Product Description
In-Dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, USB Receiver with Remote Multi-line, multi-segmented LCD display with LED back light is 35% larger 2-way iPod control allows control from the iPod or the stereo MIXTRAX application will create a non-stop mix of your music library with DJ inspired effects Pandora Link integrates your car stereo with your iPhone and Pandora Internet Radio App Mode allows you to listen to content on select compatible apps from a connected iPhone or iTouch Variable Color illuminated button lighting CEA-2006 compliant amplifier Power Output: Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels RMS: 14 watts x 4 channels Theft-deterrent, detachable face plate with anti-dust design Wireless remote control included CD text information display MP3 ID3 Tag Display (Title/Artist/Album) 1-year Sonic Electronix Warranty Playback and Audio Features: Playback of CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, WAV and WMA AM/FM tuner with 18FM/6AM presets Advanced Sound Retriever with Spectrum Analyzer Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) 5-band parametric equalizer with 7 selectable tone curves (5 Preset, 2 User) 24bit Digital Analog Converter (DAC) to enhance your MP3/WMA playback SD Card reader for audio playback Built-in High-Pass and Low-Pass crossover filters Android Media Access when you connect a compatible Android smartphone via USB
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1176 in Car Audio or Theater
- Brand: Pioneer
- Model: DEHX3500UI
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 4.00" h x 9.00" w x 10.00" l, 3.00 pounds
Features
- In-Dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, USB Receiver with Remote
- Multi-line, multi-segmented LCD display with LED back light is 35% larger
- 2-way iPod control allows control from the iPod or the stereo
- MIXTRAX application will create a non-stop mix of your music library with DJ inspired effects
- Pandora Link integrates your car stereo with your iPhone and Pandora Internet Radio
Most helpful customer reviews
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
Overall excellent car stereo
By R.D. Monsoon
I recently came into possession of a 2007 car that only had a CD player -- there's no way to connect an iPod/iPhone to the radio, which is crucial for commutes and trips over 30 minutes, and far more convienent than keeping lots of CDs in the car (in addition to just music, I listen to podcasts and audiobooks on long drives).
Despite a few caveats, overall this is an excellent aftermarket car radio that offers better iPod/iPhone interfacing than what you'll find in most factory installed car radios. It allows you to fully leverage the functionality of these devices when driving at what I feel is a very reasonable price.
Pros:
-When the iPod/iPhone is hooked up via USB (which is optimal because it will charge the device) you can control the iPod/iPhone either through the device or the radio -- most factory installed radios only let you do it through the radio. And even if you're controlling through the device, you can still skip tracks, pause and perform other actions through the radio.
-What's also very useful about letting you control an iPhone through the iPhone when hooked up via USB is that you can use it as a GPS while listening to music through it (having the voice directions go through the car stereo while dimming the volume on the music help make an iPhone much more functional as a car GPS).
-When controlling the iPod/iPhone through the radio, the interface provides you with all of the top line filter options (artists, composer, genre, podcast), and then preserves the hierarchy listing the albums within those filter categories, and then the tracks in the albums. This is significant because: 1) I've never seen a factory radio that provides all of the filters, especially composer, which is crucial for classical listeners because their whole collection is organized that way; and 2) Many just provide all of tracks under the top line filter category, so if you have 10 albums by a certain artist that amounts to 200 tracks, you just go from that artist's name to all 200 tracks. So to summarize, the radio interface replicates the interface on the iPod/iPhone.
-The radio will let you control the Pandora app on your phone -- it displays the song information, you can skip tracks, give thumbs up and change stations.
-If you're connected via USB you can send the audio from any app to the radio. For example, if you're listening to the NPR app, the sound from the app will output over the USB cable to the radio, allowing you to charge the phone while listening.
-The radio shows the signal strength of stations.
Not really a pro, but the display panel of the radio constantly shift colors which is kinda cool. No real practical function, but it provides a fun experience. You can of course shut that off and set it to show just a single color.
Cons:
-The buttons and writing on the radio are very small. But in fairness, there's not lot a lot that can be done about this because there is so little surface area on a 1 din radio (most, if not all factory installed radios are 2 din). I suppose the inclusion of the remote control is to help deal with it, but I wouldn't use it while driving because it would be too much of a distraction.
-The volume knob is too shallow; it should be a bit deeper.
-There's no USB port on the back of the radio for running a USB wire to the glovebox or storage space under the shoulder rest. The purpose of that would be for leaving an iPod in a car hooked up and out of sight of potential thieves.
Installation:
It's pretty simple, but the directions from Pioneer are horrendous to the point that I believe it's intentional so to try and scare you into paying someone to do it for you. All you have to do is match and connect the wires by color from the radio harness to the wires on the harness adapter (e.g. green to green, purple to purple, etc.), but there is no mention of this in the manual. In fact, it even talks about having to connect the ground wire to a nonmetallic surface; you don't have to do that.
You will need a wire stripper for the install because only several wires in harness for the Pioneer come pre-stripped (while all the wires on most harness adapters are pre-stripped -- more evidence that they're trying to make this install harder than it needs to be).
This is all you need to do to install the radio: 1) Strip the wires on the radio harness, then connect to the harness adapter color-by-color, securing the connections with at least electrical tape; 2) Disassemble your dash using a flat head screw driver or putty knife ; and 3) Remove the factory radio, secure radio to the new dash cover by flipping up the metal tabs using a flathead screw driver, insert the radio with new dash cover into the dash, and reassemble the full dash.
The whole thing should take 30 minutes -- you'll probably spend the most time connecting the wires.
Sound Quality:
Sound quality is good, but I doubt there is much difference between car radios -- I found the sound to be the same as the 2007 factory installed radio I removed. What probably makes more of a difference are the speakers (a lot of factory installed speakers have no midrange but very loud highs and bass).
Final Thoughts:
After using the radio for a month, I'd rate the Pioneer's functionality and ease of use for iPod/iPhones better than any factory installed radio I've ever used (I rent a car about once a month for work, and even in so called "premium" cars I have experienced some major mediocrity with the radios, such as the USB port only working with hard drives that are FAT32 formatted!). I'm taking one star off for the listed cons because the radio is not perfect, but it's still a safe buy.
27 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Replaced a Sony deck of a much higher retail price, Still better
By Mac Briggs
After owning Four pioneer decks and three pairs of their 6x9's I knew the best match for my system would be a pioneer deck. The Sony had a higher RMS and peak, however, this Pioneer is Louder, cleaner sound, pritier, Oh yeah, did I mention my battery doesn't Die anymore because it actually shuts off? I have already recommended it to several friends looking for new decks, This ones a winner. :)
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Decent Aftermarket Stereo with Good to great "gimics"
By BearBearSawse
I'm going to group my review into categories because there is too much to talk about otherwise.
AUDIO:
4.5/5
The audio is good in this system. I've used pioneer often as a dj and the sound is always crisp, clear, and has power to it. You aren't going to get perfect sound replication, even with flat settings, but there is a very [positive] noticeable difference changing from the stock radio. The EQ allows for great control of what type of audio sound you are looking for. I found that I would often have to change the EQ settings based on the loudness of the speakers to get the right sound, but that is of course a speaker issue not the audio issue. There is also a plethora of bass boosting settings. Overall audio quality is good to great.
NAVIGATION:
3.5/5
This system will take some getting used to, and you might even need to read the manual (I know, shocker) to understand how to use this system. The included remote control makes navigating easy and I find I use it way more than the track search button on the head unit (HU). The buttons are very generic black and the symbols for menu items are small. Very difficult, and downright dangerous to try to figure out what the buttons do while driving. I find I have to wait until a red light to turn on/off random, but I know where the button is now by memory, so that helps.
I'll include the display here because it sort of deals with navigation. The low pixel density of the display allows for large letters, but scrolling of those letters is pretty fast, and is hard to read often. For example I'll have to wait for a song to scroll through 2 or 3 times before I know both the artist and the song name. It's also difficult to navigate the USB quickly with the display; choose your file names wisely (short and concise, or use abbreviations).
BUILD QUALITY:
4/5
I don't always trust head units that can be unattached, but the mechanism for it seems quite sturdy, though I did struggle a few times at the beginning to take it on and off (maybe I'm just a klutz). Everything looks nice, though if you have greasy fingers you should stick to the remote control, the material on the HU is very shiny and reflective. The dock comes from the HU button quality. They feel flimsy, especially the smaller buttons, and I do my best to avoid hitting them (use the remote control people!).
FEATURES:
4.5/5
Pretty much every thing you (at least I) need. Has awesome integration with iPods and I believe android devices as well. CD playback/ MP3 CD playback, and my favorite, the humble USB drive. Get a low profile USB drive and you'll be very happy. There are other units that cost maybe 20 dollars more that have bluetooth and HD radio, both I could care less for so if you do not need it, buy this unit.
I don't know what category to put the remote control into but I'll put it into features as it is external. The remote has been used more than the HU. I have a dash right under the stereo that I keep it in, and if I want to change the song I simply reach into the dash instead of fumbling around for the tiny buttons. It also keeps me from taking my eyes off the road, albeit I drive with one hand from time to time. Once you get used to the remote its very useful, and it will definitely increase the longevity of those flimsy buttons.
GIMICS!:
4.5/5
Lets first start with the illumination system! I like it, and its very fun to customize. There are so many choices. If you're a vibrant person there is a color scheme for you, if you're boring and bland, there's also a color scheme for you! Yayy! I was very impressed by the multi-lights. That being said, it is actually very difficult to see some colors during a bright day. For one (as mentioned above) you can get LOTS of glare from these, maybe there will be a glossy clear cover in the future to avoid this? Either way when there is glare the illumination system, especially in the display area, is very difficult to see. It depends on which color you have going too. I notice green and white pop out decently while reds tend to be very dim. So I would recommend you set yourself up properly with the illumination colors depending on what kind of driving you do (day/night). At night, these can also be overwhelmingly bright. There is a dimmer mode, but it doesn't dim by much. It can be quite overwhelming and distracting especially with MIXTRAX(segway...)
When I was buying this unit, I joked with my friend about the MIXTRAX. I'm a dj (hobbyist) and we seriously thought mixtrax was going to be garbage. We even watched a youtube video of a guy using mixtrax to mix country with hip hop and it sounded awful. Well, after using it for about a month I have eaten my words. No it won't be amazing dj style precision on the mixes but it definitely adds to the aesthetics of the music you listen to on a daily basis. Mixtrax is also very customizable (Both the lighting beat response as well as the time of your mixed tracks that are played). Sometimes it'll be the best mix of your life, other times it will be a bit funny (think of opposite genres clashing, or that Nsync song that you "accidentally" put in your USB comes up...with all of your friends...who are all excessively large males). One thing that is bad about mixtrax is you cannot go back a song when in random mode. So you were listening to that awesome song, you accidentally track forward, Can't track back! NOOoOOOOOOOooO! Then you have to use the awkward search feature to find it again [facepalm].
EDIT: Tracking back is NOT MIXTRAX's fault. It's actually the Random setting that does not allow it to track back. This was only tested on the USB so far, not sure how CDs will respond to back tracking on Random mode.
VALUE:
5/5
The unit has so many features. I'll be honest I STILL don't know all of them; not like this is a professional review or anything. For the price of 80 (ish) dollars, this is worth every penny. Its features allow it to be accommodating to almost anyone. The added gimics aren't just an afterthought, they are integral to the character and "vibe" of this head unit. If you're upgrading from a stock unit, you won't be disappointed. Make sure you also upgrade speakers to get full use of this puppy.
NOTE: One thing to note, if you have "steering wheel controls" this unit does NOT have the proper adapter to allow those controls to work. I lost mine in my 2005 Camry, but I enjoy the remote control a lot. There might be a post purchase adapter that works, but not worth the time and effort for me.
UPDATE: Hello all! I upgraded my speakers in my Toyota Camry as well. Just wanted to let you all know that this head unit does a DECENT job of powering the power hungry speakers (Polk DXi 650). I can get to about 45 of the 60 volume rating before distortion takes over which is pretty good running off of a head unit. This is both a warning and a heads up for people looking to also upgrade their speaker system! Keep in mind that you might need to consider an addition amplifier to get the full power of your speakers as this pioneer system will only get you about 3/4ths of the way there (at least in my case). I should also mention that the head unit is holding up great since my initial post!
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