I currently have a Alpine CDA-9807, and I love it. It has all the features I want plus more. Never had a single problem with it and very easy to control and tune. Only one thing has been bugging me for a while now. There is no illumination options. My entire interior illuminates in red except for the HU, and it bugs me.

Looking at Alpines current models, it doesn't look like any of them in my price range ($200-300) have illumination options. All are preset in either blue or green.

Features I want:

CD-R/CD-RW
MP3
WMA
Remote control
iPod connection (for the near future when I pick one up)
Satellite radio (again for the near future maybe)
3 amp output

Now I did find a CDA-9855 (2005 model) which looks awesome. I love the GlideTouch and BioLite features. The black and white display with different color button options looks ideal.

Anyone have recommendations? Maybe something a little cheaper than the CDA-9855. I'm a n00b when it comes to audio and researching different model and features.

Thanks!

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