Yes, the stereo is a Kenwood Mask KDC-V7090R with powered front - I'm pleased with it. You can also take the front off completely and put it in the case provided. But I have to admit I hardly ever do that. It is part of the colour range which means you can choose virtually any colour as the display colour. I found at night that having it all in red was a bit hard on the eyes so set it to have red buttons with a white display. That works quite well as the dashboard dials are white and everything else is red.
Another nice feature is that the display automatically dims when you switch your side or headlights on. I've also wired it in with my Nokia car kit which is great as it mutes or pauses a CD automatically if using the phone.
You can still get hold of the KDC-V7090R for £179.99 but there are probably newer models now anyway. Have a look at:
http://www.multimod.com/uk/shop/6932-kenwood-kdc-7090r-car-cd-receiver.html
Don't be put off by all the tacky lights and pictures on the display, you can switch off all of that and just have the essentials shown on the display.
Yes I did fit it myself. I got Audi to release the existing stereo before I collected the car as I knew I was going to get rid of the cassette player that it came with. So they just left it poking out a centimetre or two for me. Everything else is dead easy and as you say, all you need is the facia kit, wiring adaptor and of course the new head unit. The second post of this topic shows all the links of where I got everything from.
Unfortunately I only have front speakers/tweeters and nothing in the rear. I did toy with the idea of getting rear speakers but just have never got round to it. Either way, the sound at the front with the standard speakers from the Kenwood is very good on their own.
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