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<blockquote data-quote="SamIam71" data-source="post: 8214564" data-attributes="member: 658526">First off, congrats and thank you for putting another cool @$$ kid into the world. I too was putting together systems in the same era and have just got back to messing with sound as my oldest child began driving. We put a little bump in his ride and I am currently working on a system in a &#039;98 S-10 I picked up for him.It would seem a lot of the &quot;Top of the line&quot; makers from back in the day, succumbed to woes of capitalism.I.E, they make crap now. Though they do still offer equipment of a caliber expected of a company upholding their name for 30 years or more, when interest in bass diminished, they started making products of a lesser quality to keep a piece of the market. The good news is, there are a lot of newcomers making sound equipment that can fulfill anyone&#039;s needs. I would spend some time looking researching where your old favorites are, as well as checking out the new guys. I have gone with a complete Alpine system except the bass channel. I went with a Soundstream TA1.2000D amp and 2 SA 12&#039;s subs from Sundown Audio. Everything is in now except the subs and box (currently sitting in my livingroom which is covered in sawdust) and so far so good. Good luck with your build man.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SamIam71, post: 8214564, member: 658526"] First off, congrats and thank you for putting another cool @$$ kid into the world. I too was putting together systems in the same era and have just got back to messing with sound as my oldest child began driving. We put a little bump in his ride and I am currently working on a system in a '98 S-10 I picked up for him. It would seem a lot of the "Top of the line" makers from back in the day, succumbed to woes of capitalism.I.E, they make crap now. Though they do still offer equipment of a caliber expected of a company upholding their name for 30 years or more, when interest in bass diminished, they started making products of a lesser quality to keep a piece of the market. The good news is, there are a lot of newcomers making sound equipment that can fulfill anyone's needs. I would spend some time looking researching where your old favorites are, as well as checking out the new guys. I have gone with a complete Alpine system except the bass channel. I went with a Soundstream TA1.2000D amp and 2 SA 12's subs from Sundown Audio. Everything is in now except the subs and box (currently sitting in my livingroom which is covered in sawdust) and so far so good. Good luck with your build man. [/QUOTE]

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