Quote Originally Posted by tc300 View Post
ouch!! $500 ish isnt really gona get you a good quality system imo... unless you find some KILLER deals at the audio forums for sale section.. i would look over at caraudio.com or caraudioclassifieds.org

~500ish for headunit, sub, and amp i think is reasonable. Im getting the head unit at dealer cost which has saved me quite a bit, and the sub averages at about $170... willing to spend another few hundred (over) for a good pair of amps...

Installation will be taken care of by a buddy of mines, so at the moment I'm projecting to be on budget with 1 amp, and with the 2nd amp ill be at a reasonable amount...


now the speakers i got in there right now will do, not looking to replace those just yet, but will do within the next couple of months.

if someone could suggest a good amp to run this all (and crossover if the one on the head unit is insufficient) then i think i will be in good shape. kinda wanting to go pioneer with the amp, but not sure how good they are. at the moment i can get pioneer, jvc, and jbl/harmon at dealer cost so sticking with those brands would be ideal, however if something is well worth the price i won't count it out.

please keep in mind, I'm not building a sound system for a show car, its my daily beater, but if i could get the sound in it on par with/or better then the stock system in my x3 then ill be happy.

Thanks all for the help so far.