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Since I am willing to spend, I'd rather get something newer, is easy to
setup, and has all the features. Are there any NAV or non-NAV units
available that have more than decent quality of sound - something that
stands out?
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When I was younger, I did quite a bit of work with car audio. A car is not a good environment for high end sound. Anything over Redbook is overkill, but its understandable that you want good sound. One solution would be to use your smartphone as a transport, and connect it to a AQ Dragonfly. Then you just plugin to an aux input on the head unit. I understand this isn't the right setup for everyone, but it may work for you. Its very low cost and if the transport in your current radio goes, it can be a good temp solution.
When I was younger, I did quite a bit of work with car audio. A car is not a good environment for high end sound. Anything over Redbook is overkill, but its understandable that you want good sound. One solution would be to use your smartphone as a transport, and connect it to a AQ Dragonfly. Then you just plugin to an aux input on the head unit. I understand this isn't the right setup for everyone, but it may work for you. Its very low cost and if the transport in your current radio goes, it can be a good temp solution.