For me, yes.. MP3s can do it.

Nothing is going to beat the sound quality you will get from a great set of headphones, in my humble opinion. But headphones are not practical in a car. So headphones aside..

I do not consider myself the audiophile that most on this board are. I have a quality amp for my empeg, but still use the factory speakers, much to many of my fellow empeg heads amazement. The quality of music is fine for me.

I dont analize the music when I am driving, I simply enjoy it. A lot of my songs are ripped at 128, a lot at 160, and even 256. I use a standard ripper I downloaded for free. I guess my point is I dont expect home stereo or even headphone quality while in my car, and I am not disappointed if something does not sound as well as it would if it were performed live in front of me. The quality is good enough for me, good enough for me to shell out the bucks to purchase this amazine product because of its features.

You and I look at the whole experience from different angles. Neither one of us is wrong, just different.

Trying to look at it from your point of view, I would suggest investing in quality audio equipment for the car.. but at the same time realize that there is going to be a plateau where sooner or later the sound quality is pretty much maxed out.. and that spending more money will only yield a small gain. Find that area where you are comfortable, and then start enjoying the experience instead of trying to squeeze that last little ounce of improvement out of your speakers.