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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8534134" data-attributes="member: 540940">Having spent many years with a car audio hobby and financially illiterate wife (ex) - I have a strong preference when it comes to simple, effective, affordable set up.Get a good 4 ch, a good pair of front speakers - components preferably, a good sub, a well designed and built box.As for specific equipment, there are tons of good options, as long as you get something from a respected brand and it&#039;s tuned correctly your odds of having problems in the near future will be very unlikely.&nbsp; Ten years of generally crap gear (and another 10 of decent quality stuff) -- the only speaker I ever blew was a Pyramid 10 that I plugged directly into the wall for entertainment.The PPI P1000.4 has always looked like a great centerpiece to me.&nbsp; More than enough power to the front two channels with nearly 500w rms available to run a sub at 4 ohms.&nbsp; And only $175.&nbsp; One minor drawback is it doesn&#039;t have high level inputs so you&#039;d need an LOC temporarily to use the stock HU.There are tons of good components in the $150 range -- with your budget $200-250 wouldn&#039;t be a big hit. CDT, Polk, Image Dynamics etc.&nbsp; Check out woofersetc.com.&nbsp; Anything in that $150+ range is going to be at least &quot;good&quot;.For a sub -- soundqubed always comes to mind.&nbsp; An HDS310 or 312 would beThat leaves you plenty for box design/construction, wiring, and probably installation too if you&#039;re paying to have it done and maybe enough left over for the HU too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8534134, member: 540940"] Having spent many years with a car audio hobby and financially illiterate wife (ex) - I have a strong preference when it comes to simple, effective, affordable set up. Get a good 4 ch, a good pair of front speakers - components preferably, a good sub, a well designed and built box. As for specific equipment, there are tons of good options, as long as you get something from a respected brand and it's tuned correctly your odds of having problems in the near future will be very unlikely. Ten years of generally crap gear (and another 10 of decent quality stuff) -- the only speaker I ever blew was a Pyramid 10 that I plugged directly into the wall for entertainment. The PPI P1000.4 has always looked like a great centerpiece to me. More than enough power to the front two channels with nearly 500w rms available to run a sub at 4 ohms. And only $175. One minor drawback is it doesn't have high level inputs so you'd need an LOC temporarily to use the stock HU. There are tons of good components in the $150 range -- with your budget $200-250 wouldn't be a big hit. CDT, Polk, Image Dynamics etc. Check out woofersetc.com. Anything in that $150+ range is going to be at least "good". For a sub -- soundqubed always comes to mind. An HDS310 or 312 would be That leaves you plenty for box design/construction, wiring, and probably installation too if you're paying to have it done and maybe enough left over for the HU too. [/QUOTE]

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