Pioneer DEHX6600BT In-Dash CD/MP3/USB Car Stereo Receiver with A2DP Bluetooth, Pandora Link, MIXTRAX, iPod Support and AUX

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1. 99 of 106 people found the following review helpful

   
   I’m happy., November 20, 2013

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   Michele Wieser (Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA) –

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   I love this stereo, before this all I had was the stock cassette player in my car. So this was a giant step up for me in car stereo world. I’m not totally old school nor am I a car audio geek, but this was a breeze to pair with my Galaxy S4 and links up to Pandora and Bluetooth audio nicely. I’ve also used the USB and aux ports, which both worked perfectly. I should also add that making calls Bluetooth works quite well with this stereo; it comes with a microphone that you can position how you like in your car. So far I’ve had no complaints about the sound quality of calls. It also comes with a little remote which is a nice addition to the package, even though I don’t always use it, but it’s cool to have it. So in short, this is a pretty damn fine car stereo and I definitely recommend it to anyone in the market for a reasonably priced stereo with Bluetooth (for calls and music), and aux and USB ports.

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2. 72 of 79 people found the following review helpful

   
   Good Stereo while it worked, May 9, 2014

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   photoperu –

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   For the past three months i enjoyed this stereo, it is not perfect but i trusted Pioneer and this was my second unit. Everything came crushing down last week and changed my opinion of Pioneer and Amazon. A week ago the bluetooth stopped working and the screen showed error-10 nothing that pioneer could fix since they offered a 1 year warranty. I called them (1 hour waiting) and they send me to the «nearest» service center where they confirmed it was the bluetooth module. they ask me for my receipt wich i handly gave them…entered my warranty claim and all i have to do is wait for it to be fix. Next day the called to let me know that they won’t honor the warranty because they said 3 Kings Audio is not an authorized dealer. To Pioneer: This is your product it has a serial number and this model was barely a couple of months in the market when i bought it. Pioneer should honor the Warranty.
   To Amazon : It should have been noted in the description of the Item that if you buy it, it will be without any factory warranties…since it’s been past 3 months i bought the product im left with no recourse. This is going to limit if not stop my purchases from Amazon since Amazon allows this sellers without any disclosures. This Should be Noted on the header…i would have paid 20 dollars extra on Best Buy for the peace of mind of being an autorized dealer! Hopefully this will help some buyers before they make a big mistake and hopefully Amazon changes this practices.
   Update : After enlisting Amazon Help to find 3kings phone number i was finally able to talk to them and they where able to offer me a warranty exchange…So far so good…until they just refunded my purchase! i thougt i was getting a replacement…but at least i got my money back. Time to buy somewhere else for a radio i guess.

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3. 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

   
   Bluetooth and Glare – Here’s the Breakdown – TLDR and Detailed Versions, October 24, 2014

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   Daryl A. Kling (Hereford, Arizona) –
   
     

   This review is from: Pioneer DEHX6600BT In-Dash CD/MP3/USB Car Stereo Receiver with A2DP Bluetooth, Pandora Link, MIXTRAX, iPod Support and AUX (Electronics)

   Pretty much everything has been covered in the reviews here but I just wanted to post my review on Bluetooth interactions and screen glare. These were my biggest concerns with this radio.

   TLDR/BLUF: Bluetooth functionality is superb and the glare sucks but it’s livable. Get it.. you won’t be disappointed.

   Bluetooth Details:

   Setup: Took me all of 14.2 seconds to figure out how to pair, pair and start playing. No need for instructions; super easy.
   Range: The range is wonderful. I can walk around 20-30 feet from the car while it’s playing with no issues.
   Play: So here’s where you get a big delta in how head units interact with BT devices. I’m not sure if there’s a setting to change this behavior but here’s the way the 6600BT works out of the box:
   -You are playing music via Bluetooth from your phone, ipod, etc.
   -You turn the car off
   -You return to the car and turn it back on
   -In about 4-6 seconds your music or audio book, etc will pick up where it left off and begin playing again
   Like I said, there may be a way to change this but I won’t be looking for it bc frankly I like this behavior. It works exactly how I would like it to.
   Phone calls: Super awesome phone operation. As your driving and listening a call comes in. Music pauses, ring tone is played and the incoming number is displayed on the radio. You can either hit the answer call button on the remote, press the answer call button on the head unit next to the volume knob or answer it using the answer button on your phone. I mounted my mic on the visor and ran the cable down to the stereo from there. Callers can hear me great and sound clarity is superb on my end as well. After you hang up, audio playing before the call resumes. If you adjusted volume during the phone call, your music will be played at the new volume setting.

   For reference, I am playing music via a Galaxy s5.

   Glare:
   Ok, so here’s a fairly big one. Yes there’s glare (see photo). The reflection/glare is off the interior of your car/truck obviously so it comes down to this: GLARE IN YOUR APPLICATION/CAR WILL BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR INTERIOR. So if you have black, non-reflective seats or covers, your glare issues will be minimal. I have a medium tan leather interior with a reflective finish so my glare is considerable in the daytime. Does it suck? Why yes it does but I’m willing to deal with and here’s why: I can see it well enough to know what’s going on. Honestly I don’t need to get that much info from the display. I stream music from my phone so I’m not using the display to navigate my music selection and volume is either too loud or not loud enough… no reason to stare at the display to figure any of this stuff out.

   Bottom line, you would be hard pressed to beat the price on this unit and get the features it has.

   Also for reference I’m running a pair of the 6 inch Kicker speakers in the door and they sound great. Entire installation in my 98 GMC Sierra using the pocket kit and installation kits here on Amazon took about an hour. Super simple and easy install.

   Cheers!

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