Well, after a couple years of bench testing my Empeg I believe its now ready to install in one of my cars. OK I’m a bit slow but I get around to stuff, eventually.

I know how to pick out an amplifier and speakers but I’ve kind of lost touch with what brands are best.

With quality of sound (true reproduction) and reliability/longevity at the top, what amplifier and speaker brands should I be looking at?

I was planning on capping my budget at around $1,000. I would think that should put in a nice system.