yo, im from brisbane for those who dont know. and yeah im probablly going to check out some ALPINE headunits this weekend cause i've decided as much as i like pioneer, i dont like the look of most of them (with the expection for the DEH-8650MP which is 1400RRP so there goes that idea) but yeah im considering 1stly - alpine, and if out of my budget (around 300-400 i wanna spend atm) then i "might" look at clarion, but i havent had good experiences with clarion speakers so i lost the trust in that brand. but the cd's players do look good, so yeh or i might have to settle with pioneer. BUT yeah i've decided on splits (was tossing up weather or not to go splits cause of the hassel of mounting the tweeter but yeah, ill do it)....and somebody asked about install....i will get autobarn to install everything at once i rekon is the go.

but yes i will keep posted, im thinking this is how i might end up

HU: Alpine ($400 or so hopefully on sale? perhaps)
Splits: Kicker/JL Audio (on sale at JB hifi, 200bucks!!)
Amp: Cadence (4 channel, something or other $400max)
Sub: OPEN TO SUGGESTION = LOST ATM. (looking at 1x12", 150 odd dollar's)

thnx for the replies.

[Jb'z]