leagues better than the system in a brand-new car.
We are thrilled to see and hear that there is so much demand for better-quality listening. There is a knock-on effect, too. People are far less genre-specific in their listening. It is typical for people to listen to anything from Jazz to classical to prog-rock rather than just consuming chart pop music, which seems now to be the domain of the TikTok generation.
Variety is the spice of life, and we hope this continues to be the case so that we get opportunities to continue reporting on people’s musical journeys.
Thank you for sticking with us, we look forward to doing more!
Take care,
Carl
Editor
