Pretty much the same with me. I heard an aftermarket system and was amazed you could capture home theater like clarity and loudness in a car. Been into it ever since. Mid 90's or so.One of my friends got a system, 2 w3's and some mb quart speakers. I got in and said "hey they dont sound like **** and distort like the **** that my car came with". Just kinda built up from there.