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I am interested in a qulaity (non awia) MP3 player. How was the istall and what was the price? Oh and will it play encoded CDs at different bit rate levels.. 128, 96 ...

Thanks everyone,
AL

I've never heard of anyone who had any complaints about the Aiwa except for excessive load times. In any case, if you want another option, how about a JVC SH99 (not sure on the model number) for 255.00. It some of the best internals of any MP3 HU and looks pretty nice as well.

This one is nice $$$ though... Next year!

Most mp3 decks will be about the same. I have the JVC KD-SH99, which in my opinion is the best bang for the buck. Remote, motorized face, extended warranty, 24-bit D/A convertor, CD Text and ID3 Tag reader.

The Sony deck (MP450??) is probably decent, but it's butt ugly and not nearly as functional as the JVC.

Honkeytonk posted a pic of the Alpine CDA-7878 which is a great unit if you can afford it. They've put in some kind of circuitry which attempts to replace the missing audio data in MP3 files. Apparently, it sounds really good, but you're paying for it. And since our cars are not exactly air-tight, you don't need 100% super sound if you can settle for computer quality mp3 sound.

I'd really consider the JVC. It might be pricier than some, but it seems to be worth it.

Brian