inputs.text: audiophilequality head unit - anyone owned aftermarket head unithu tell definitive amount quality lower price upper price hus audiophile heard owned many many hus last hu pioneer dehp8600mp pioneers top quality hu next 9600 time came purchasing alpine cda117 high expectations going compare hu first use 24bit burrbrown digitaltoanalong converters 24bit dacs get information cd player ipod speakers possible secondly feature wish pioneer hu ability defeat cancel cda117s internal mosfet amplifiers send signal directly cd ipod external amplifier using one speakers allows crank volume considerably less signal distortion beaten pathfrom source speakers hu also intuitive userinterfacemenu system scroll wheel second none terms usability control hu bright display also recessedsunk plastic casing sunlight hits display still see words clear no complaints hu except tuning options little less previous model hu pioneer decks little overkill tuning options sometimes better left alone arent familiar achieve audiophilequality deck enough features experienced tuners believe unit successor alpine cda9886 unit revered audio community nothing else go local best buy see one display not unimpressed thanks time josh