Stereo install

Thanks, Dingo, that sure was an eye opener. I understand the old axiom, "you get what you pay for." Back in the old days, an off-the-shelf no-name cassette/radio and a couple of 6x9s was a big improvement over what the factory put in our cars back then. It seems that the components available today are light years ahead of what was available 30 years ago.

So, basically, one should start with a budgeted amount of money. Then:

1) Search for an appropriate stereo/amp.

2) Get speakers to match the output of the stereo/amp.

3) Use fat speaker wires.

4) Build speaker boxes to the correct frequency of the speaker, at least as much as placement permits. That would be the tricky part for me. I would need to do some research on speaker box design. Most of those I have seen seem to be made of MDF, which is a solid product, but very dusty when cutting and shaping (ask me how I know).

Thanks again. Now, I have a place to begin.