like it says this is totally stupid question so if you don't wanna be offended then please don't read on.

about the rca preouts on the back of the unit, i have seen aiwa units with the aux input in the front. it's only one input whereas the empeg has front and rear rca preouts. so does that mean that you can't hook up the empeg to the aiwa units. i have seen other units with front and rear rca (pioneer for example) which makes sense if you are hooking up the empeg. i am going to buy another player to replace my factory radio (this is '98 civic so radio is all it is) and put empeg in the other slot by the cup holder and am a little confused about whther an aiwa type with front input or pioneer type with rear input would be best way to go.