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This is a great car receiver for anyone who's interested in free HD radio. It's hard to tell the difference between FM and HD radio FM, but the additional channel on each band allows the user to listen to more music. The huge improvement is listening to AM radio on HD. For Bay Area residents, listen to KNPR 1050 Sports (too bad they don't broadcast HD on its sister 680 AM band). The difference between 1050 AM and 1050 HD is truly amazing. The front AUX is a nice feature where you can plug in your iPod or MP3 player with a mini-stereo cable. When you play a MP3 CD, you can search quickly for the MP3 (by number) you want to listen to by using the volume dial (better than using the buttons).

The only problem is it takes nearly 5 seconds to synch from regular radio to HD, and it's not a very stylist front panel. But it only costs $130 or less... I got the unit installed by Best Buy so I can't tell you about any installation issues (installing my previous car receiver was a pain so I decided to pay for labor this time).

Good radio, good sounds, HD is the bomb!!, easy to install, only comnplaint is the view on the radio is not very easy to see during day light. I don't know if it isthe reflexction or light but it is hard to see whene light is bright.

This stereo exceeded all my expectations. Its easy to use and the sound is simply amazing. I got HD reception many FM stations which were so much clearer, almost like a CD. Even the AM stations were clearer, an added bonus. The knob is easy to use and its simply a beautiful blue lit faceplate. I would highly recommend.

Purchased this unit in Feb. of 2009. Worked and sounded great. Easy to install. But, I live in the Phoenix area and it burned up. The unit was so hot when it failed, that I could not touch the chassis. The A/C was on, but not much circulation under the dash. I shipped it back on 9-9-2009, and I was told 3-4 weeks before I see it again. I'll let you know..........

I have not had this long, so I can't comment on durability, but so far so good. The sound is great and has lots of features including the Aux plug and the HD tuner. I do have an issue with that though. I live about an hour away from the closest HD tower so I only get a few scattered moments of HD radio. When I do, it sounds AMAZING, but here's the deal. I've noticed in a few areas that the regular tuner and HD tuner are on different times, so that when the tuner is skipping between regular and HD, its like talking to someone on the phone who has the same channel on their tv and you can hear what is going on a few seconds b4 they do. You'll hear a part of the song in HD, then it will switch to regular and play that part all over again. Like some kind of delay. Very annoying, and no way to turn it offthat I know of. I also wish there was a way to switch the tuner button from automatic to manual permnantly. It is always on search unless you hold down a button. Then you can search one channel at a time. BUT if you don't touch it for 5 seconds it switches back to automatic search, which doesn't seem to pick up every single station. Doesn't give you much time to decide if you like that song or not. Overall I do like this thing and would recommend it.