Thanks for the good options provided.
I would go for the panasonic in a heartbeat, except for the crappy tuner (I am used to 9.3 dBf with my former Alpine, this has a very ordinary 13.2dBf sensitivity). Everything else looks great, good S/N for the CD, 2 year warranty, not butt ugly.
Yes, it seems odd, but I do listen to alot of radio...
I imagine I have to run a cable straight to the battery with that kind of power? I do have a 4 gauge wire going to the trunk, but this might be overkill, hey...
Tj47892, its funny you recommended that model, cause I was looking at either that one (its black...) or the sony
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-A6Vulbe219v/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=3&g=300&I=158CDX7705&o=m&a=0&cc=01&avf=N
Silver, but better tuner.
BTW, I had not seen the panasonic was 60watt RMS. Whoa!