Alternator and Optima Battery, please read! Options

[JonCars17]

this is the system I'm getting:

CD Player:
Alpine CDA-9856
Price: $200
RMS Watts: 18 Watts, Peak Power 50 x 4 channels

Component Speakers:
Alpine Type-X SPX-177R
Price: $450
RMS Watts: 75, Peak Power: 300

Speakers:
Alpine Type-R SPR-17LP
Price: $150
RMS Watts: 50, Peak Power: 250

Sub:
Alpine SWR-1242D
Price: $200
RMS Watts: 500, Peak Power: 1500

1st Amp:
Alpine MRV-F545
Price: $650
100 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (150 watts RMS x 4 at 2 ohms), 300 watts RMS x 2 bridged output at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)

2nd Amp:
Alpine MRD-M1005
Price: $550
RMS Watts: 700 x 1 at 4 ohms/1000 x 1 at 2 ohms

^^ That is the system I'm currently buying, but i need to know what alternator and battery will be best for my car with out doing harm. I was told that a battery can be too hard on the starter and damage it. I'm a n00b to cars so any and all info can help. Too be honest I don't even know what a alternator even looks like -_-, but I'm gonna have mine professionally installed. I just want to have all the parts there for them to do there thing with out keeping my car too long.

If there is another way to hook it up then please to tell.

This post has been edited by JonCars17: Mar 21, 2006 - 8:22 PM

[Niskyspy]

if you gonna compete then yes you should get a battery and an alternator. But if you are making this system just for listening then dont get a battery but still get an alternator because stock one only produces 80A which is really crappy (but its engough for my system with JBLBP1200.1 + JBLP80.4 + Eclipse deck to run at pretty high volume with crazy bass. So just get an alternator and 1.5Farad cap, that will do the job if you are not competing.
And about the cap its all up to you, I'd recomend to get a good brand cap (Stinger/Menphys) or something in that nature. What I did is I bought a cheap ass cap when I was just starting with the whole audio thing and it works really good, I've never seen my lights dim (at all/ I mean never, never) and my system eats up a lot of power ( I can actually see the voltage on the gauge drop down to like 12.3V from 14.3V which is normal beause its in good range

This post has been edited by Niskyspy: Mar 28, 2006 - 1:32 PM