There are a lot of quality brands in car stereos. A couple of good ones are: Autotek "MM Series", Pioneer TS-W5000SPL, Kicker "KX/SX Series" (A) "L5/L7" (SW) "SS Series", and American Bass.
No Bose does not have a flip out car stereo that is available for the market.
You can look for the brand names online via your computer or smart phone, or go to a shop selling GPS equipment. Also search through online elctronic shops if they sell this kind of equipment.
The first instance of stereo equipment that was made to be installed in a car was in 1930. It was produced by the Galvin Corporation and quickly became very popular.
The prices for Audiobahn and Bose car stereo equipment is comparble. I personally prefer Bose products,for the hig quality sound they produce.
A car stereo is a perfect example of how you're spending your money on a name and not a product when you buy brand name. After all, the components the comprise brand name car stereos are often sourced from the same exact companies that generic manufacturers source their parts from. What this means is that by buying a brand name car stereo, you're paying extra for nothing more than a name and not a better stereo.
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No your stereo brand does not have to match the speakers to be compatible. With the rigth cables you still may be able to hook up mismatched brands; however, you will get the best sound quality out of using the same brand because they are meant to be used together.
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It would help to know what year and model car and if original equipment or after market.
Tatra (Czech), Talbot (French), Trabant (East German), are car brand names which start with a "T."
They're all wired for ISO, so just get the adapter for your brand of stereo to ISO instead.
Complete Car stereo systems include,stereo, bass, subwoofers, amplifiers, and speakers. The cost greatly depends on the kind of equipment you want. A friend of mine got it done in $1200, but that was because the dealer was a friend. Depending on the equipment I would say the best price would be from $1000 to 1500.