I have one of the new sony netmd minidisc player/recorders. they are sick as fuck. it's hella easier to put music on cause you just put the mp3's straight on instead of recording in real-time like the old ones. i have the gold one that is $130.
it's -3 in washington and i think most of the country for high school and college. i think most wood bats are -3. if you get a 32 inch it is probably 29 ounces. that is what i have.
kenwood and pioneer stuff sounds fine to start out with. i have kenwood subs. but for speakers i have infinity. they sound good. i don't know what you need but my infinity 6x9's were like $120. and my 5.25's in the front were like $80.
definitely not worth buying a ps2 for. buy a ps2 for all the other great games. i am still amazed that somehow i made the decision to buy jmmt over gta3. i guess it is ok for the first freeskiing game but the controls are fucked up and there are alot of glitches.