Can you comment on the Bose sound quality between CX-3 and CX-5 since you experienced both? To me, the mid-range Twiddler center dash speaker, which CX-3 doesn't have, dominates the music listening environment even if you turned Centerpoint off for 2016 CX-5 Bose system!
Here's a good comparison. I was listening to a band called Billy Talent the other day, kind of a punk rock sound. I noticed a sound on the right that I'd never noticed before, and I've been listening to them for years. The one part of this song the drummer was hitting a crash cymbal to make a really full sound instead of the typical hi-hat or ride. I realized I was also hearing the constant tapping of the hi-hat. Drummers will often tap their left foot to add that sound as they play the ride or crash, but it's usually a very subtle and easily missed sound.
I've never heard it as clear and distinct as I did here. That was using an iPod hooked up through one of the usb ports. Like I've said, I liked the system on the the CX-5 for the most part, but this is so much better. And being a musician myself, I'm always curious how they make the recording. Is it set up as if you are on the stage or in the concert. You can clearly tell with this system as the hi-hat sound came from the right, as if you were looking at the drums in a concert setting.