Help choosing an appropriate battery for under the hood.

[verb1999]

I'm looking for a battery for under the hood, for everyday starting. Is there a big benefit to buying one of these expensive car audio batteries for that purpose as opposed to a cheap Wal-Mart battery?

I tried to do some homework, searched various car battery threads on different websites, but didn't find anything that flat out answered my question. I tried to read up on the specs of these different batteries (Kinetik, Stinger, Optima, etc), but don't fully grasp what all the different things mean.

It sounds as if I don't want a deep cycle battery. I understand they're more or slow discharges, and recharging, and are not good for starting your car. So a YellowTop wouldn't be a good choice, but the RedTop would, yet doing a search on Optima's website the only battery that shows available for my car is the YellowTop, same with the local O'Reilly Auto Parts' website (shows only the YellowTop & not the Red).

I looked on Stinger's website, they state their batteries are dry cell (AGM technology), is that the same as deep cycle? So I'm still not sure what my best bet is here, I'm still poking around, trying to read up. Maybe somebody can shed some light or advice on the topic.

I'm not running anything too crazy as far as a stereo, 6 component speakers powered by an Orion amp, along 2 10" Kicker L7's powered by an Orion amp as well. I don't mind spending more for a battery, as long as it's worth it & I'm not over-spending just because some advertisement looks good. Also, in case it's relevant, I drive an Acura Integra LS. And I live in a region that gets very cold in the winter.

Anybody with any information that can help, I very much appreciate your time.

[Skullz]

Doesn't really matter who's battery ya get as long as your happy with what you get and its in your price range, i would however shy away from kinetics as they have been having some issues as of lately with the batteries.

Here is a link for some good brands to choose from and most if not all at a great price.

http://remybattery.com/