>Crossfading is sketchy when you switch to a song only a few seconds into the current song you are playing

I have noticed that one too.

> It appears (and I don't know if this was a problem in v2.00, but then again I never noticed it if it was) that if the voltage of the car drops below a certain level (for me, if I'm idling at a stop light) the player's screen goes black

Hmm, I have had the exact same problem since I switched. I assumed it was my alternator again, since I have had similiar problems before, but it is interesting you have been having the same problems since you switched as well. Could Alpha 5 by more sensitive to voltage drops? That would seem like a purely hardware issue, but what do I know.