Kenwood Excelon KDC-X759 Car CD Player

This product provides great sound as well as great set up features. The display is highly customizable except for the noticeably missing ability to view a clock on the Sirius Display and for the lack of ability to choose one of the displayable full-screen graphics for different functions. (You can setup different display options --song title, artist, channel name, channel frequency or number-- for FM/AM, CD, and Satellite controls, but these all fall in the A or B setting choice. Choosing to use display type C results in a full-screen graphic that, while impressive is impractical, lacks the ability to display a clock, and only has two non-equalizer full screen graphics.) Such annoyances are relatively minor and the deck impresses, especially when the faceplate hides when you turn off your car. Only changing the deck --I was using a decent Alpine deck that is 3 years old-- provided better sound quality and volume with identical system components (some of this may be advances in technology over three years, but I'm largely impressed where a stereo counts, sound). Given the same choices, I would still make the same choice. Excellent price and product, controls and features. I imagine some of my complaints would be eliminated by jumping up to the 859, but the increase in price wasn't justifiable by me ( a three color display, mp3s, and more customizable display options didn't quite seem worth the jump --though I'd like to have them). If you combine the value of this deck, a free tuner Sirius deal, and any external amplifiers --and your old deck is older than 3 years-- this deck will be a step up.