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Message: [QUOTE="Danbonzo, post: 93574, member: 1648"] Closest I've ever had to owning a Pioneer is Premier. That was a very nice single din unit, but last to head units I had before going with a Pioneer this time around were Nakamichi. I'm very pleased I went with the AVIC this go round. I was trepidatious at first because of all the bad press the navigation aspect was getting on here, but I would have to call that my favorite feature of the unit. The nav is SPOT on perfect, and that was before I found and isolated the VSS wire which I have working now as well. The only draw back or annoyance I have found is that I can't remove any of the mode choices from the list. So I have to scroll thru all of them even tho I won't use some of them most likely ever. Not a big deal just an observation. The dvd parked bypass works perfect and will come in handy keeping the crumb catchers occupied when traveling to VT and back every wknd in the winter. I'm convinced the unit was made for an iPod which is really what I listen to 98% of the time. The Pandora app is sweet also but definitely looses quality by streaming the info to the head unit via Bluetooth. Not bad just noticeable because I rip everything in apple lossless on my Ipod and it is probably the single biggest improvement to get audiophiles quality sound. The 8 band e.q. is nice but I really keep that set to flat or off because I like to get as close as possible to the original sound the artist layed down. Another nice feature is the sound field feature and the way a grid shows you where you are placing the focal point of the sweet spot. I need to play more with it to really explore all the features, but again so far very pleased with the choice. I'll live with the factory sub/amp for awhile more but will eventually throw a five channel amp in and either a stealth box or maybe a custom enclosure with a shallow 12" or 13" behind seat. The MOSFET amp that comes in the head unit powers the Memphis spkrs in the doors really well but the overall sound can always be cleaner with more juice. [/QUOTE]