for my experience with kenwood you get alot for your money, all the of the Kenwood eXcelons i have owned sounded great for a great price, for instance you can get a KENWOOD KDCX693 with all these features
* 3 Sets of 4V preamp outputs (front, rear and subwoofer)
* SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready: Subscription and the purchase of Kenwood SIRIUS Package required and sold separately
* iPod and iPhone Ready: Kenwood KCA-IP101 recommended and sold separately, although the standard iPod-to-USB connection cable allows you to charge, control, and playback your iPod through the receiver and stereo system
* Bluetooth Ready: Kenwood KCA-BT200 required and sold separately
* HD Radio Ready: Kenwood KTC-HR200 required and sold separately.
* Rear auxiliary input: 3.5mm (headphone jack) allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
* Rear USB input: USB port allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, as well as a iPod USB direct connection
* Steering Wheel Control Ready: PAC SWI-JACKv1 required and sold separately
* CD Changer controls
for 100 dollars on
ebay, you cant beat that