you are crazy!!! SPL requires deadening yes but SQ requires it even more.
Sound deadening is not
required at all. It may be something that comes highly
recommended, but let's not lead on anyone that may have a
strict budget to work with.
I'm not speaking from the standpoint of silencing the entire car so that every tiny little detail is audible. I'm moreso speaking from the standpoint that extremely loud and long drawn out bass tones tend to vibrate the crud out of things and dampening will help remedy this.
I know of no one whom first installs sound deadening everywhere that they can, then decides which speakers and a sub would best match it with whatever cash they have left over. That's almost like buying a tupperware dish with a hefty price tag, sealing it, sticking it in the fridge, and then deciding what the best thing is you can afford with the money left over to put in it.
Don't mean to sound brash, but in my book the HU, speakers, sub, and amps come first and then you further determine what else you need from there as well as how much it will affect your budget.
Besides, I doubt Injected's goal here is attain competition level SQL with this setup. He's on his way to college and seems to me he just wants a nice daily listening system.....certainly nothing that would require going completely balls out. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif