I had this sick ass Alpine deck like 6 years ago....one of the ones that moved to different angles and shit...it was pretty tight, and I liked the colors...now I have some crappy deck, but I dont' give a shit cause my amp fried anyway....
and shit, for me...as long as the cd player, plays CD's...i could give a fuck less if i had a system....plus having a system loosens all the connections in your car, bolts, wires, etc...or maybe that's a myth? I don't know....