Home > Consumer Reviews > Clarion MAX685BT 7-Inch 2-DIN Multimedia Station with Touch Panel Control USB and Built-In Bluetooth iPod and HDD Navigation Ready

Ok, so I did a bit of research before buying this receiver and I finally decided to get it. The selling point for me was the integrated bluetooth, thusly no need to buy any further bluetooth add-on. And also the iPod integration was important and it seemed this receiver made it easy. Ok, so I received it and had it installed and the first impression was that this was one really cool receiver. So this is when it gets frustrating. I didn't have an iPod so I went over to my local Best Buy and picked up a new 6th generation 80gb iPod. I connected it and found out that the video button on the Clarions screen did not show up to watch the movies stored on the iPod. I went to the Clarion website and found absolutely no answers as to why this happened. So, to make this already long story short, I found out that only the 5th generation iPod works on this system. So if you are considering buying this receiver I highly recommend it and I would have given it 5 stars instead of 4 had it not been for that whole iPod situation I went through. Now, it works great, the bluetooth feature works great, both for calls and streaming audio. And that's all.

The delivery was way ahead of schedule and the Clarion MAX685BT is well worth the expense. Customer Service at Barney's jumped through hoops during a terrible snow storm in NY to make sure I received the unit in time for my son's birthday. Thank you gentlemen.