I think you would be on the right track by changing out the speakers first.

If after installing the speakers you find that the Becker doesn't have enough power to drive the speakers properly you can purchase a small amp to do the job. You don't need a ton of watts for speakers, I'm guessing about 30 watts from a high quality amp will be sufficient and sound amazing. If you really like your music loud you might consider a bit more power to prevent the amp from over heating. The rule of thumb is that you don't want to operate the amp at its maximum setting, this reduces the efficiency and overall sound quality.

I had done alot of research about decks and car sound staging in general and have heard that the power supplied by a deck is usually not as clean as what you would get from a dedicated amplifier (of course this could be a scam to get everyone to buy amps) but after a great deal of research I believe this to be true.

I also have learned that a high voltage source in the deck provides better clarity. That is probably why some have heard that the Eclipse decks are good. The trick is this.....not all of the Eclipse decks have high voltage which explains the so so results you get. But the really high end decks that don't have amplifiers built in really do sound better and generally this is the way to go if you really want to get serious.

Personally I would stick with the Becker or Blaupunkt because they look at home in the MB dashes and who really wants to spend $800 for just a deck.

By the way a good 30 watt amp is very small and can easily be hidden without any mods to the car.

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