Best single din player, September 23, 2010

This is the best single din player I have come across. I used sony xplod series earlier and have also used kenwood but I realized when I used Pioneer that it is a class apart. I have 4X4 infinity reference speakers installed. 1st time I used my pioneer, I thought “Do I have a sub in my car that I dont know about”. I mean, I could actually feel the real power of infinity without amp just by installing pioneer!!

This system is amazing. I can tune it the way I want it too. It has HPF and LPF, so if I had an amp or sub, i can make use of it. One of the best thing about this is the blue OLED screen. Though I would have loved it to be 1.5 times or 2 times bigger than what it is but its great. Lot of options to choose from. I can also setup alarm on it (though i’ve never used it). The sound reproduction is very clear.

Dont buy the pioneer cable for ur iphone. Your regular charging cable will work just fine.

The negative:

Only thing I dont like is the joystick which is little less on grip. But I rarely use it as I am hooked to the remote.

All in all, the best your money can buy for the price. Thumbs up and pioneer again hit jackpot with this.

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Very nice for the price, September 2, 2010

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John Bugajski (rochester, ny United States) – See all my reviews

  

I was replacing a 5 year old Pioneer head unit in my truck. For under 0 I don’t know how you could ask for anything more. I have 6 speakers in the doors and a sub under the rear seat all run off of 2 amplifiers. When I plugged my iPod into this deck, I had never heard the music on it sound so good. I have used stereos where you plug into a 3.5mm jack from the iPod and there is a huge difference in sound when hooked up via USB. There is no distortion from the additional digital to analog conversions. The display on this unit is a little small, but it displays a lot of information. The control is a little clumsy at first, but after a while it seems intuitive. As another note, don’t bother with the iPod cord from Pioneer. Just use the one you use to hook up to your computer. It works just fine.

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Very nice “budget” stereo, October 23, 2010

I’d had enough of my Ram’s stock stereo, so I bought this unit to upgrade it. The difference was immediate and dramatic even when driving the OEM speakers (which I have since replaced). Very good sound quality, tight iPod integration, the Aux and USB inputs up front are a godsend, and it looks really sweet.

Highly recommended with a few caveats:

1. The product picture gives the idea that there is some kind of electroluminescent thing happening behind the volume knob. This is misleading and I wish Amazon would do something about it. Still though, the clear plastic behind the volume knob *is* blue tinted and I like how it looks. I think if it was actually lit (like the picture implies), it would be a bit much.

2. When the head unit is set up to control your iPod, it’s sllloooowwww. It would take FOREVER to scroll down to, say, Slayer. Maybe I just didn’t give myself enough time to get used to it, but because of this, I just control the iPod itself. It does that very well though, with a few features (like auto-stopping and resuming when you leave and return to your car) that I really, really like.

For what it’s worth, I’ve had no problems with any of the iPods I own or have tried with it (Touch 3rd and 4th gen, iPod classic).

3. Some of the setup options are oblique and hard to find. Maybe I’m just getting old, but I’ve had to refer to the manual a couple of times…something I’ve really never had to do with other electronics I’ve owned before. The buttons on the face and the menu options aren’t necessarily intuitive, either. Doesn’t matter much though. After a few goes, I’ve got it setup the way I want it and don’t have to mess with it much.

4. The volume wheel. This is what prevented me from giving it five stars. I hate it. It’s a thin, smooth, slick plastic and it’s a pain in the butt to spin it. If Pioneer would’ve simply knurled the knob, it would’ve improved it 1000%. Having to spin this wheel while controlling the iPod to scroll through all my music would be enough to give me nightmares. It really is terrible. It’s also used as a four way control for navigating through menus and it’s stiff and kind of difficult to get it to click the option you want.

Aside from all of that, I love the stereo in form and function and simply changing the volume wheel would make it a perfect purchase. Again, highly recommended.

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