What do you all think about Kenwood decks? I bought a Kenwood KDC-MP435U back in April at Best Buy. It has the detachable face plate, 4 x 50w, remote, i-pod and SAT compatible, as well as a USB port on the front(the main reason i was drawn to it). Until it fried on me this month, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I love the USB feature, much more convenient than any CD. Anyways, It fried this month, and it still has the 1 year manuf. warranty. That was a chore considering I had lost my receipt for some reason, and when I went to Best Buy to get a re-print, they suddenly couldn't do it on purchases with checks, even though they advertised that they could. After arguing with the asshole at the counter for half an hour who claimed that they never sold one that day(I gave him the exact date, approximate time, the exact total, check number, and checking account number, as well as my name and the number i gave them when i signed up for the blue rewards thing), I walked out of there with my receipt, and got it mailed off to the address in Salt Lake City that Kenwood told me to send it to. It's been a few weeks now and I'm hoping to get it back soon, as long drives are now obnoxious without any music. I am actually thinking of going to Wal-mart and buying the cheapest CD player they have and throwing it in there until my stereo gets here(if it ever does). Then when my stereo gets back, i'll take the el cheapo out and put in my Kenwood, then put the cheapo back in when i sell the car, and put the Kenwood in my next.
This was the most expensive Kenwood deck at Best Buy, except for the DVD player, and it cost me about $180.00 after tax. LOL, about 2 months after I bought it, they lowered it to $130ish.