[jsbihn]

just to chime in here for second on Bose for cars.
I had a friend who work for Bose and he told me that the technology that goes into the home stuff isnt the technology that goes into the car stuff.

basically what was said is that you are just getting very little technology with regular speakers using the Bose name. In the older 300zx that came with Bose units, it was exactly that. the horrible headunit failed so I replaced it with a simple 100 dollar pioneer unit (which was actually an upgrade - serious had more features and such), but the speakers were a nightmare. crappy speakers in a crappy plastic enclosure each individually amp'ed.
once I bypassed the amp and played it off the headunit they actually sounded better then they ever had.
thats when my friend told me that most "big company" car stereo upgrades arent worth the 1000 plus bucks you pay at the dealer.
He said it is better to get no stereo, spend 500-1000 bucks and get a much better aftermarket setup with a sub.

just my two cents