Crazy 5.1 Stereo?

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Originally Posted by Sabretooth

I like that setup, might try and get an estimate for a system installed sometime. probably looking into the 2500-3000 range for such a setup, labor and all.

2500-3000 is probably a reasonable price, as long as you don't want top-end everything. Just pick out a deck by looking at all the manufacturers' websites, because then you'll know which decks have the 5.1 decoding built-in. Sure you can get cheap decks, but they won't have surround. Conversely, Alpine decks are sweet-looking, reliable, but you need to buy a special amp to get surround.

The deck I have in the picture only has a 4 channel built-in amplifier(4x40w), so you need at least two amps, one for a sub, and one for a centre channel speaker.

And please don't defeat the safety switch, which is meant to prevent you from watching DVDs while driving. I don't buy some peoples' stories, "It's only for my buddy to watch while I drive him around." Keep everybody on the road safe.

Hope you can get everything for your budget. Good luck.