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i bought this pioneer from ebay because i think the new headunits that pioneer make today are just downright ugly (i HATE HAVING TO GO TO A MENU TO DO WHAT USED TO BE A ONE BUTTON OPERATION IN PREVIOUS MODELS!!). this gem has all of those bells and whistles (except the built in usb, but what the heck; EVERY SINCE PIONEER STARTED GETTING INTO THE IPOD CRAZE SINCE 2008, THEIR HEAD UNITS HAVE SUCKED WORSE AND WORSE!!). THE PREAMPS/BUILT IN POWER/CONNECTIVITY: it has three sets of outputs that allow you to be able to run multiple amplifiers in order to have better control of them. i love how the built in high/low pass crossover makes my amplifiers sound, especially on my 6 1/2" alpines and Sony 6x9's running off of a 200 watt vr3 amp (yes, a VERY CHEAP red heat sink Plexiglas wally world amp); it even makes THAT amplifier sound great. the 4 volt outputs make a huge difference too. the mosfet 50 internal power sounds great, but nothing compared to even a cheap outboard amp, which is what i prefer for all my speakers. i also like the aux in for my ipod, which is all i need for it; i dont use the built in interface because i run rockbox firmware on my nano and the head unit doesn't work with it (thats okay, because rockbox sounds, looks, and plays WAY better and plays more file formats anyway!) THE RADIO: another BIG reason i bought this head is because i am a BIG FAN of the supertuner IIID tuner pioneer puts in their units. i am an avid dxer and this is BY FAR the most sensitive, selective, and best sounding tuners i have ever tried. where i live is a local station on 99.7 fm that is very strong (i live 10 miles from it) and i am still able to pick up 99.9 ktcs FM out of ft. smith, arkansas with scarcely any interference from the neighboring station (holds on to them)!! thats the test for a great tuner around here. it also picks up just about all of the AM stations in missouri, kansas, oklahoma, and arkansas (daytime) about 400 miles out with no problem on a clear day. THE COSMETICS: the cosmetics are another big thing that drew me to this gem. it has well spaced buttons that are easy to locate by feel (although the bottom buttons could be a tad bigger and the buttons more brightly illuminated) and are easy to use. at the same time, the face isn't cluttered with excessive buttons and is very intuitive.the garbage pioneer puts out today has almost no buttons and force the user to either go through endless menus or have to use a separate remote to get to what used to be one button operations. THE DISPLAY: I like the segmented OEL because its very bright and doesn't wash out in the sun like most others that are too dark. i have NEVER needed to cup my hand over the display to see it on bright sunny days. I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS: FLASHY JUNK GETS OLD VERY QUICKLY AND ONLY LOOKS GOOD IN THE SHOWROOM, NOT IN THE REAL WORLD!! I like the large characters on the 2-line display; pioneer used the large display for TEXT, not SWIMMING DOLPHINS OR ANY OTHER CORNY GRAPHICS crap THAT GETS LAME QUICKLY with puny text. THE CD PLAYER: from what i have tried of the CD player it sounds VERY SMOOTH but it doesnt do with scratched disks (but a little better than the others). i mainly play mp3 disks in the CD section and i have noticed that the track access time is very fast and smooth. OVERALL: this is an awesome unit and i highly recommend it!! it makes a great system builder, has straghtforward looks, is easy to use, and you cant go wrong with it!Read full review
excellent stereo high power and good SQ, only need practic to handle the volume button .... ipod control its good also
This Pioneer head unit has all of the functions and details I was looking for and as you would expect from Pioneer it sounds great.
just a good old radio there going out of date now no ones wants them like every thing there are all ways newer models coming along
This is a great product and works great and you can hear great sound. Theres great shippin to. I recommend this product.
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