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I think I would start with getting the doors, trunk area, and rear passenger side panel cavities sound deadened first. Make what you have sound better and go from there. This will add weight to the vehicle but it will make it sound alot better. There are plenty of builds that show where sound deaden-er was added and what brands were used. Done properly, you will have no rattle from your doors. with a complete system install.
I will give credit to Toyota here. They do a good job in placement of their speakers for sound quality. Factory locations do sound good and were chosen acoustically by Toyota. I recommend staying with a 3 way setup for your front stage instead of a two way. And by all means no rear pods.
As for the amps, I went Class D amps for the efficiency of them. With a smaller engine, it will have to work harder to produce the required amperage. Class D amps are the most efficient types of amps. If you want sound quality, then Class A will be the best. Brand really doesn't matter. If you will not be getting a DSP, then make sure the amps have built in crossovers and can do high and lo pass.
You can do a prefab sub box in the trunk corners with a sub and amp. JL makes a good one and there is one available here on the forums. Give a listen to the subs available at the local shops and then go with what you like best. Just because it's a JL prebuilt stealth box does not force you into putting a JL sub in it.
In a nutshell my recommendation for the first $1500 would be:
1. sound deaden the vehicle
2. Add a sub amp and sub on to system to fill it out.
3. Keep the left over $ for next stage.
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