Alpine TUA T550HD HD Radio tuner

Pros: great CD quality sound when it works which is very infrequently.

Cons: This product causes the radio to work only about 50 % of the time. It somehow causes an electrical short in the head unit. I am thinking about having Best buy disconnect it. This has been one of the the worst electronics purchases I can remember .

Summary: I would avoid this product like the plague until Alpine works out the bugs. I have spoken to Alpine twice and all the say is they know about the problem and hope to have an answer in the next few weeks. I think they rushed this product to market without working out the bugs. They say they think it's a software issue. I was also told that when they send a replacement tuner I would have to pay to have it re-installed. I think that is very poor customer service on Alpine's part. I will buy another manufacturer next time. I would not purchase this product if I had it to do over again.