So I'm looking at car stereos, and there's one that I'm eyeballing that has a SNR of 90 dB, whereas another has an SNR of 105 dB. Since I don't exactly listen to much soft acoustic music (and a car is a noisy fucking place anyway), should this be much of a deal-breaker, since the one with the 90 dB is otherwise more desirable to me?
Signal-to-noise ratio
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And I'm asking this question here because it's something I've generally been curious about, and car-stereo shopping is just the most recent thing to bring it to my attention 
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Well that depends largely on the power of the stereo/amp (max wattage) and the sensitivity (db) of the speakers you'll be using.
And the car being a place where the level of environmental noise is very much fluctuating, makes it even harder to give an answer.
Keep in mind: the SNR is given for the amp on maximum power.
Rule of thumb: The higher the power of the amp, the desired volume and the sensitivity of the speakers and the quieter the environmental noise, the better the SNR should be.
An SNR of about 90 db is usually quite alright for most home systems, so -without knowing the specs of the car system - I'd carefully say it should be good enough for your car.
And the car being a place where the level of environmental noise is very much fluctuating, makes it even harder to give an answer.
Keep in mind: the SNR is given for the amp on maximum power.
Rule of thumb: The higher the power of the amp, the desired volume and the sensitivity of the speakers and the quieter the environmental noise, the better the SNR should be.
An SNR of about 90 db is usually quite alright for most home systems, so -without knowing the specs of the car system - I'd carefully say it should be good enough for your car.
