How to improve lm386 amplifier circuit?


I am new to the world of audio amplifiers however i am  trying to learn. 

I have built a simple circuit using a circuit based on what I read in the database. The circuit works however there is a lot of noise and the sound quality quickly decreases at higher volumes however that may just be the speaker I am using. I am sure I need additional filtering capacitors however after looking at several example circuits I am confused about what where these capacitors should be and what values they should have. Please help me find a way to improve the audio quality to a decent level. Additionally I need to remove radio signals that are interfering with the playing sound. I am running the lm386 on 6 volts.

What value speaker would be ideal for this use? What capacitors do I want between my power rails? What capacitors do I want between my inputs? 

Here is my current circuit:

circuit 


chuoiytu

If you look at this diagram:

http://hackaweek.com/hacks/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/LM386ampschematicfinal1.jpg

The power supply cap is the 100uf in the upper left corner that connects on the pin 6 of the LM386.  You could try putting a 1000uf and a 47uf in parallel here to help with the power supply.  However, I highly suspect that you are maxing out the 1 watt power output fast and that's why the sound quality is dropping as you turn it up.  This is not a powerful amp and the circuit is really meant for experimentation. 

you'll probably have better success searching and posting in the diyaudio.com forums.