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I got this stereo for my wife's Jeep Liberty, a Valentine's day Gift. I did research for a week and This stereo have everything you can ask and you can't beat the price on Amazon under 120 bucks.

Here are some features I like.
Built-in HD Radio(R) Tuner: Don't buy stereo without HD Radio. Like TV, all radio stations across US are converting to digital FM. Digital transmission has better signal and it displays name of songs/bands/artists.

MP3/WMA Compatible: You can play mp3 CDs.

Front USB Port: You can directly plug flash drive into USB port and it plays mp3s from it. I no more have to burn CDs for few new songs. I just copy them in flash drive and play from it.

Front AUX-IN: I have Sansa Mp3 player and I connect to Aux-in sometimes. I can play all the music from my mp3 player to car stereo

Variable-Color Illumination: You can match the color of your car console to stereo display.

I like this stereo very much and would recommended it to anyone.

I'm really glad I bought this receiver - between the CD player, the auxiliary jack, and the USB port, I can listen to my music in the car using all the devices I use at home. CD's, iPod, flash drive, it doesn't matter, they all sound great. The HD stations sound like CD compared to normal FM stations, and most have few or no commercials. It will show you the name of the song and artist that is playing on HD stations, and you can tag a song you like to get it from iTunes later. The only thing I don't like is the radio presets function - it would be much easier if there were buttons on the face for presets, instead of having to use the control knob.

great product at a great price, barney's is a very good company to deal with. only problem with radio is no preset buttons on radio face, have to use up and down buttons to go throughout presets

i have had this for a month now and i love it!! put the ipod on shuffle and its like your own radio station without the annoying commercials. dont have many hd radio stations in my area, but the few we have sound really good. easy to use and setup, changed the color to match my dash. great sound without a amp. remote is a little small but the only con i con think of. nice unit for the price.

I replaced my aging Alpine stereo with this one. While the output power was lower than the Alpine with the amp I have there is plenty of power to drive awsome sound without distortion.
The main reason I got this is to use my iPhone/iPod features and to allow the stereo to charge my iPhone. With very little effort I was able to use the iPod functionality of my iPhone and the integration was excellent. My only complaint is that the only way to hook up and charge any of the newer iPod/iPhone units is through the USB port on the front. So there is no way to run a hidden cord to the glove box or some other secret location to allow me to leave my iPod connected but not visible. Overall that is a minor complaint since I know you are not supposed to store the iPod in the car in the heat/cold long term. But hey, I'm lazy what can I say.