Aiwa CDC-X417 CD Player

Pros: Price, cool looking detachable face, Aiwa name.
Cons: Cheap remote, difficult to switch between radio, cd and aux while driving.

Back in August 2001, my girlfriend and I purchased a Saturn SL2 with virtually "the bare minimums". We figured we would just add our own options along the way, for a lot less money. Being were are both music lovers, the first thing we did was purchase...

Pros: Official support for CDRW's, decent internal amp, front aux input
Cons: Poor radio reception, odd station preset buttons, steering wheel remote didn't work

I bought this player as a replacement for another player that stopped working. The main reason I went with this player was that it was inexpensive (I paid about $120 shipped) and for its good amp (22w RMS, 45w peak) and official support for CDRW discs....

Pros: Better sound than stock
Cons: Broke easily, skips easy, overall crap

I ordered an Aiwa CDC-X417 back in December from Crutchfield. When I received it, all was well except the CD playing part. Either the lens or loading mechanism was bad. So I sent it back, and got another. It worked for two months, then loaded a CD...