I haven't heard very good things about the Nakamichi decks. I heard they are flimsy and the quality is lacking. This is a quote from a dealer I used to buy from that had Nakamichi and others including Clarion, Denon and Alpine. He said "The Nakamichi car audio division was supposedly sold off or has changed management and this has caused a major quality problem" I don't know how true this is but I remember seeing a deck in person and thinking its not worth the money. It had a cheap feel to it IMO.

The Blaupunkt should look right at home in an MB Dash, they don't have the Christmas Tree Light gimicks. I don't know how the sound compares to the Alpine but it probably depends on the model. If Denon is still around they used to make a good looking deck which was simple and had great sound.

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02 C32 AMG

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92 500E
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