What's the most forgiving component in a car stereo installation? My guess would be in the subwoofer and/or sub amp. I reasoning goes like this: The HU produces the initial signal, so it's very critical. The tweeters and midrange speakers produce the higher frequencies and are more directional, so I concluded that the sub and its amp would be the most forgiving part of the system if one had to scrimp somewhere along the line.

Does this sound reasonable to you? What are your opinions?

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Yup, that sounds reasonable... if the HU stinks then everything will sound bad connected to it no matter the quality. When you look at an audio system, the speaker is producing the most distortion... no matter the quality again. So it all starts with a good source and goes from there.

Having said that, don't skimp too much on the sub because you'll end up with something that just pounds and sounds muddy. Go for quality not quantity... a single 10" or so in a sealed box, with a decent amp will give the bass a nice "tight" sound.

I have been leaning towards the Infinity Basslink II. So far the only thing stopping me is money, or the lack thereof.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Meh... I'm not sure what they go for, but they're not thought of too highly. Unless the customer doesn't know how to wire up their own system, which I doubt is your problem.

I'm all for keeping things simple. I already have Infinity speakers elsewhere in the car and like those.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Infinity is pretty much low/mid-fi in terms of SQ, so if you want to keep things simple... then the basslink is as simple as it gets.