Also for about 80.00 the Dual XDM6820 that I just pulled out of my van has
Ipod plug integrated and removeable face.  No remote tho.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> I see you're getting some good advice on high-end stuff here, but since you
> didn't say that you particularly wanted to spend a lot of money (and this
> is
> going in a vanagon, right?--sorry I couldn't hear you over the noise) let
> me
> recommend a JVC KD G340 for $90.
>
> It has removable faceplate, CD/MP3, a remote that actually turns the thing
> off, and will work with your ipod out of the box (if you want full ipod
> interoperation through the remote and ipod display on your faceplate, you
> have to buy a plug-inmodule--$15 ebay item). It's satellite radio ready,
> too, with a similar module.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I recommend Nakamichi (if they're even still around).
> > I had one of their tape decks in the late 90's, and the sound quality
> > was second to none.
> >
> > Sudhir
> >
>