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This is my first time writing a review on Amazon. I don't normally do reviews, but after three days (and one call to customer support) of trying to configure this thing I must say that it is an absolute blast to play in my car. I have a system composed of a Rockford Amp and Sony XPlod speakers. I am a mid level car audio enthusiast. After figuring out how to correctly ground the head unit (isolated ground is a must!) set the loudness, source level gain, equalizer, subwoofer crossover, subwoofer center frequency, pre-out setting, as well as the center frequencies and gain for all of my other speakers...I was blown away with how good this head unit sounded when properly tuned. There is absolutely NO distortion in ANY of the speakers all the way up to the max "62" volume level setting (I have aftermarket speakers). The only complaint that I have is that burned cds don't have as high of audio quality on this system. It makes me want to go out and purchase my favorite burned cds just to see how they would sound on this monstrous system. I believe with this newest generation Pioneer is definitely giving Alpine a run for it's money. All of these features in a $100 head unit was unimaginable just a couple of years ago, but now it's all here.
Other head units I have owned are Alpine, Clarion, Panasonic.
I would say that the Alpine comes closest, but is it really worth the extra money? no.
The menu settings can be a little tricky as people here have noted, but its easy to learn. Plus the sound quality justifies the complex menu system.

I just installed this unit in a van and it works good and it works great with 4 40 amp speakers. the problem with this product is the operation manual. the instructions are vague and down right confusing. Or things don't happen when you do them accrding to the manual. The big issue is figuring out how to set and add to the presets. If I could do it over again, I would get a unit with out the multi-controller which confuses the issue also

I ordered the Pioneer DEH-P3000IB In-Dash CD/Mp3/Wma/iTunes AAC/Wav Receiver and installed it myself. The installation was pretty easy. It comes with instructions and stuff to help remove the old unit from its case. All you need is a screwdriver, wirestripper and something to connect the wires from the receiver to the car (Make sure you disconnect the car battery first so you don't get shocked! Also, the manual says to connect the black ground wire to the car's chassis but you can just connect it to the ground wire already available from your old radio.) The unit itself is great so far. It plays burnt cd's and doesn't skip on bumpy roads. The buttons take a little getting used to but they aren't too bad. The center multicontrol button is pretty cool. I am satisfied with its performance compared to the price.

Radio sounds very nice. Comes with nice remote. I also got the iPod adapter so I can play my iPod through the car spears and the works really well too.

Is a good cd player and the compatibility with iPod is very good except for the latest generation of iPod (Ipod Touch 2nd Generation) you can hear the music and control it but you can not charge the iPod because is not compatible for charging.