Originally posted by smakdown
Yes but SQ wise (which is the whole point to upgrading a HU) pioneer and sony are below alpine and eclipse (yes there are some exceptions but im talking about mid level stuff, not $1000 rich man stuff.)
Sound quality is great in my car. Better than most other units I've heard. But I did have 2 Sony's previous to this one (crap) and a Kenwood that played MP3's as well (decent). This one takes the cake though.