Ok, I have a 2005 grand prix gxp with the monsoon system. I was looking to make a few upgrades to the sound in my car. Pretty much the basic, a headunit, amp, and subs. I was also wondering if I should think about new speakers as well? The monsoons are pretty good for a stock sound system, but I don't know if you guys think it would be worthwhile upgrading them. I'll probably leave them stock for a while I'm figuring though, because I can only spend so much at once.
I have another question is well which is about the GMCO integration harness. Someone awared me of this, and I'm unsure if it's really necessary or not. If not, I couldn't care less about my warning chimes, so I'd rather not pay $100 for it, but if it serves other more important functions, I will definitely get it.
Anyways, I'd prefer the head unit off of the selection they have on crutchfield as it comes with an instruction manual and free shipping (if anyones ordered a good one off there that would be great). I've also heard good things about pioneer and alpine so I probably want one of those. Just looking for reccs on a specific model (preferably one thats very ipod friendly as I will frequently be using my ipod with it).
As far as the subs and amp go, I assume they're decently easy to hook up, but any recommendations on some good ones would be awesome. I'm not looking for anything top of the line, but I do want them to be good. I'd say mid price range. I'm not limiting myself to any particular price, but anything too high end is probably a no go. I'm probably leaning towards a couple 10s as far as subs go considering i listen to a lot more rock/punk/metal then rap, so I've heard smaller subs are better for that. Also, because of my music choice, I want very good clarity on the subs. Something with very little distortion would be preferable. I mean obviously I still want them to hit hard, but I'm more concerned about a clear fresh sound rather than subs that hit really hard with tons of distortion.
Also, one last thing. With black friday coming up, do you guys know of anywhere that offers good deals on car audio and what not? Best buy comes as an obvious, but they'd probably still rip you off even on black friday, so is there anywhere else you guys know of that is a non-online store where I might be able to buy some of this?
Thanks a lot for the help guys. This is my first time ever fooling with car audio, so I want to make sure I'm getting what I want and getting the most for my money.
