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Message: [QUOTE="jdc753, post: 463831, member: 52"] $800 is actually pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things, have you checked out the price on Focal's top of the line... [url]http://www.crutchfield.com/p_091NO7/Focal-Utopia-Be-No-7.html[/url] $800 is indeed too rich for my blood, but I paid $300 for 1 owner low hour $800 components. Sadly for 90% of car audio you truely get what you pay for. I am not saying your $140 set of components aren't good, but there is indeed big difference when you start dishing out double and tripple that for a set of speakers. Now after saying all that, INSTALLATION is a FAR more important than the $$ spent on gear when it comes to building a truely good sounding vehicle. Budget really is key when it comes to making gear recommendations, but if you are willing to learn then that is certainly the best place to start. I would not recommend using those 6x9's you have, or any oval speaker in a vehicle, except maybe dropping them into the rear pillars since you already have them, then again I don't actually recommend running rear speakers either, but when done right in these trucks it won't hurt too much. So, oval vs round: An oval speaker is a compromise between sound quality and overall output. Output is loosely defined as Power X Cone area, so an oval speaker has a larger surface area than a round speaker. However the physical properties of the oval speaker when the cone is traveling back and forth is not as fluid or symmetrical as a round speaker, this is where the slight distortion or coloration will be introduced. I dare you to find any car audio competition vehicle either SQ or SPL that uses oval speakers, I am not saying there isn't one somewhere but I have yet to ever see one, especially in the SQ lanes. Now for moving on, amplifiers, for roughly 80% of the amplifier market wattage is wattage, you get the bottom of the barrel 10% like Pyle or Pyramid and newer Jensen and such, and then the top 10% like Tru, Arc Audio SE series, Zapco competition, Linear Power, and other multi-thousand dollar amps. What you can find in some amps to set them apart from others will be enough filtering to do active tuning (Sundown Audio amps) or switching power supplies that provide constant wattage across a range of resistance (JL Audio Slash series, and some Crown built JBL amps) If you are wanting to do some reading/learning on your own then I would highly suggest checking out the forums at [url]www.caraudio.com[/url] and [url]www.diymobileaudio.com[/url] Now some general ideas I run with when trying to build a system for someone... Budget? Are you willing to buy an amplifier for the door speakers? ~If not I would look into coaxials or limit door speaker price under $200 ~If you are, then I would look into component sets above $200, depending on budget. Installation requirements: ~Are you willing to sacrafice behind the seat for amps/subs? ~If not, are you willing to sacrafice under the rear seat? ~Or not, what about the center console? Will you be installing it by yourself, or having a shop? Do you have basic wood working skills, or know someone who does? (See budget) When considering budget, don't forget for wire, power/ground, speaker wire, RCA cables, etc. Thats about all I can think of for now, and I know it is barely much on the subject but it is really open ended with a clean slate, as questions get answered things get easier and stuff just starts falling into place. [/QUOTE]