I think I'm going to put a little system in my garage since I spend all weekend in there anyway. I've been using a trusty Panny boombox from the '70's (no joke) but I usually have to smack it around to get it to work right. Here's my plan:

1) I've got some old Sony monitors from the early '90's sitting in the garage with rotted out drivers. Can I just get some drivers and maybe a new crossover from PE and stick them in the existing cabinet? Is this even possible and how do I figure out the right drivers? Cabinet volume?

2) I need something to push them. I was thinking of maybe a Sonic Impact T amp for giggles, but I don't know if it's got enough cajones to fill a garage (only 5wpc). I know this will have a lot to do with how efficient the speaker are, but as per #1, I have no idea what they will be.

3) A cheap tuner. I usually listen to radio while I'm working out there. I'm thinking I could pirate the Sirius tuner out of my wife's car on the weekends so I can listen to sat radio using an FM modulator, but I'm not sure...

4) Or...do I just get a cheapo receiver and be done with it? Of course, where's the fun in that ?

This is going to be in my garage and exposed to extreme temperatures as well as dust and everything else. Durability is a factor.

What would you guys do?