What is the best car audio brand in your opinion?

Brands that are reputable for making long-lasting and efficient products are listed in the following categories:

Amp: JL Audio, Kicker, Rockford Fosgate, Hifonics, Alpine, Infinity, Polk Audio, Boston Acoustics, Pioneer*, Cerwin-Vega, Orion.

Speaker: Focal, JL Audio, Rockford Fosgate, Kicker, Infinity, Alpine, Cerwin-Vega, Boston Acoustics, Kenwood, Hifonics, Polk Audio, Orion, Pioneer*.

Subwoofer: Fi, JL Audio, Focal, Alpine, Kicker, Cerwin-Vega, Rockford Fosgate, Pioneer*, Hifonics, Infinity, Kenwood.

OEM Processors: Rockford Fosgate, Alpine, Kicker, Hifonics.

Wire & RCA Cables: Kicker, Rockford Fosgate, Monster.

Also, stick with name brand companies that follow the AWG system.

Head Unit: Alpine**, Pioneer*, Kenwood.

The only place I recommend to buy any of these products are Crutchfield.com and the actual company's homepage that makes the products so you can get your warranty with the product.

*Pioneer has their basic line, their Premier line, and also their high-quality “Stage 4” line, just to mention a few.

**Alpine has the new “Imprint” technology that enables the head-unit, through the use of an aftermarket accessory kit, to fine-tune your head-unit and speakers to make the sound as accurate as possible.

I run a mid level system, but to the average person it hits really freaking hard. This is what I have and it is because they are my favorite.

Amp: JL slash series 1000

Subs: 2 alpine type r 12's, new models

Door speakers: Alpine type r component 6.5's

Tweeters: Alpine and Boss 250 watt tweeters (cheap tweeters but they will bust your ear drums)

Here's a video of it all if you care to see it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOeN_IF528

Just skip to 6 minutes, this hits dang hard and it's in a open top Jeep

in my car i got to 12in Rockford Fosgate with a 1700w interfire amp 2 tweters four 6in pioneers that im going to chaing to a rockford fosgate speakers and thats more than need when it coms to bass but what can i say im a teenager thats why i got two pb power bass to put in there i just have not don that yet cus i want a new amp to replays the the old kenwood amp that i had with them

Rockford Fosgate is the top of the line and the best in my open

KENWOODs are cheap and very reliable they are tuff and they look nice for sub woofers. for head units i would go with pioneer they make the best head units.

Good luck : )

subs: Fi btl's,dc level 5's

amps : sundown audio ,rockford fosgate

JL in my opinion is highest quality

i prefer pioneer and sony brand..

sony xploded are good as are punch speakers...

boss and sony xplod