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Customer Reviews for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Model: CDX-GT700HD
SKU: 9764408
UPC: 027242778566
Hit the road with a variety of entertainment options with this CD deck, featuring Satellite Radio, Apple iPod and iPhone® support and a built-in HD radio. The 30 station presets let you enjoy your favorite radio stations.
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
out of 5
(46 Reviews) 46
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Customer Reviews for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Review 1 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
This is an excellent stereo.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Great sound. Visually appealing.
What's not so great: The buttons to change the channels are really small.
This is an excellent sounding stereo. I primarily bought it to replace my existing stereo in my Highlander. I had it installed with my existing speakers and it sounds great. Full stereo sound. I had it installed at an outside installation place because I and other people that I have known have had problems with installation services at Best Buy. Many great options. The only draw back that I have seen so far is that the station changing buttons are really small and if you have long fingernails it is hard to push thepreset buttons. There are alot of options for presets though. All in all this is a great stereo and I got it for a great price.
About me... Music is my life, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Good, solid unit for a reasonable price
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: multi-input including HD and MP3 (USB)
What's not so great: seem to be unable to turn off the 'faceplate not detached' alarm
This unit has pretty much all the features a person could want in a mid-level audio system. The price is very reasonable and it is fairly simple to use. Someone commented on how nice it was to have an 'Off' button defined and I agree!
On the downside, it has a range of features all tied to the single large 'select' button, which at first seems nice but can be distracting when trying to make a simple adjustment while driving. The included 'Exit' button helps here also, but the menu remains where it was rather than going back to the top. If the problem was that you ended up beyond what you wanted, you still have to scroll all the way through to get to what you intendedd. The lack of auto scroll of the display seems silly also, although not as bothersome to me as it seemed to be to others.
The dual color capability is nice, the default blue is great but is really distracting at night. The green is much less interfering at night.
It was very helpful to have the available interconnect wiring to match it to my GM vehicle wiring harness.
On the downside, it has a range of features all tied to the single large 'select' button, which at first seems nice but can be distracting when trying to make a simple adjustment while driving. The included 'Exit' button helps here also, but the menu remains where it was rather than going back to the top. If the problem was that you ended up beyond what you wanted, you still have to scroll all the way through to get to what you intendedd. The lack of auto scroll of the display seems silly also, although not as bothersome to me as it seemed to be to others.
The dual color capability is nice, the default blue is great but is really distracting at night. The green is much less interfering at night.
It was very helpful to have the available interconnect wiring to match it to my GM vehicle wiring harness.
About me... Avid listener, Parent with kids, Frequent car commuter, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
exelent stereo
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: 1dodgersfan
from North hollywood,CA
on 03/21/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: I didnt found nothing wrong with it
the stereo sounds great and is easy to use,it has a lot of featers.I have the factory speakers from my truck and it sounds great
About me... Music is my life, Casual listener, Parent with kids, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 4 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Great quality and sound for the price .
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: DaKang
from Columbus , OH
on 03/21/2012
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: no complaints , all good .
Had to replace my factory head unit . Chose this one . Great price and looks great in the car . Features are great . Some negatives are that u can only scroll forward through the menus (as far as I know) and the volume dial is a bit sensitive . Not a huge deal though. Unit is beatiful , sound is very clear and it thumps even half way turned up . Definitely recommend .
About me... Music is my life, Avid listener, Parent with kids, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 5 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Nice...
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Does everything I want...
What's not so great: Nothing so far...
Nice product... Just what I wanted and got it at half price.
About me... Avid listener, Frequent car commuter, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 6 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Excellent Product *************
Customer Rating
5.0
Excellent Product *************
Quality Poweful CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio and Looks Great.
Quality Poweful CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio and Looks Great.
About me... Music is my life, Casual listener, Avid listener, Parent with kids, Frequent car commuter, Audiophile, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Good Purchase Decision
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: ibnEarl
from Chicago, IL
on 03/18/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Works as advertised
What's not so great: N/A
When the factory equipped tape drive in my 2001 Ford Focus began to eat tapes, I decided to investigate CD-CD-RW/MP3/WMA options. There were four or five recognizable manufacturers offering these units. This Sony unit also offered Aux input, iPod USB, and HD radio, and the price was comparable to the others, so I decided to purchase. After 3-mos of use, I am not disappointed. It has so many features, my learning curve is a bit slower than in the past--I used to install my own auto radios, and managed a chain electronics retail shop for years--but, I've got the manual on my iFone, and it didn't take long to program the clock for DST last week! So, all-in-all, the only thing that would've made me happier, would've been a lower price!
About me... frugal grandfather techie
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Very good deck
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Great specs & user friendly.
What's not so great: Nothing I have found.
My only install prob was with the harness adapter. It did not have a lead to connect with the Sony harness antenna lead. Many cars now have the small stubby or window antennas. Hence, they have ant amps. After a web search I found which wire (on my vehicle harness) was for the ant amp and connected it to the Sony harness ANT lead. The FM & AM reception is fantastic. Another poster said the manual tuning is a pain. It's very easy! Always pays to read the instructions. This works just as described in the manual and is easy to operate. I did a lot of research and found this Sony to have great specs. I would definitely buy this again.
About me... Avid listener, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 9 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Good radio, could have been better.
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
3.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
2.0
What's great about it: cheap. easy to use.
What's not so great: no options.
prior to purchasing this deck i had owned a Dual brand HD receiver with built in bluetooth. unfortunately this deck broke and no one seemed to carry it and i really didn't want to re-buy a deck that only lasted two years anyhow. so i looked around and found this. it didn't have the bluetooth feature that i wanted but it did have the built in HD which i love. installation was easy, and it worked right out of the box. the biggest problems i have with this are the the minor annoyances in settings. first, the brightness of the display and buttons can only REALLY be adjusted if you have it wired to the dimmer switch, which in a '99 jeep wrangler just isn't happening right now. also, my biggest point of contention with this is that you only get one line of song information and it will not scroll constantly. and by one line, i mean, you either get song title, or artist. never both. those are two separate display settings. want to know the artist? you have to hit the display button 4 times to get to that setting. want to know the song? hit it a couple times to get the song title. and you better be looking down at the right moment because you're only getting one scroll on it whichever option you choose. this is a huge annoyance for me.
About me... Frequent car commuter, Installed myself
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 10 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Sony Xplod is a rockin' deck!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Sound quality, ease of use, works great w/ iPhone/iPod, lots of station presets
What's not so great: Lacks Bluetooth-ready option
To start, I got an excellent value for the price. The regular price is already fine, but I happened to catch it when the price was discounted by $50, so I got it for $109.99. GREAT price!!
I marked the Xplod deck down one star on features even though it is LOADED, because it doesn't even offer the option to purchase a separate Bluetooth adapter; there is simply no option. That was, however, a minor consideration for me since I already have Bluetooth.
This is the first deck I've ever had with HD radio and I never knew that there might be a completely separate stream of data from the same station and to receive it all you need to do is push a button! Awesome!! I love seeing the song, artist, and station scroll across the screen—no more need to get frustrated with a lazy DJ who doesn't announce a song's details. There are plenty of stations that are not HD, however, and nothing can be done about that.
The sound that it puts out is top notch #I’ll get to the Polk speakers I installed in another review# and radio signals come in strong. I do have to admit that I have a very powerful antenna that helps substantially.
The options for different sound mixes are nice, but the best option #not available in many models of this type# is that you can adjust the highs, mids, and lows yourself—you’re not chained to the preinstalled mix options alone.
The Xplod is much easier to use than many other similar new decks #e.g., the JVC KD-R520, which requires HEAVY reading of the instruction manual to simply figure out how to use the radio#. The Xplod, by contrast, is very easy to use and the only features which require a check to the manual have nothing to do with the BASIC operation of the deck itself.
I definitely would #and have# recommended this deck to my friends and have been thoroughly enjoying the crisp, clear highs with the booming lows during my daily commute.
About me... Music is my life, Parent with kids, Frequent car commuter, Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
nice
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
4.0
the radio was eazy to install and just as eazy to wire up. I still trying to find out how to delate the demo system. Or all its a good radio for the dollars
About me... Music is my life, Avid listener, Frequent car commuter, Installed myself
I would recommend this to a friend!
-5points
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Review 12 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Great radio with tons of features, easy to use!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This stereo is great. So easy to use with the remote. I just plug in my USB and select that is the input I want to use and it starts. You can switch back and forth so easily and the sound is great in my 2000 4Runner. I did not want a difficult stereo or one that had so many features I wouldn't use but this one is just right. I didn't even have to read the manual. Best Buy installed it and the guy even preset some stations for me, I am ready to go.
I highly recommend this stereo!
About me... Casual listener, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
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Review 13 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Good and Not so Good
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use and sounds great
What's not so great: See above
Radio sounds good, looks good, and is easy to operate. There are a couple of things I don't like about it. First, and most importantly, the radio will not return to an upper HD channel (ie) HD2 or HD3, after the radio has been turned off or if the vehicle has been turned off. When the radio is powered back up, it returns to the basic channel, and then you must select the upper HD channel again. Second, the display will show either the artist's name, or the name of the song, but not both at the same time. It requires an extra button push. This is the third HD radio I have owned (JVC, Kenwood, and now Sony) and neither of these items were problems with the other 2 radios. If this were my first radio, I probably wouldn't have thought anything about it, but not having what I used to have, is really aggravating.
About me... Casual listener, Frequent car commuter, Installed myself
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 14 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Works with Iphone 4
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: awinphoto
on 12/29/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
5.0
This product once installed works smoothly and fits in my car like a glove, no need for additional install kits, but you do need a wiring harness for your car... Iphone 4 charges, plays, and functions well with the radio. Buttons are well laid out and easy to access, but like all new technology with a ton of features, there's a bit of a learning curve to get it fully up and running and to get comfortable with... Highly recommend it.
About me... Casual listener, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 15 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
I really enjoy my new stereo
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: denimblue
from Ft Lauderdale, FL
on 12/21/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
It works great all around and the sound is tremedous for the price. I never knew my rear speakers would sound that good. I need to get use to adjusting sound and such. Like anything new it's just gettting used to pushing the correct buttons, No problems just a very good sound.
About me... Music is my life, Avid listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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Review 16 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Xplosive Sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Nokatay
from South Coast, Massachusetts
on 11/30/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Price & performance
Got this about 2 weeks ago, installed it myself. No real problems. I replaced my 1998 factory Infinity head unit. It took a little while to get the settings just right for me. There's a lot of settings to play with. I was sceptical that I could get such a good unit for around $110, but it's great.
About me... Avid listener, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 17 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
GREAT PRICE FOR SO MANY XTRAS
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: LOU128
from MONTCLAIR,CA
on 11/24/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: GOOD PRICE FOR WHAT IT HAS
What's not so great: WHEN IPOD IS CONNECTED ITS A LITTLE COMPLICATED WORKING THE CONTROLS
THIS RADIO REPLACED MY STOCK STEREO IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY I LOVE IT. IT HAS SO MANY FEATURES. AND FOR THE MONEY I PAID A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED.
About me... Music is my life, Avid listener, Frequent car commuter
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 18 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Working great
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: BigMacDaddy
from Centennial, CO
on 11/07/2011
Installed this radio as a replacement on my boat and have been very pleased with its performance.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 19 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Hands down BEST head unit i have had!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: bishop
from corona,ca
on 10/19/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: The sound and its looks
What's not so great: wish i would of found it earlier
First of all i got this head unit on sale with the 4 year protection plan cause you never know. But sony makes great stereo equipment so i probably wont need it. Just got done hooking it up so installation was simple. Plugged my ipod into the front which is awesome!! Turned it on and i swear a light shinned down on it and angels were singing. It looks so so cool,way better than the pics they show on here. Then i messed around with it to get used to it and it was easy just takes time. It sounds AMAZING!! BEST head unit i have ever had!! Dont even think about it just buy it!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+9points
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Review 20 for Sony Xplod 52W x 4 Apple® iPod®-Ready CD Deck with Built-In HD Radio - Dark Titanium/Black
Great unit for the money!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: KundaliniThor
from Hartford, CT
on 10/06/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Price and full of features including hd radio built in!
What an upgrade this was! This unit is full of features - including HD radio built in. Great power. Hands down the best for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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