Pioneer DEH-150MP MP3, Front AUX-in, Advanced Sound Retriever - Audio CD Receiver

My player in my 2000 Toyota 4Runner bit the dust so I needed a replacement. Here's what I wanted....1. Good sound. I had realistic expectations that it wasnt going to sound like the ultimate Best Buy display model, but I wanted it to have a nice, thick, full-bodied sound.2. Easy to use.3. Easy to install.4. High quality both in materials and appearance.And here's what I got with the Pioneer DEH-150MP+ Sounds great. Much better than the factory system. If you push the system a bit, the base fades out and the mids and highs take over, but that's to be expected without a separate woofer.+ Easy to use. There are all kinds of options and adjustments that are easy and MOSTLY intuitive. It even has a magnifying glass icon that allows you to scroll through the tracks on cds (names included) without advancing the disk until you press ok. Neat feature. However, my biggest gripe is WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE OFF BUTTON??? You will most definitely have to refer to the manual to discover how to turn it off. Not a big deal but there is nothing that indicates how to turn it off on the actual display. Kind of odd. Overall though, easy enough to use. The remote is a nice touch although I feel lazy using one when I am within arms reach of the system.+ Easy to install. Do some research via some forums and such and you'll have this thing installed in no time. Like one reviewer mentioned though, the system is a little bit deeper than most so make sure you have adequate clearance. I had no issue.+ High quality. I can't speak for the longevity of the device as I have only had it for about 2 weeks, but it seems durable enough. The lumination is very handsome and definitely has the look of a much more expensive system. However, the faceplate detaches (good thing) but it did not come with a case and the glossy surface of the reciever face will most likely scratch very easily (bad thing).FINAL NOTES: Overall a fantastic receiver especially for the price. Easy to install and use, but the lack of a designation on the off button is, well, stupid. Also, when switching into some of the modes, it takes just a second to register with the system. Not a defect (the reciever's lights to a sort of wipe across the screen) but some adjustments will need to be done while pulled over onto the side of the road as opposed to driving.I would buy it again and definintely recommend it.

GREAT performance, a wide variety of features, sharp appearance, and easy installation are definitely high points for this unit!I have been a professional in the automotive service business for over 40 years, and I just could not believe how GREAT this unit sounds. It puts out great high, midrange, and bass frequencies equally well. With its multiple equalizer and bass boost settings it provides incredibly rich, full range, quality sound at a price (about $60) that just seems impossible to beat.Although you will need to read up on all of its various settings and adjustments to "dial in" exactly what you want in the way of your own particular musical experience, it'll be well worth your time investment. The aux input jack is another great feature that lets you update your vehicle to easily connect an iPod or any other sound device up to it using a standard headphone mini-plug. The remote control that is included is also a nice touch even if you don't use it much. Imagine having a picnic somewhere, or using it in your RV, with this stereo providing the musical entertainment, and being able to control it from the very compact and lightweight remote you can keep in a shirt pocket. How cool is that?It has a large, clear, screen display and an attractive, high-end-looking removable faceplate that offers some theft prevention, or at least theft-deterrent qualities.Installation is very simple, as it will fit into any single-DIN slot by itself, or into any double-DIN slot if you add a single-DIN-sized pocket or spacer. Since almost every vehicle sold in the US in the last 30 years (at least up until the latter 2000s) uses the DIN mounting standard, there are very few vehicles in which this unit won't fit easily. It comes with screws to mount it to most vehicle manufacturers'stock mounting brackets. But if your vehicle is missing those brackets it's still no problem because it also comes with its own very thin sheet metal "sleeve" that can mount generically and sturdily to almost any factory stock or aftermarket DIN-sized frame/faceplate components. You then simply slide the unit into that sleeve and add the trim plate that is also included to complete a custom-looking installation.To make things really easy and provide for a clean, factory-looking wiring job, I would suggest also buying and using an aftermarket wiring harness adapter (like the Metra 70-1720 Radio Wiring Harness I used for my friend's '93 Honda Accord, which was available through Amazon.com for only $3.55 when I bought it). That way you can connect the new stereo's wiring harness to the adapter at any convenient location outside of the car (like on your workbench or kitchen table) and then simply plug the adapter harness connector into your vehicle's factory radio wiring harness connector just as though you were plugging a factory radio into it. This makes for a neat, incredibly simple, and professional installation at VERY little additional cost.If you are buying this unit to replace another unit that was stolen from your vehicle, and the thieves damaged or removed the factory wiring harness connector plug and some of the factory wiring, you can also inexpensively bring your vehicle radio wiring back to "like-new" condition by getting a "reverse wiring adapter harness" (like the Metra 71-1720 Reverse Wiring Harness I also bought for my friend's '93 Honda Accord). You then wire this "reverse" harness to the wiring in your dash that the thieves cut/damaged. You will then have a factory-type connector again, into which you connect the adapter harness connector as described in the above paragraph. Again, a great professional installation job.Overall, this unit from Amazon is an AMAZING value... Thanks Amazon!!!