if u ask me, most probably I would say skip any of sony's ICE stuff ....they are not quite an expert for ICE stuff .....last time might be OK but not nowdays....

rather than going for sony, go for pioneer 2006 models like 2850, 3850 or 4850 whichever is in range of ur budget ...if front aux in is a neccessary need, then maybe u can consider this HU but I strongly advice against going for a sony HU....most ppl would say so too ...cheers...

anyhow, Im not that sure about the new feature of current sony HUs which is known by drive-S, perhaps someone can let us know here.....hehehehe....

This post has been edited by shocker: Dec 6 2006, 11:19 PM

u are probably rite and correct here .....I heard low end models below 7 series produces rough and bassy sound...but if u, Kai Sheng are just starting up, it shud do wonders to u.....

talk about chaplang discs, in my case I download most of my music from net or either get it from fren (burnt on CDRs) ......in any case of listening music, the last thing that I want in the world is to be troubled by HUs that couldnt detect or play any cheap disc , that would also be troublesome for those ppl who buys their CD from pasar malam.......

and to say pioneer is good becos can play chaplang disc is little bit misguiding , well I dont mind if u say pioneer is not sensative to normal discs which means good...