Alpine iDA-X001

If you listen almost exclusively to your iPod in your car, you've probably been waiting for a head unit like this. The Alpine iDA-X001 ($450; April 2007) lets you hook up your iPod via a high-speed USB connection, and then browse it from the iDA's 2.2" screen, just like you would if it was in your hand. Plus the unit packs 45W x 4 maximum power output, a 24-Bit DAC, and is ready for Bluetooth, HD Radio, Sirius, and XM. Finally, pure iPod sound in your car, the way it was meant to be.