Are there any good AAC/MP3 CD players out besides eXpanium? Options

[Phobos]

Since my favorite audio format is AAC, i want a CD player that allows burning of this kind of files and play then in a car, by now the best choice i've know of is

eXpanium EXP503
http://www.audio.philips.com/found.asp?Pro...e&AbsPosition=9

or either this baby with 8cm cds that is also cool:

eXpanium EXP401
http://www.audio.philips.com/found.asp?Pro...e&AbsPosition=4

While surfing in its official page, i encountered in both manuals this supported AAC format: ISO-13818-7 MPEG2 (low complexity profile), stereo, ADTS and ADIF header, AAC bitrate <160kbps. Newer models don't even claim AAC support , ive sent a mail to them anyway.

Let me set things clear, <160 kbps means i cant use more than this bitrate??? if its true then it kinda sux, cuz i only like extreme encodes that are cd quality. So this is the reason i ask if there are any ISO Non-Encrypted AAC portable CD players out there that can hold any VBR AAC files, like -extreme (around 224kbps).

Thank You for your Time

[Phobos]

Maybe we are both looking for this one, lots of reviews claim the best audio fidelity for an MP3CD player wich also has FM radio. On the other side, its firmware upgreadable, so theres a chance iRiver implements AAC playback support, I've already mailed them and will post if i get any reply.

Speaking of Fidelity, i have a SB Audigy on a "crappy" Creative Inspire 5.1 sound system. The card has 100DB Snr and the system only 85, i know im not suking up all the fidelity the card has, but still i think its worth the money. This sound system has enough fidelity and it was only $95 shipping included, maybe its because i dont like too loud high frequencies and i equalize the card this way, but it still has a whooping bass, all this at only 85Db SNR. EXP503 has 85DB SNR and is car ready, so i think it can suit my demands, but i still want to play the AACs i already have, so lets hope it better does or either iRiver supports AAD