The Alpine is one of the best decks available...hands down. I was referring to buying a deck that has MP3 playback and all the other bells and whistles. I agree with the other members that posted about having 8-10 albums on one disc. The extra money spent on a quality receiver will be worth it if you take advantage of the options they come with. Personally, I do not care about the power output of a headunit. I think the only way to get quality sound is with an amplifier. To the average person the deck is enough, but I have always had nice stereos in all of my cars, so I think I have spoiled myself :)