The worst thing to me in a stereo is buttons the fewer the better lets be honest who the hell wants to be fiddling with 20 different buttons while driving and accidently hitting others while trying to turn or push the intended one! I like simple yet functional and this xplod is that one **** turns the volume up and does the base, fade, and balance the others all have about 5 functions each as well. It has 15 buttons 10 of which are the 0-9 preset radio station buttons.