Very nice, lightweight stereo for our bike. No mechanical tape or CD drive to get "beat up" riding down rough roads. Also, because of no mechanical drives, a much lighter & smaller (shallower) unit. A tiny 16GB flash drive will hold hundreds of songs so you can ride all day and not hear the same song twice if you don't want to. Display is bright for visibility in daylight and you can remove the faceplate and take it with you. Best unit we found.
Radio has the same number of circuits as the earlier models but JVC engineers weren't considerate enough to make the connection backward compatible. Therefore, I was not able to use the radio. Fortunately I found a radio shop that was able to repair my now extinct JVC model KD-X31MBS radio.