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I voted "Not cool". Many people have said especially in a residential area at 3am. I'd make that in a residential area at any time of day. Some people work nights, or work late into the night and are sleeping at 10am or 3pm. I cannot for the life of me sleep longer than about 6 hours in a row, and it's usually less than that. But that's not enough sleep each day, so I find myself napping for about 45 minutes after I get home from work.
If your car stereo can be heard inside people's houses at any time of day, you are playing it too loudly in the wrong place, which is rude.
Playing your stereo so loudly that it interferes with other motorists being able to hear their music or conversations is likewise rude.
I have what I consider a pretty nice stereo system in my car. It's not an aftermarket system, and won't shake the car or those around me, but it will get plenty loud enough that it's physically painful to listen to without distorting the music, and at that level, with the windows up, it's barely audible from outside the car, and inaudible from 20 feet away.
The type of music you're playing and the quality of your stereo is irrelevant; if your music is interfering with others in their homes or vehicles, it is rude. Blasting music with foul language as you pull into the parking lot to pick up your kids/siblings at school is doubly rude.
It's like anything else in life. What you do for your own enjoyment is entirely your business, until it starts to intrude on someone else. It's entirely possible to listen to music without imposing your musical tastes on someone else.
On a side note, my car stereo does have one of those speed compensating volume controls, and it is indeed, very nice.
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