Well, I went with the JVC. I figure for the same price as the alpine I get slightly more power, hd tuner, and familiarity with the controls since i used to have a jvc deck. My el kameleon deck lasted years w/out any problems at all, so I can only hope that their quality hasn't gone down the shi**er as totalimmortal may be suggesting. I purchased through crutchfield. Hopefully installation goes well. Anyone know how the dash kit looks from Crutchfield? I'm wondering if it replaces the cubby space that is under the stock stereo or not. I dont wanna lose that.