Customer Ratings & Reviews

Pioneer AVH-X3600BHS

I purchased this CD player about a month ago and I am very pleased with it. There is only one flaw with it. When you are changing stations on Sirius, you actually have to pre-program the stations and change them that way instead of, simply up and down. Other than that, the CD player is awesome. I would recommend this CD player to anyone to purchase.

Very Nice Reciever

Got all the features I wanted for a double din. Great price too

Excellent Choice

This unit in awesome!!...It does it all and sounds incredible. Excellent value for the money...

Excellent Product

For the price, this radio can not be beat. Sonic gave me a great deal and it arrived quickly. The radio does everything it says it will do in the description. The screen is nice, it's easy to operate and I use almost every feature. DVD, bluetooth, Ipod, Pandora from my Android phone, it does it all. The only issue I would say I have is that when the sun is bright, and I have legal tinted windows, the screen gets washed out from the glare. That's it.

Awesome Radio

Just installed it in my sons truck great radio very easy to operate would highly recomend .

Great Value

It has all the features that I wanted on my stereo. I love it.

GREAT RADIO,

I HAVE NEVER ORDERED FROM SONIC BEFORE, WHEN I ORDERED THIS 3600BT PIONEER THE TECH THAT HELPED ME NEW JUST WHAT I NEEDED. THE PRODUCT ARRIVED IN 2 DAYS, HAD IT INSTALLED THE NEXT DAY. EVERY THING WORKS GREAT. VERY EASY INSTALL, PAIRED MY PHONE. VERY HAPPY WITH SONIC. I WILL BE ORDERING ANOTHER RADIO FROM SONIC FOR MY GRAND DAUGHTERS BLAZER. THANKS WESLEY FOR THEGREAT SERVICE. DAVE

Very Pleased

I bought this stereo to implement a backup camera for my pickup truck and for the bluetooth audio and phone features. I couldn't be more pleased. Consistently connects with my Nokia 521 Windows phone and love the bluetooth audio features. Plays audible audiobooks or music depending what I have listened to last. If you are looking for a good stereo this one fits the bill.

The Real Deal!

First I have to mention the Customer Service. They were fantastic, friendly and made sure I was getting the best deal.

The stereo is everything they said it was. Sounds great, touch is spot on. and I can do almost anything. Also hooked up the app radio and that worked like it was suppose too!!! Will be buying from Sonic in the future.

Excellent Radio

It's an excellent radio. I'm considering purchasing one for my second car. I wish that the GPS that goes along with the radio was cheaper.

Awesome

Great price point for what you get and more easy to use

great sound

love the iteam but three units in a row wont let the xm work don't know if it is my xm which says it is getting a signal but says demo mode and wont contect with stero great company to work with good value but don't know why the xm wont play

Excellent value!

This car stereo have great sound I am happy so far

Install Issues

I own a 2007 Toyota Highlander, I had a single din head unit installed not knowing the installer (Best Buy) took out the oem brackets out and did not return them to me. I upgraded to a Double Din DVD with Sirius XM only to find that I had to repurchase the oem brackets which cost $46 at the dealer. Make sure if you go from a double din factory head unit to a single din, get the factory brackets back in case you want to upgrade to a double din later.

Wonderful radio

Easy to instal with an incredible sound. I can install more option if wanted. Great Value.

Great deck, terrible remote

Just installed this deck and have been very pleased with it.

My only gripe thus far is the remote that comes with it. It does not do any iPod control other than advancing tracks. The direction pad and enter buttons are for DVD control only, very stupid. Even my 6 year old pioneer single din with allow me to navigate artists/playlists and any other content on my iPod when plugged in. This means you have to use the touch screen which works fine but without tactile buttons you have to take your eye of the road to navigate. I bought this product for blue tooth and hands free calls which I got, but at the trade off for having to use a touch screen for all but the most basic functions.

Fingers crossed a firmware update will resolve this issue.

great buy!!!

This is the best all in one system for a car. I could not be happier.

The lowdown.

Bought this thinking it would fit in my 2001 Ford F-150 Super Crew. I was under the assumption that this was a direct fit but It was not even close. I travel a lot for work (+/-) 800 miles a week, so I needed something that could handle my demand on it.

*Note!*
I'm not a "professional" by any means (~25 or so installs for myself, friends, and family over the years) but with a little brainstorming and test fitting, I was able to make the install work and look clean while doing it. Now for the good stuff!

[General construction and overview] It was packaged beautifully and arrived quickly! After opening the box and inspecting the contents the unit as a whole felt solid with great construction. The screen and 'plastic' feel sturdy and fairly rigid (for plastic anyways). Overall construction is solid. The connections in the back are spread out for easy access and installation of wiring harness' , a/v cables, antenna, etc...

-MAKE SURE THIS IS A DIRECT FIT FOR YOUR VEHICLE!-

[Installation] Like i said, I purchased this thinking it was a direct fit (that's what I get for NOT utilizing the fitment help on the site). This thing isn't small (TWSS) and it took me about an hour to cut and trim the radio support/ heat and AC control support so it could fit. I don't recommend this unless you've had prior experience because you can absolutely ruin your dash if you don't know what you're doing. Soldered and shrink wrapped the connections by matching up the colors with the wiring diagram included with the purchase (Thanks Sonic Electronix!) and it worked first try with no issues at all.

[Display] The display looks crisp and clean with a lot of customization options for motion backgrounds, PICTURE backgrounds (with USB hooked up of course) and standard color backgrounds. I really like the illumination settings and how you can change the solid color of the underglow behind the buttons or even set it on color rotation.

[System] Runs smooth, switches between apps and settings to other screens quickly and seamlessly. I do wish there were a few more in-depth setting options, but for an average everyday user it's plenty.

[Overall Audio] Not going to lie, I saw the 50x4 peak and the 17x4 RMS and thought it wasn't going to be that loud but I was wrong. This thing blends my stock 6x8's beautifully with my subs. Even cranked there's limited to no audible distortion in the mid-range drivers. I have had a slight distortion in the highs when I EQ'd them WAYYY up during my stress testing, but that's to be expected with factory door speakers.

[Sub-out] connected to an Alpine MRP 500.1 Mono block amp powering (2) 12" kickers and they sound great. The built in graphic EQ is actually way more accurate than I imagined. It gives you a few pre-set EQ settings and two available Custom EQ spaces (love this!!!) and the bass 'boost' option is nice and easy to get to in the audio settings menu.

[DVD] Tested a few DVD's out after bypassing a certain wire grounded with a simple toggle switch from the local autoparts store. (You can figure that one out...) DVD's play fine, the resolution isn't the best 800x480 I believe, but it's very watchable and entertaining.

[AUX-IN] I'm running an Xbox-360 and Nintendo 64 (both on a AV switch) into the AUX-IN (Xbox 360 component cable, NOT HDMI!) as kind of a novelty in my vehicle. Remember, this is a 6.1" screen, and it's not HD, so if your soul purpose is for video you're not going to be too pleased. But, for games like Skate or Forza it's a great way to kill time. (and make your friends set-ups look lame). The Nintendo 64 looks great on the display and is perfect for Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98 (chea brah)!

[HD Radio] I don't like HD Radio in general, nor any Radio for that matter, but this does function like it's suppose to. Also displays artist and song information and the lovely "No Data Provided" (I'll address that in the cons) underneath all of it on every station under "composer" (I believe).

[Bluetooth Audio/Calling] The bluetooth audio works well, it does take about 10-30 seconds for the initial connection to my Note 4 sometimes, it's a slight drawback but it's nothing to get all butthurt about. Calls sound crisp and clear, the hands-free microphone was easy to install and mount. The microphone is pretty sensitive from what i've been told during test calls i.e. picks up turn signals and exhaust (sometimes). I haven't had a complaint tho I haven't used this function a whole lot yet.

[iPhone integration] All of my work devices are Apple products (iPad(s) and iPhone). The iPhone had a tough time connecting and it became kind of frustrating so I just stopped trying to use it. It wasn't really important that I could use it, but for the review I wanted to try and use everything possible. I believe this had to do with a bluetooth conflict between all of the devices so I don't really feel one way or the other about the iPhone features.

[Pandora] I'm a Spotify Premium user and I have never really been a fan of Pandora, but using it with the AVH-X3600 was so seamless it actually made me want to subscribe to Pandora (butttttttt I didn't lol). It displays all of the information and album art (the best part!!!!).

[Remote] Honestly, when I opened the box and saw the remote I rolled my eyes thinking I would never use it and now I basically hold the thing in my hand while I drive down the road. It's super convenient and enables you to keep your eyes on the road while adjusting volume or changing songs. I'm really happy with how well it works.

[Cons!] Ah, yes... The cons.

-MOST importantly to me anyways was the fact that I bought it and came back 3 days later to find that the item was discontinued, while I didn't expect Sonic Electronix to go "hey bro, that thing's discontinued here's some other options" it always makes your heart drop a little knowing you just bought something aaaannnnnndddddd now it's old. With that being said, I could have done more research before my purchase and figured this out, but I understand what a phase-out process is and I'll just deal with it.

-The "No Information Provided" is absolutely annoying to me. Call me OCD or whatever, but if there's No Information Provided that's great, just keep it off the screen, I don't need to know this while the Artist and Song are being neatly displayed above it. The cleaner the display the better!!!

-Bluetooth sometimes cuts out for about a nano-second. It's noticeable during songs but it happens rarely and by the time you realized it's cut for that split second it's already back on and playing. (Trust me, it's not THAT annoying, but could still use work)

-Add-on's for this thing are hilariously expensive. Want GPS? Well, for $300 you can purchase a NEW AVIC-U250 or a USED one for $282.82 WHAT A DEAL (sarcasm). The MirrorLink adaptor CD-ML100 WAS $100 and is now discontinued and was nothing but an expensive headache when it was actually available.



All in all I am pleased with my purchase and would definately recommend the AVH-X3600 and Sonic Electronix to anybody looking to upgrade their system and not break the bank!

By I am Sicks 8 on May 1, 2015 Verified purchase