Alpine CDA-7894 Car CD/ MP3 Player

I got this unit about a month ago and couldn't be happier. I was considering less expensive mp3 playback units from JVC and Pioneer, decided to go with alpine because of their great reputation. The sound quality is superb and the unit is very powerful compared with other head units. It is also very expandible with 4V pre-amp and sub outs. mp3 playback is good, though the file finding feature isnt the greatest, access time for mp3s has not been an issue, neither has skipping (pretty good considering I drive a wrangler!). I was sceptical of the Media Xpander feature, but it truly improved the quality during mp3 playback. One caveat, alpine will not honor the warranty if puchased from non-authorized retailers, which means most online stores. Overall,though this unit costs a bit more that similar units, the excellent sound quality, power, features, expandilility make it worth it. . .you get what you pay for!