whats so good about it, this panasonic seems to have the same specs-
panasonic CQ-8100U or somthing
CD / MP3 / WMA Playback Removable Slide-Down Faceplate Motorized Front Panel Disc Loading Metal Finish Volume Knob MOSFET High Power Amp (50W x 4 max) SBC-SW (Super Bass Controlled Subwoofer) for Improved Soundstage Imaging CD-R / CD-RW Compatibility 3DDM (3D Dot-Matrix) Display High Resolution Graphics Full-Motion Animation Customizable Background Scenes Upload Your Own Images from a CD-R Download Pictures from Panasonic's Website CD-Text and ID3 Tag Readout Super Bright Blue Illumination with Dimmer Multi-Mode Spectrum Analyzer 5V Front & Rear Preamp Outputs with High-Pass Filter 5V Subwoofer Preamp Output with Low-Pass Filter 7-Band Sound Quality (SQ7) Equalizer with Presets Smoked Chrome Finish with Half-Mirror Display Window Day & Night Design with Intense Backlight 3-Beam Hologram CD Pickup One-Chip Digital Circuit 1-Bit Digital-To-Analog Converter Multi-Stage Noise Shaping (MASH) Digital Servo Optical Control Track Scan, Search, Repeat, and Random Play CD Changer Control Blinking Security Light Anti-Shock Floating Mechanism Auto Loading Mechanism 18 FM /6 AM Presets and Preset Scan Dual Auxiliary Inputs (one input takes the place of a disc changer) Included Wireless Remote
I believe you already asked this question in the amplifier forum claiming this forum was dead...though I would go with the Panasonic, personally-you wouldn't believe how nice it looks in comparison to the Pioneer plus it has those great features.