Thanks for the praise of Volvos OEM systems. I think one of the reasons for their success is that Volvo retains the responsibility for the system integration (except for the S60/V70/S80/S40/V40), that's the only way to tune the system to the car in an effective manner.<P>Here's a breakdown of the suppliers that manufacture parts for Volvos In Car Entertainment systems.<P><B>700 series</B><BR>Head units: Mitsubishi and Alpine<BR>Amplifiers: Luxor (and Alpine for the 780)<BR>Speakers: Luxor<BR>CD changer: Alpine<P><B>800 series</B><BR>Head units: Mitsubishi (SC-816) and Alpine (SC-811)<BR>Amplifiers: Luxor/Nokia<BR>Speakers: Luxor/Nokia<BR>CD changer: Alpine<P><B>S/V70</B><BR>Head units: Mitsubishi (SC-813/816) and Alpine (SC-901)<BR>Amplifiers: Nokia<BR>Speakers: Nokia<BR>Navi system: Mitsubishi<BR>CD changer: Alpine<P><B>C70</B><BR>Head units: Mitsubishi (SC-816) and Alpine (SC-901)<BR>Amplifiers: Alpine<BR>Speakers: Dynaudio<BR>CD changer: Alpine<BR>Navi system: Mitsubishi<P><B>S60/V70/S80</B><BR>Head units: Mitsubishi (HU-XXX)<BR>Amplifiers: Harman<BR>Speakers: Harman<BR>Active sub (V70): Harman<BR>CD changer: Mitsubishi<BR>Navi system: Mitsubishi<BR>Integrated phone/mayday system: Autoliv<P><B>S/V40</B><BR>Head units (-MY2000): Mitsubishi (SC-813/816)<BR>Head units (MY2001-): Mitsubishi (HU-XX5)<BR>Amplifiers: Philips<BR>Speakers: Philips<BR>CD changer (-MY2000): Alpine, 6 disc<BR>CD changer (MY2001-): Mitsubishi, 10 disc<BR>Navi radio: Mitsubishi<P><B>XC90</B><BR>Media players: Mitsubishi<BR>Audio modules: Alpine<BR>Control module: Alps<BR>Tuners: Mitsubishi<BR>Multimedia module: Mitsubishi<BR>Speakers: Harman<BR>Active sub: Harman<BR>Integrated phone: Autoliv<P>Note: The speaker factory in Motala, Sweden that manufactures Volvos speakers was originally called Luxor but was taken over by Nokia in 1994 and then by Harman in 1998. <P>[This message has been edited by Audioguy (edited 07-11-2002).]<p>[This message has been edited by Audioguy (edited 07-11-2002).]