Best Single-Din Reciever to date?

what ya got? I have to buy one for the girlfriend and wanna get the best.
as of right now, whats the best out there?

 

there is no one best, each has their own features... just buy one that has all of the features that you want. do you plan on replacing the stock speakers? will you be running the new speakers on an amplifier? do you want to be able to play mp3s off a flash drive? iphone or ipod? will you be installing a sub woofer in the trunk?

i've got a lot of experience with pioneer decks and i've been happy with all of the ones that i've owned... so that's the brand that i buy. i highly recommend that you visit a local shop that installs units and look at the ones that they have on their showroom. nothing beats touching and playing with it.

 

My JVC is awesome and is ready to handle a complete system with 6 preamp channels. Plus the 20W RMS is nice if you don't want to run an amp.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KEIAy6WsZ66/s_105KDA815/JVC-Arsenal-KD-A815.html

 

It all depends on what you want out of it...

 

Well it's not for me, its for my girl. BUT i know she would want Rear USB; AUX; & all of the nice color display and whatnot. but i want it to have atleast 4v Preamp's; Dosent need to be very complicated though; due to she is a female. ahaha.

 

^^these

 

that JVC I linked you to has all of that. You can match the display to perfectly match any dash.

 

What kind of vehicle is it going in?

 

A Ford Focus ZX5; its the hatchback one.

 

Just make sure it has a built in crossover with high and low pass filters and enough pre outs for everything you need

some decent mid price headunits
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22378_Pioneer-DEH-P6200BT.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18875_Alpine-CDA-105.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22937_Kenwood-eXcelon-KDC-X494.html