Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very good value

I bought this unit mostly for the in dash GPS, which I'm getting used to. I'm very happy with with the Clarion NX 404. I would recommend this unit to everyone, I may put one in my wife's car

NICE RADIO

FOR THE PRICE THIS RADIO IS THE SHIT IN A GOOD WAY.
ALOT OF FEATURES FOR THE LOW PRICE.
ONLY SACRIFICE IS THE SCREEN SIZE .

Clarion NX404

Installed this unit in a 2013 Dodge Avenger, along with a xsvi-6522-nav & a aswc-1 to keep the steering wheel controls, install went smooth only issue I had was finding somewhere to hide the wires behind the unit its ver cramped behind there, I eventually put both Axxess modules on top of the radio.
The Axxess aswc-1 found the correct settings, just had to tap volume up as we turned on the ignition.
Now to the head unit itself, looks great in the car, screen is nice clear and responsive.
The GPS is great, I always use Igo so I am very used to the software.

CD/DVD player seems a little slow to get going, doubt I will use it much anyway.

USB to iphone works great.

Blu tooth synced no issues, oh and by the way I forgot to purchase an external mic, glad I did as the unit came with one in the box, the head unit does have an internal mic but of the head units i have installed I have never had one where the internal mic has been very good.

Sounds great with my Kenwood KAC-9106D and my sound-qubed HDS212subs.

Cons: No RDS, No HD Radio.

Overall very happy.

Very pleased with this purchase

I just finished installing this unit today in my '07 Tundra, along with a back up camera, so I am not fully familiar with the system yet, but so far I am very happy with it. The gps seems to work very well, and I am going to update the gps maps here in a few minutes. My iPhone pairs with this perfectly...the Pandora radio function is very cool, or can play mp3 files via bluetooth as well.
The unit arrived very quickly and well-packaged (in good shape). Also the wiring harness and trim plate that Sonic Electonix threw in (for a total of $8.00) made wiring a breeze.
A couple of things to note...if you do not have a bluetooth phone system in your vehicle already, with a mic you can use (in the steering wheel for example), then plan on buying an external bluetooth mic. This unit has an internal mic, but I have to yell for anyone to hear me.
Another thing I noticed was that when I ran the a/c on high for a while (and it was very humid today), the trim plate built up moisture on it. Hope this will not be a BIG problem. I might try to do a little foam insulation work when I pull the unit back out for mic plug up, to prevent this problem.
I am only giving three stars on durability as I have not had this long enough to judge.
Overall, I think this is a very good product.

Great Headunit

I actually came to this headunit after a less than pleasurable experience with the Clarion NX603, which I had for about a month. In short, that unit had a bad GPS board, so the NAV did not work. The interface was also less than great.

That being said, the NX404 is SO much better. Every aspect has been improved. The interface is better, it switches between screens lightening fast, and I don't have any connection issues. (The other unit would randomly disconnect, or just not connect). The NAV is great, works wonders with lots of customization. So over I like it.

Few words of note... Not bad, just not spelled out in bold. I have an iPhone 5. This unit WILL mirror perfectly (requires HDMI, lightening to usb, and lightening to digital adapter from apple). However, it will NOT connect via USB to Pandora, or the iPhone/Pod audio. It will connect via Bluetooth. Not a big deal. The iPhone 5 will NOT be able to use the iPhone/Pod video service. That only works with Apple products that have an analog (30 Pin) out.

It should be noted, this was in the manual, but I had to dig and was not expecting issues. However, this are all MINOR and can be worked around. (Use mirroring vs iPhone video). (This is the only reason I gave it a 4 on features)

Overall, I'm super pleased with the unit, and Sonic. They replaced my malfunctioning unit (NX603) with the amazing NX404. Hope this helps. I'd buy another Clarion NX404 any day.

Good for the price

I would recommend this product. I took it to the dealership & let them install it for me, they were impress because they never worked with a Clarion NX404 before. The bluetooth sometimes freezes but I will just turn on my radio when that happens. The radio is awesome It produces great sound, but the navigation takes some getting use to. If you use the voice activation there is a delay before the voice starts to speak, I had to use my VZ navigator which the bluetooth picked up through the system. But its a good product, I'm satisfied.

Mr.Volodymyr

This product I like it. Works very well. Very easy in use.

Navigation errors

Lot of navigation errors around Peoria, AZ. Map details are lacking compared to Garvin Navi maps.

Clarion NX404

Installed this unit in a 2013 Dodge Avenger, along with a xsvi-6522-nav & a aswc-1 to keep the steering wheel controls, install went smooth only issue I had was finding somewhere to hide the wires behind the unit its ver cramped behind there, I eventually put both Axxess modules on top of the radio.
The Axxess aswc-1 found the correct settings, just had to tap volume up as we turned on the ignition.
Now to the head unit itself, looks great in the car, screen is nice clear and responsive.
The GPS is great, I always use Igo so I am very used to the software.

CD/DVD player seems a little slow to get going, doubt I will use it much anyway.

USB to iphone works great.

Blu tooth synced no issues, oh and by the way I forgot to purchase an external mic, glad I did as the unit came with one in the box, the head unit does have an internal mic but of the head units i have installed I have never had one where the internal mic has been very good.

Sounds great with my Kenwood KAC-9106D and my sound-qubed HDS212subs.

Cons: No RDS, No HD Radio.

Overall very happy.

Good Value

I upgraded my kids 09 Malibu and have been happy with this unit. It's very user friendly and the large display works well with the backup camera I installed. My only complaints are with the Metra wiring harness was wired incorrectly (volume +/- wires were reversed) and I eventually had to pay an installer to finish installation, even though I had done everything correctly. Also understand that Sonic Tech Support works on a "call back" basis and are not available on the weekends. So, if you are attempting to install this yourself, plan ahead.

Excellent radio

This is my third GPS radio and so far the best. It has good reception, good sound qualities, and a good picture. It was easy to set it up the way I wanted it, normal for any GPS radio. So far I like it the best of all the radios I have installed. I think it has a great sound but then I am not a radio fanic as some people.

flawless

Put this in my 01 tahoe.. jad to modify the dash as i was aware.. links to galaxy s5 FAST. Shipping was great.

Great Value

I bought this for the Bluetooth phone, In Dash Navigation, and Back Camera Feature. Installed into a 2004 F-150. Rather easy to install.
All of the features I wanted work fine. Bonus was the Pandora feature that can run trough my phone.

Only one CON: The built in microphone only good up to about 40MPH. After that, person on other end of phone call could not hear me. even after making all of the adjustments on GAIN possible.
Ended up installing the wired MIC that came with the system up to the drivers side headliner. Worked great then, no static.

FOR ITS PRICE WORTH THE VALUE THAT SO MUCH TO OFFER

How possibly could the SH*T comes in a good way ? put cherry on top ? :)

Anyway this unit is the real deal, for its price, worth the value that so much to offer.

(+) Built in GPS, not depending on network signal.
(+) The screen operation is smooth just like smartphone, this is exceptional while other headunit under the same range (even higher price range) provide resistive type screen which is not smooth.


(-) The only backward I've found on this unit is the hdmi mode won't allowed you to control smartphone from the head unit screen due to safety reason, so it only for viewing.