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In article writes:

Looking for suggestions or recommendations on a car stereo to buy as a
gift for a friend.

He made a
passing comment that the only thing he needs is a car stereo to get an
idea of what the mixes sound like outside the studio monitors.

So what should I look for? Obviously, it would need to have an input,
but what types work the best (for my price range ~$150)?

First look at his car. Does he have a 1967 Chevy pickup truck? I can't
imagine any car made in the last 20 years that doesn't have a stereo
system that's better than what you could buy for $150. Or is he really
wanting a CD player, because his present car doesn't have one?

When I bought my 1993 Lexus, the CD player was a $2,000 option (it
was bundled the sunroof or something) so I passed on it, and spent
several of the next ten years looking for a satisfactory aftermarket
CD player. The built-in sound system was so tightly integrated with
the body that no in-dash CD player would interface with it, assuming
there was a sensible place to put it (which there wasn't). I looked at
those in-the-trunk CD changers with an FM RF modulator that plays the
CD through the radio antenna, but there wasn't even a sensible place
in the cockpit to mount the remote control for the CD changer. My
final semi-solution was to use one of those adapters that looks like a
tape cassette and plays through the cassette player, using a Walkman
CD player on the passenger seat.

Ten years later I gave up and bought a new Lexus, which includes a CD
player even in the base model (which also has a sunroof and leather
upholstery).

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