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Yes, I do still use my Pioneer CT-650. Although I would like to have a three-head deck, I get by. I copy my LPs to high-bias cassettes for listening in my car since I am not about to get into digital transfer and I want to preserve the analog sound. Believe it or not, Pioneer still makes a top-end CD/cassette/iPod-ready car stereo head-unit and I am getting ready to purchase one so I can bring truly high-quality analog to my car. The unit has about a 62dB signal-to-noise ratio which is as close to high-end as I need given the background noise of the vehicle itself. For the indie stuff Stephen is listening to, I can't image those indie garage bands would sound any better on SACD or vinyl.