Thank you for the advice... I was going to go with Alpine but I was worried about the theft issue and ended up being shown a new (ok, probably only new to me) thing Blaupuckt (sp) has which is a key card system... I've had detachable faceplates before and got tired of them, but with this its just removing a card the size of a credit card... very easy. The head unit itself fit perfectly in my dash and I've gotten lots of compliments on the look and I have been happy with the performance. I believe its a Munich model and I'd recomend it --- I'll have to let you know if it holds up like an Alpine, tho.

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As far as head units go, I love Alpine stuff and have for years...great radio reception, dependable as a Mercedes (and built like one too!) and they directly link to some very sophisticated processors (if ya ever want to upgrade). Plus, the newer models have plenty of power even without amps, and they're reasonably priced.

As to speakers, Boston Acoustics makes excellent speakers that are also very reasonable. Stay away from MBQuart (unless you add a processor), as they're BY FAR the brightest speakers out there....will make your ears bleed. I like lots of high end/treble, but even I had to dial back the MBQuarts (and they were NOT cheap by any means). Not so the BAs, and they have several models based upon what you want to spend.

Best of luck!

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