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<blockquote data-quote="ravicus" data-source="post: 7362314" data-attributes="member: 633917">Hey, first of all I&#039;m totally new to car audio except for reading up some on what certain components do, and just other basic knowledge that I have...I have a 1996 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab(My first car), which has:Front Door: 2 x&nbsp; 6-1/2&quot; speaker opening. (non-standard size according to Crutchfield, but they include a bracket that allows it to fit)Behind Seat: 2 x 6-3/4&quot; opening.So basically I&#039;m wondering a few things.1. Where should I be buying components from? Crutchfield is the only car audio place I know of and I&#039;ve enjoyed their websites feature that matches things to my car, but are they overpriced? Should I look somewhere else?2. I don&#039;t have a ton of money, and I don&#039;t care terribly alot about having a subwoofer (I don&#039;t know where i could put one in this truck anyways), I&#039;d like decent bass response though, so I was looking at component systems, are they a good option? Or are they gimmicky?3. Since my truck has 4 openings for speakers, would it sound bad to only put speakers into either the front or back two slots? Or should i invest in all 4?4. What components do I need if I am not going to get a dedicated sub? I will be getting a new head unit and speakers at the minimum, but do I need an amp?Anyways thanks a ton for any help you can provide, I&#039;m honestly pretty lost. I have no idea how to install it either but I can probably figure it out. Maybe with some help from you guys.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ravicus, post: 7362314, member: 633917"] Hey, first of all I'm totally new to car audio except for reading up some on what certain components do, and just other basic knowledge that I have... I have a 1996 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab(My first car), which has: Front Door: 2 x 6-1/2" speaker opening. (non-standard size according to Crutchfield, but they include a bracket that allows it to fit) Behind Seat: 2 x 6-3/4" opening. So basically I'm wondering a few things. 1. Where should I be buying components from? Crutchfield is the only car audio place I know of and I've enjoyed their websites feature that matches things to my car, but are they overpriced? Should I look somewhere else? 2. I don't have a ton of money, and I don't care terribly alot about having a subwoofer (I don't know where i could put one in this truck anyways), I'd like decent bass response though, so I was looking at component systems, are they a good option? Or are they gimmicky? 3. Since my truck has 4 openings for speakers, would it sound bad to only put speakers into either the front or back two slots? Or should i invest in all 4? 4. What components do I need if I am not going to get a dedicated sub? I will be getting a new head unit and speakers at the minimum, but do I need an amp? Anyways thanks a ton for any help you can provide, I'm honestly pretty lost. I have no idea how to install it either but I can probably figure it out. Maybe with some help from you guys. [/QUOTE]

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