Much better sound, hard to tune out, but the auto eq mic included w/ the deck helps out a lot.

Reception has improved, however I hardly listen to the radio anymore due to the MP3 option on the cd side =)

So far 10 complete albums at 192kbps can be fit on one cd! I love it. I also love the way it navagates through the menus. Sub folders of directories for each artist name / album title / track titles.