Blaupunkt Malibu CR67 Car AM/FM Cassette

Summary:
this is probably the cheapest detachable face stereo
out there, which also makes it about the best value
you can find. in the under-$75 price range it gives
good power and was a piece of cake to install (took
about 15 minutes). has a mute button which most
stereos in a much higher price range don't even
offer. also loudness, local tuning, and other
pluses like default volume setting so you don't get
blown away when you turn the thing on are a good call.
the controls are mostly intuitive but the rest are
easy enough to learn as well.

my car's a piece of dung and i'm getting rid of it
soon so i'm glad i put this radio in for the time
being since the factory one crapped out. i've gotten
good use out of it and will help me get a buyer to
look twice when i decide to dump this thing cheep.

the faceplate is all plastic with no electronic controls,
it is just a mechanical plate, which has it's drawbacks. the unit can be rigged to still work if you really try
hard and looks ugly with the faceplate off but i don't
care cuz my car is ugly anyway. the good thing is if
you drop the face it won't break, which happened with
my old Pioneer when the LCD cracked inside the case, then
i had to have it serviced. the faceplate is a little
hard to get on until you get used to it, otherwise
it's fine.

if you want a cheap detachable face stereo this is the
one.

Strengths:
- incredibly easy to install (at least on my car) with
included harness
- super great value
- decent power (15W x 4)
- detachable face
- mute button
- 15 FM presets/5 AM

Weaknesses:
- all plastic detachable face is more of a gimmick than
a theft deterrent
- oversensitive volume button
- other buttons take getting used to
- no carrying case included for faceplate
- prefer having at least 6 preset buttons

Similar Products Used:
used to have a Pioneer AM/FM cass, don't recall the model