Starting from Scratch

I'm kinda new to aftermarket audio products and I need a little help. If you are starting from scratch and want to get to a sick audio system how much does it take. I'm not exactly sure what I need. Obviosly a reciever, subs, enclosures. But do you need an amp? do you need smaller speakers to replace the stocks? How much money would you be looking at? Any help would be great, Thnx.

completely depends on your definition of "sick"

competition-level in SQ?
probably around $3-4k, plus a BUNCH of time fiberglassing, tuning, etc

competition-level in SPL?
depends on your class, but if you didn't focus on the front stage you could probably do well in one of the lower classes for under $2k, plus a lot of time designing and building boxes/wall

street beater SQL?
maybe $1500-4000, again all depends on how far you want to go

simple system that's better than stock and includes sub(s)?
$800 or so

lol, maybe I used the wrong words. Really I was looking for the components of a system thats better than the stock system for about $1,000-$2,000, thnx

headunit - $300
front components - $3-400
front stage amp - $300
sub - $3-400
sub amp - $300
wiring - $100
box supplies - $50
deadening - $50
total - $1700-$1900

This is for a VERY well rounded system, if you wanted you could add some cheap rear coaxs for under $100, to give you a little ambiance, but I would try it without them first to see if you even need rear speakers.

thnx for the info.

dont forget the box

dont forget the box
headunit - $300
front components - $3-400
front stage amp - $300
sub - $3-400
sub amp - $300
wiring - $100
box supplies - $50
deadening - $50
total - $1700-$1900

This is for a VERY well rounded system, if you wanted you could add some cheap rear coaxs for under $100, to give you a little ambiance, but I would try it without them first to see if you even need rear speakers.

;) :naughty:

haha, alright you got me on that one. but i doubt he knows how to build his own box if he wasnt sure he needen an amp for the sub.

true, it's not that hard though, and you don't have to be an audio genius to be able to build a wooden box

If you're not comfortable making your own, you would probably want one custom built for you, which will range from $100-$200 depending on what you want.