I put an Alpine CDE-147BT in my wife's GLI. It was a great unit and I was quite pleased with the performance, including the limited tuning capabilities. It is unfortunate that I don't think the latest Alpine releases are up to that level.
I also appreciate the input on the Sony. That additional power is one of the biggest reasons it made my short list.
Thanks for the clarification. I think the GS62 are the top of the list, but also probably the very top of the budget.
And neither one of you need to worry about being first to mention the Audiofrogs. They were in my OP.