That Sony does not offer that the same features as Alpine and Pioneer. Maybe on paper, but will never perform like a Pioneer and Alpine in the real world. I installed a Sony in my girl's Lexus ES300 and it looks very pretty, but it doesn't perform worth a ****. The 3 preouts **** that are supposed to be 5 volts. The 5-band EQ ***** and the sq is just not there, but she likes it. She says my Alpine 9887 sounds better, but she's not an audiophile. I also hooked up 2 12 Sony Xplode and 2 amps. Those 12's **** so bad, but she wanted her brands to match. Sony radios were good quality in 1988. I wish they'd put the same effort in Car Audio as they do HDTV's.