JVC KW-XR810 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com
i just bought this JVC and HD radio receiver from crutchfield and had the local best buy install it this morning. I have to say that I'm really impressed. first and foremost, the color of the screen and buttons are completely customizable; it matches the dash orange/yellow color perfectly. the operation is simple and intuitive. It paired quickly and easily with my iPhone 3gs; it streams content directly off the iPhone via blue tooth although you can only control the iPhone directly this way. you can control the content directly via the head unit if you plug it in directly (back of the radio has a USB 2.0 that only requires your Ipod/phone cable for full service.) It looks really good but its not too flash; it looks like it could have come stock in the truck.
It has blue tooth iPhone capability built in (does not require a separate adapter) and the microphone is included. The phone calls sound great on my end and my wife couldn't tell the difference between the BT and just using the hand set. Again, the UI is really intuitive and easy to operate via the head unit.
The sound quality is really good too. It has several preset EQ settings, but after just a little fiddling, it sounds really good with the stock speakers in my KC SE with the stock speakers.
I'm pretty happy with this thus far. Its everything I wanted. It looks stock-ish, so i hope the thieves pay it no mind. It matches the gauges perfectly. It has BT built in and the call quality appears to be top notch. The HD radio is really pretty awesome; I bought it because the local NPR station insists on playing classical in a jazz town but they have a 24 hour jazz station on a parallel HD stream...it sounds awesome! huge difference between analog and digital signals. I'll update later if necessary but thus far I give it a big thumbs up for a drama free do it all HU
It was $399 for the HU and HD radio box.
