As the holiday season approaches, and as we start shopping for Christmas Gifts for others, make sure you save a little for yourself. I am planning collecting a few needed items to finish the upgrade on my stereo system. I bought the truck with upgraded Infinity Speakers, and after I got tired of playing with the stock stereo's joy stick that would move by itself when I'd roll over a parking lot speed bump, I looked up on Crutchfield for replacement head units. So many to choose from, but I settled with a mid-line Kenwood Excelon X896, which was an easy install. I left the factory in place, and haven't added anything else, except for an empty rear enclosure that keeps calling out, "Hello? Just because I am in the back under the bench seat, don't forget about me!" I know getting the enclosure is part of the battle, but with all of the choices for speakers and amps out there I have no clue what to get, nor do I know anything about how to wire it up. I can solder wires, but an electrician I am not.
Before I go any further, I am not looking for something to rattle the rear license plate, or try to pop out the rear windows. I do listen to what 80' and 90's New Wave/Punk/Electronic/Ska, but now has been changed to something including Synth Pop? Looking for something that I can listen to at low to mid volume, with an every-once-in-a-while volume crank up so when my wife and I finally decide on something we both can listen to, she can get out her hair brush to sing with me.
Just for the record, I never let my wife check the oil, nor do I let her eat M&M's in the truck, eventhough they do have a candy-coated shell
So with all of you that have upgraded your system, what would you recommend, or what have you done? What would you do different? What did you spend? Do you have any wiring/routing diagrams? Amp and Speaker choice and how to hook them up? Where to mount it, and do I use the factory front amp? I know kind of vague, but this is where I am starting. I know everyone will have a bigger and louder system, but I am just looking for something that will last, and of course sound good. A lot of questions I know, but I have time.
I did search this information out on this site, and haven't found what I was looking for, or anything close to it.
Thanks in advance.