yeah you can get pretty much anyone you want for 2k. Pioneer probably does have the best system for the money. if you go by way of alpine you have to pay about 2k for the unit plus another 2 grand for the nav.
Eclipse seems to make pretty nice ones as well
pioneer is about the only one i can honestly comment on though i have the avic n1 and i love it. nav is amazing over a million points of interest you can search for. and fairly easy to use
I have a Pioneer AVIC Z1 in my 06 Tacoma and that system is great //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif The internal Hard Drive makes it very nice...And the Ipod controls work great as well...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I love the Navigation features very easy to use plus voice controlled...Another neat feature is the vehicle diagnostics....This unit is nothing short of spectacular....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif