I tend to agree with Dave that the high-end Sony stuff out there (top of the line Mobile ES) is some fantastic gear.
But, the stuff that the average Joe buys from BB and CC is on the low end of the decent stuff in the $150-$300 range.
Sony is just using their highly recognized and respected brand name to push their stuff in liu of high quality equipment. I'm not saying it's bad, but IMO you can get better quality stuff for the same $$$ from Alpine, Nak, JVC, Clarion, KW, etc...
