I definitely agree..MP3's and sound quality don't necessarily go hand in hand...It's a Nak and it capability of playing MP3's gives me the flexibility in the event the wife needs to here one of her CD's....so you see we both end up a winner.....There is a setting to turn off the internal amp.
Pre outs are :
front
rear
sub (has control -10 - +10 in settings on deck)
I like how Njav1 says he is looking for SQ but picks the mp3 deck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
I definatly want to go ot the CD700II. I did however hear side by side witha CD-400 and I personnaly could not tell the difference. Some folks might, maybe Iw oudl be able to if i had a good chance to listen to music I am familiar with also.
I've had a CD400 in my car for the last 3 years, and I can't say enough good things about it. Awesome deck, great SQ with the no BS look to it. I loved the fact that I get the 'Is that the stock deck' comment so frequently, blended perfectly with my VW's dash.
Alas, I needed a deck with more features to simplify my install so I opted for the new 880PRS which resides in my car now.
Regardless, if anyway is interested my CD400 is for sale for 225 (+ 3% for paypal) + shipping. They still go on ebay for 250 + shipping used all the time, so this is a good deal //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.
I have had 3 nak hu. cd35z, cd45z and cd400. great sounding units. I went active so went with a 880 also. I needed more processing or I would have stuck with the Nak