PIONEERMVH-S215BT Stereo Single DIN Bluetooth In-Dash USB MP3 Auxiliary AM/FM Android Smartphone Compatible Digital Media Car Stereo Receiver With ALPHASONIK Earbuds

I bought this to replace a three year old Kenwood head unit that had rear USB and Bluetooth that had a defective display. Since the display cost as much as this receiver, I figured get a new one.Anyway, this unit is great. Don't let some of the reviews about the graphics on the Mixtrax feature fool you. The menu allows for you to disable the mixtrax flashing, it's very easy to set up, has a lot of power (much better sound quality than my Kenwood, and louder too it seems), 5 band EQ, bass boost, sub out, etc, all works and lets you fine tune everything to your heart's content.The only "drawback" I have is that it doesn't integrate with your headlight dimmer, so it can be very bright at night initially. Luckily, there is a dimmer button on the front that if you hold for a few seconds, dims the display and all is well.I have no trouble seeing the display in bright sunlight, but I went with green lettering/buttons and blue for the knob and phone controls. If you use a color like blue or red, it will be much harder to see depending on how your dashboard is set up.It integrated with my Android phone just fine, the Pandora app works great over bluetooth, just need pandora running on the phone BEFORE you connect or you'll have to retry. It connects to the phone very quickly, and sound quality is good. I also have the USB connection set to my old Ipod classic, so I have tons of music on hand at any given time.The connections are all on the rear, which I see as a good thing. I hate having cables all over the dash, so I route them behind and through the dash so that I can hide the Ipod and other such connections. The cables are nice and long, and the USB port even has an extension. I have the USB and AUX connections routed behind the dash and easily accessed on top of the transmission tunnel on my car. If you're listening to bluetooth, it'll put your navigation audio overtop so you can hear where you're going.Very nice head unit. Sounds great with my speakers, only thing I need now is a small sub to get a little more bass.Worth the money if you don't want a CD player.

I gave this 5 stars because the sound quality is great, and the unit is very easy to use. I like having both the AUX and USB ports in the back of the unit because I am able to wire those to places in my car without having to unplug every time I remove the faceplate (you would need to if you had front ports). It works well with my Galaxy S3 phone through Bluetooth, but it seems like nothing can beat having an iPod or iPhone plugged into USB as that would allow you complete control of the device via the unit. USB connection to an iphone allows you to select music by categories like album, artist, genre, and playlist.With Bluetooth control, you basically need to open the music app on your mobile device then play from there. The head unit allows you to advance to the next song or go back to the previous song. You can also plug in a flash drive to the USB port and this allows you to navigate through different folders on your flash drive. You can also use MIXTRAX with USB flash drives.PROS: Nice sound, Nice look, ports on back of device, includes USB male-to-female cable and AUX cable, many options for light color on different areas of the display, includes microphone for hands-free calling, easy to take/make callsCONS: Does not include a carrying case for the faceplate, tough to see the display in bright sunlight

I have been pretty happy with this receiver and don't miss fumbling with CDs or paying for a CD player I won't use. I have a iPhone 5s. I'm very happy with the MVH-X560BT's Bluetooth integration for iTunes music streaming, Pandora, and making and receiving handsfree phone calls. I also found I can use the iPhone's Google Maps app with turn-by-turn navigation and it integrates flawlessly with this unit. I can stream music and it automatically mutes down the volume when the Google maps app is talking. The included handsfree mic was mounted on the top of the steering column facing the driver and does a very good job of echo cancellation. I've not had a single complaint from the other party on my handsfree calls. Including my very picky spouse.On the MVH-X560BT, the AUX input jack is located on the rear of the chassis with the USB port. In these days of Bluetooth capable phones and iPods, folks may not miss having the AUX input jack on the front. For me, this wasn't an issue. I have a Cobra 75 CB unit I use when off-roading. It has a miserable built-in speaker. I ran its AUX SPKR out through a small potentiometer attenuator and into the AUX input of the MVH-X560BT. It works great and is clutter free!The display is bright enough and offers your choice of colors including a mode where the colors cycle. At night you may find it too bright. Not to worry, you can turn on dimmer mode. Then it will be better at night, but impossible to read on sunny days. Sigh.The content of the upper and lower lines of the display are settable by independent means. The display button (far right, bottom) cycles through option choices on the larger sized upper line display. I prefer scrolling broadcast info (song, artist, etc.) To set the lower line display content, you go into the MENU mode -> System Menu -> Information Display and select from options like signal strength, source name (radio, aux, bluetooth, etc.) and clock. I prefer clock.Now for the cons:The MENU mode on this unit is assessable by pushing the volume knob. Lightly. Very lightly. In fact, I think Kreskin could do it just by thinking about pushing it. Turning the knob scrolls the menus and pushing it while in menu mode acts like a select button. If you're driving, more often than not, when you reach for the knob to adjust the volume you're going to also push the knob inadvertently and be scrolling menus rather than adjusting the frigging volume. Worse, if you're clumsy like me, you may be unintentionally reprogramming features while recalling curse words from your misspent youth all the while unable to hear the news story that just flashed by about your FFL quarterback being injured. Because you couldn't turn up the frigging volume. AAAAGGHHHHH!!!!The only way to get out of menu mode hell is wait awhile and let it time out. Or find and push the little bitty "back" button enough times to get it out of the layered menu mode. Remember now, you're supposed to be driving while you do this.This is a classic example of taking a seldom used feature (MENU) and making it too assessable and even worse, too accidentally assessable. Bad job, Pioneer.Seek mode is implemented with paddles placed on the menu (oops, I mean volume) knob. Again, while driving it's easy to bump the knob while fumbling for these paddles in the dark and end up in menu hell.Perhaps the most annoying "feature" of this unit is the way the faceplate is removed. It doesn't just come off with a push of the release button. Instead, it swings out on one side and you need to fiddle with it endlessly to get it to actually come off. Add to that there is no included sleeve in which to store the faceplate as you carry it around with you. This isn't just a Pioneer thing either, everyone is getting skimpy.A cynic may conclude that the industry has apparently colluded to no longer include a sleeve in which to store the faceplates. Perhaps they think going sleeveless - coupled with the tricky removal technique - will make folks less likely to take the faceplates off for fear of getting them scratched when sharing a pocket with your phone/coins/pocket knife/cheese grater/whatever. So with the faceplate attached, the receiver is more attractive to the thief and the manufacturer gets to sell you a replacement unit. But that would be cynical, wouldn't it?Things to improve upon:1. See cons above.2. Add the ability to rename the inputs like home receivers do. I'd like to call AUX "CB" and Bluetooth "iPhone" for example.3. Add a security code feature that activates after loss of battery voltage to deter theft.4. Make a version of this receiver with the same spectacular Bluetooth/iPhone integration AND add HD radio.5. Include auto dimming using a faceplate sensor to detect ambient light.Whew! Hope this is helpful.

Excellent product. Only one complaint which is the volume control is very sensitive. Other than that, I'm happy with this purchase.

Arrived on time and as expected. Works great!

I like it. Shallow mounting depth. Reliable bluetooth connectivity. Good range of audio adjustments & outputs. The appearance is a bit bling for my tastes tho. Just note that there is no CD player in this unit.

Great unit.

Excellent worth the money!