Heh, good one.

For the record, I don't like boom cars either, but mostly from a "what's the point" perspective rather than the rabid hatred displayed by the author of that web site.

I think a loud stereo is fine, and in fact necessary at highway speeds. I like subwoofers because they can help a car audio system produce the proper full range of music. But to change the purpose of the woofers so that they are no longer intended to make your in-cabin music sound good, but rather to make booming sounds outside the vehicle, is simply wasteful.

When my windows are rolled up, I can crank my stereo to 0db and it does not "boom". In fact you can't really hear the music very much at all outside the car. But inside, 0db is right on the threshold of the volume level getting irritating, and I cap it there. That's my maximum volume for when I absolutely need the stereo at its loudest.