Pioneer DEH-P6700MP Car CD / MP3 Player
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- MP3 / WMA Playback: MP3 Playback WMA Playback
- Additional Features: Animated Display
- Anti-Theft Protection: Detachable Face Panel
- Player Type: CD
- Controlled Devices: CD Changer DVD Changer TV Tuner Sirius Ready XM Ready iPod / iPhone
- iPod/iPhone Compatible: Yes
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Dissapointed
Pros
Easy EQ, powerful sound, attractive display
Cons
Many setting under layers of menus, random isn't always, not high quality
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
I'd look at JVC Sony and Panasonic instead.
Bought this for my wifes Explorer to replace the factory stereo, the Cd had started skipping. The organic EL display is neat, but can be distracting, and the sound was clear and powerful. The Easy EQ was great for my wife who likes simple controls.
But-This unit also skipped at times, even when the car was parked. There were discs I had made that had worked perfectly for years in my JVC, that this Pioneer could not read at all.
That was probably just a bad unit, and we returned it to the store. The design of some of the controls however is another reason we returned it. Things we would want to change often, like loudness, random and repeat, were buried in menus. Meanwhile there were several buttons on the faceplate we would never use, like the subwoofer button. Another thing we noticed was that when the CD or MP3 was set to random, and it picks a song you dont care for, pressing the > does not go to a random song, it goes to the next track.
All this was frustrating and we exchanged it for a Sony CDX5700, it sounded just as good, has more EQ options and settings, less confusing controls, a vriable color display, and did not skip once on a four hour road trip this weekend. I am not impressed with Pioneer quality lately, in the 70s and 80s they were a premium brand, I had several Pioneers that lasted many years in different cars and all worked flawlessly. The last Pioneer cassette unit I got in the 90's had control and quality issues also. I switched to JVC and had 2 cassette units and an MP3/CD, and they all worked perfectly. So from what Ive expereinced Pioneer is not longer a premium brand, and you had better get the extended warranty if you must have one.
But-This unit also skipped at times, even when the car was parked. There were discs I had made that had worked perfectly for years in my JVC, that this Pioneer could not read at all.
That was probably just a bad unit, and we returned it to the store. The design of some of the controls however is another reason we returned it. Things we would want to change often, like loudness, random and repeat, were buried in menus. Meanwhile there were several buttons on the faceplate we would never use, like the subwoofer button. Another thing we noticed was that when the CD or MP3 was set to random, and it picks a song you dont care for, pressing the > does not go to a random song, it goes to the next track.
All this was frustrating and we exchanged it for a Sony CDX5700, it sounded just as good, has more EQ options and settings, less confusing controls, a vriable color display, and did not skip once on a four hour road trip this weekend. I am not impressed with Pioneer quality lately, in the 70s and 80s they were a premium brand, I had several Pioneers that lasted many years in different cars and all worked flawlessly. The last Pioneer cassette unit I got in the 90's had control and quality issues also. I switched to JVC and had 2 cassette units and an MP3/CD, and they all worked perfectly. So from what Ive expereinced Pioneer is not longer a premium brand, and you had better get the extended warranty if you must have one.
