What the heck happened to the "mid-range" head units? As I look around I would consider the units I am seeing as either cheap or expensive. I am not really seeing anything in the $399-$500 range. It is all $199 or less or is it is $1200.

If the Excelon's play well with Android based phones I will have to look at it. Just have to make sure they do not have a poor quality, pixalted, dancing screen like my friends older Pioneer.

I really do like the Alpine F1's and the top of the line Pioneer but am not spending that kind of scratch on a head unit.

The other thing I will add is I could care less about the CD player. The wife listens to the radio in the morning so she wants a decent receiver. Me? I can stand commercials so all I am going to use it for is as a connection for my Galaxy SII and my iPod. Yes I still use both. The 80gigs on the iPod is nice.