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Review on πŸ“» Enhanced Sony DSX-S300BTX Digital Media Receiver with iPod Direct Control using USB and Bluetooth (No Longer Manufactured) by Sal Mattocks

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Looks very nice, sounds good. Needs more EQ control and most importantly to turn off annoying beeps.

This is a very decent radio for the price. The sound is a bit flat, and if I were to put one of these in my other car, I'd definitely have to find a way around that annoying "beep reminder beep" that Sony puts on all of their head units. it was easy to install. My standard deck was double din so I bought an OEM bag and wire harness which made everything plug and play. I spent more time setting up the equalizer than setting up the stereo. Bluetooth works great with my Android phone, it just requires me to turn off the music from the head unit when I start the car. On my wife's iPhone, she needs to launch the Music app and select a track. Bluetooth support works better than any standard stereo I've come across. Call quality with the microphone on is not as good as hands-free calls, but definitely better than using the phone's built-in speakerphone. It definitely helps to have a direct line of sight (sound?) to the mouth, otherwise it becomes difficult for the other person to hear. Road noise and echo cancellation are excellent. I don't know who at Sony thinks it's a good idea to beep the stereo 8 times when the power is turned off, but I think it's a silly anti-function and it's a shame they don't. let it turn off I've seen videos on youtube of people installing a 4 pin relay to turn off the speakers when the key is off. If I buy another Sony deck I will.TL:dr; Looks very nice, sounds good. Needs more EQ control and most importantly to turn off annoying beeps.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Without automatic controls