The Ultimate In-Car Entertainment System

Top Brands
These are some of the best brands in India that you can consider if you intend to splurge on in-car entertainment.

• Head Units/ Source Units: Alpine, Clarion, Eclipse, Pioneer, Panasonic
• Speakers: Illusion Audio, Ground Zero, JBL (Power Series and above), Morel, Focal, Dynaudio
• Subwoofers: Illusion Audio, Ground Zero, JL Audio, JBL (Power Series and above)
• Amplifiers: Steg, Ground Zero, Alpine, Audison, DLS
• Cables, Capacitors, Installation Accessories: Monster, Stinger, Ground Zero, Tsunami
• High Performance Batteries for Car Audio: Stinger, Ground Zero

Prices
If you have around a lakh and a half rupees to spare, you can go ahead and pimp your wagon with the equipment we've recommended. Here's the cost break-up for our car:

• Front speakers (Ground Zero Titanium 6.5” components): Rs 7000 per pair
• Rear speakers (Ground Zero Titanium 6x9” 3-way): Rs 6000 per pair
• Subwoofers (Ground Zero Radioactive 12” 500W RMS): Rs 12,000 x 2 pieces
• Amplifier1 (Ground Zero Titanium 4-channel): Rs 12,500; used to run all four speakers
• Amplifier2 (Ground Zero Titanium monoblock): Rs 18,000; used to run both subs
• Cables (Ground Zero 4-ga amp wiring kit): Rs 5000
  
• Head Unit (Pioneer 4950 DVD with motorized touchscreen): Rs 30,000
  
• Overhead Screen (DUB Mag Audio 10”, roof-mounted): Rs 15,000
  
• Sony PlayStation 2: Rs 7000
  
• AC/DC inverter: Rs 1000
  
• Damping material (Noise Kill 1.5mm self-adhesive damping sheets) Rs 150 per sq ft
  
• Enclosures/Other fabrications/Installation charges: Rs 5000

So that's my take on having fun on the road. Of course, it would not have been possible without Ajay and the gang at Hermit Audio and Sound Factor, so I'd like to offer them all due credit. Check out the brands if you guys want to take your AV technology on your drive, or watch the video below for now...