[bard @ Sep 20th 2007 3:30PM]

Eh, this REALLY isn't anything new, or worth what they're asking...

I bought a cheap wally world stereo deck that includes a CD player, FM stereo presets, SD card reader, iPod jack AND a USB drive for about $80 out the door. Works just as good for about half of what this is going for, and it doesn't sacrifice the CD drive.

[Woody @ Sep 20th 2007 3:38PM]

Bard, you obviously don't know much about car audio. Blaupunkt is not some cheap company that makes crappy players like your wally world deck. I doubt your deck has the features and the sleek look of this unit.

[Derbeste @ Sep 20th 2007 3:41PM]

Perhaps, but I doubt he cares. I know I wouldn't.

Substance > Style imo

[Ohng @ Sep 20th 2007 3:50PM]

Yep .. because you can get such high fidelity in a car while driving through traffic, the city, construction, with kids, windows open, etc.

Except to show off, I have no idea why people spend gobs of money on stereos.

[Grant @ Sep 20th 2007 3:52PM]

i would hardly call blaupunkt high end, granted they aren't crappy, but you can get something with better sound quality from any other company that does audio well for about the same.
and i've seen SD slots on blaupunkt stuff for a while, no?
I can't really see anyone justifying the utility of a head unit with no CD player though, unless you go all MP3 player these days... and even at that it doesn't have ipod controls out of the box, but how much more will that run you?

Even though it has a 3.5mm in, i can tell from personal experience trying to rummage through your DAP while driving is a dangerous and troublesome chore, especially when it's on some small screen instead of the units display.

[JeffDM @ Sep 20th 2007 4:31PM]

Ohng; I hardly think that a $160 head unit is a huge waste of money, it's really not that bad. Some do spend a lot of money, but $160 is nowhere near spending a lot of money. It's probably better than most factory optional sound systems and at a much lower price.