Car Head Unit
 

What's the best sub $500 head unit I can get for a car? Must be able to play MP3 CDs and have good preset EQ settings (Rock, Techno, Pop, Classical, etc.)

Cool-looking display is a plus!

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I have the Sony CDX-MP70. Sounds great, never skips, has always played any CD I put in it. I took a couple of CD's with MP3's on them to Circuit City and tested a bunch of different car MP3 players, and this was the only one that played both of them without a problem.

Has a way cool CD loader too. Push a button, and the face plate rolls down and the CD tray comes out like on a PC!

XM radio compatible also....

Crutchfield has them for $499.00...

http://sm.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-...DXMP70&o=m&a=0

the best one is from clarion (the DX818 i think).
so far one of the best tested sound. mp3 playback is amazing and it has 3 lineouts (good for subwoofer).
i have that head unit for a few weeks, and it's really the best...

The Sony one looks really nice.