Customer Ratings & Reviews

CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND

Pioneer DEH-P4200UB
A sound decision.

I am a classic and fine music aficionado with 40 years experience in several brands and I can attest the quality on this brand and this particular model.
This Pioneer radio provides an outstanding crystal clear sound. Paired with Pioneer speakers you have in your car powerful and precisely defined sound that only the upper echelon brands can provide but in exchange of a few hundred dollar more.
If you are a fan of front line electronic gadgets this stereo has it all.
With regard to beauty I assure that anyone who climbs into your car will notice it because the beauty of its design and specially at night.
As far as SonicElectronix.com buy from them with confidence and forget about dollar more dollar less because what matter is customer service and the will to keep you happy.

Pioneer DEH-P4200UB Review

Works great, no problems whatsoever. product is great. The only thing that I would like them to improve on is the Ease of Use. To program a radio station or to change the clock might take you sometime to figure out. Besides that there is nothing else to complain, sound quality and overall is A+.

Excellent buy!

This product is an excellent buy, especially for the price since it includes the wiring and installation kit. I've owned this unit for around 6 months now, I purchased it through Sonic Electronix and I must say I'm extremely pleased with it, no problems whatsoever!

Great as usual

This product is so powerful. Produces great quality sound. Pioneer never fails. if u need something to push your amp and subs buy this

Good radio!

Works very nice. Easy installation and settinngs too.

Excellent

Product is awesome! Pioneer is rock solid. The multicolor display allows me to match the interior lighting color of my existing 1994 F-250. At night the color does not look "out of place". Plus the iPod integration is great.

I have the Pioneer DEH-7300BT in my BMW. Once you understand how to navigate the "rotary commander dial" you'll never look back.

Great Product!

This is a Great product. Why? because 1) it looks great!.2) when u power it up it has very eye catching graphics, and good options in the menu. 3) great output for subs or whatever setup u have running.4) sounds clear and crisp and the equalizer is fully customizable so u can make the music sound the way u would like. 5) the menus and options when u connect your iPod are amazing too. The same menus as I would see on my iPod. The list goes on! I have had this radio for 6 to 8 months now and it has never failed me yet. Never skips, and never misses a beat! That's why it is a great product for anyone for the price.

works

The stereo works but even with the higher output and the new speakers i got it doesn't sound as good as it should.

RECORDING STUDIO OWNER

The unit has that great pioneer sound and i love the remote. It is one of the better cd players that you can find out there, and i would recommend this unit to any one who is looking for a clean transparent sound.

Great Stereo, but Iphone users beware

This stereo sounds great and works well with my 2 Kicker subs. It says iPhone compatable, but it doesn't like to work well with the updated iPhone 3gs. It gives me error messages, but I just re-click USB and it resolves the problem for a short amount of time. It gets annoying, but its still a great stereo and you can always use the aux jack.

Great deck

I bought this deck just a few days ago and it has a christle clear sound ease to use and delivers a low punch to my subwoofers that I have never herd before. This is a very good buy.

PERFECT!!!!!!

i just bought this for my 2004 ford ranger, got the wiring and dash mount kit with it for free. all i can say is this thing fits nice, it looks nice and best of all. it go here in 2 days! i even did the free shipping part. (i guess im close to the store or somethin) but this is a really cool stereo! i would reccomend it. it also charges ur ipod and you'll hear the same sound with the usb cord and the aux. there is one thing i didnt like though. once u hook up ur iphone, u cant change songs through ur phone, u have to use the stereo to find the song u wanna hear. Overall, 4.89 out of 5!

love it for the price

I would recomend this head unit.

Amazing

I installed it into my Grand Prix and let me tell you, the sound that comes from the radio is incredible. The 4 volt preout also is a plus it gives so much more to the amp and really makes your system come to life. The rotary button could be a little easier to control but its alright because the remote thats included does everything. I recommend this product to anyone that needs to improve their sound quality.

omg buy it!!!

i went online to sonic monday and got it wensday with free dash kit. shiping sooo stupid fast, dash kit fit radio and easy to put together havent powered it up or put in da car but im very happy so far :) big plans. pacage very good sent threw UPS.

good

It's a good product it has great controls for the price I feel like it was a great buy 4/5.

Great radio with poor user interface

The DEH-4300UB has tons of features, performs very well, and is reasonably priced. Bought it because I could make the front panel illumination an identical colour to my dash panel.

However, it is difficult to operate with a poor user interface. For example, when touching the large rotary knob to lower the volume while driving it is extremely easy to inadvertently press the knob, enter menu mode, enter illumination mode and then thinking that one is lowering the volume the display colour is changed instead.

It is totally impossible to change the tone of what you are listening to (eg BASS or TREBLE) while driving because you have to enter menu mode, scroll down three levels of menu to get to BASS, and then adjust. This is several pushes of different pushbuttons. It is necessary to stop the car to do this.

Also, the menu control pushbuttons take some getting used to. There is nothing in the manual that clearly explains them and nothing to say how to get out of menu mode. Finally found by trial and error the correct button to press to leave menu mode without having to turn off the radio.

Great performing radio but would not recommend it because it is anything but intuitive to use and requires at least an hour to learn how to operate it.

The Best Deck

This is hands down the best Pioneer deck I have owned or used and the features are amazing the independent sub control is what I have been hoping they would have for years. The equalizer setting and all other features make me a Pioneer buyer for life. The bad is that of course the ease of use could be a touch easier or at least explained better in directions but that was not hard to figure out.

New head unit for my stang...

I removed my old Pioneer and installed this one. Very easy installation and had no problem with the wiring because I also included in my order the proper harness to do so. I can tell from the very begining the clear sound and perfect format reading that Pioneer has always had. Have no problem connecting my iPhone to it and using the head unit controls to navigate through my songs and books in the iPhone. Did not like much the design in this model but I that is not an issue. The multicolor display which is great though. I found a little confusing the menu and how everything has to be done with the volume button, it took me a few minutes to master it but once you get it you´re all set. I´ve always owned Pioneer´s and never been dissapointed.
Product arrived just in time, and as usual I´m looking forward to buy again from Sonic.

Perfect Head Unit for 1990's 3 Series BMW

Purchased this to replace the OEM head unit on my 1995 325i Convertible. Couldn't have made a better purchase. Everything works as advertised, and it looks great. The ability to change the display color makes the unit look as good or better than the OEM unit. iPod integration works well. Would highly recommend it to anyone replacing a 90's era 3 Series BMW OEM radio.

Great cd player

I like this CD player. It's the 1st one I installed to my JG 2000. Has a lot of options and found it cheaper here than most places. The only thing I miss is having the time shown on the front. On my stock one I just had to glance and see it. But that really the only down fall. It has blue tooth capability but you have to buy separate product and it was too expensive for me. I would recommend this product.

Pioneer DEH-4400HD

This is a great head unit. Very affordable and user friendly I have had no issues with it so far. I own an in dash Pioneer in my other vehicle and never had any issues with it either Pioneer has been a great product and have long lasting great quality items for me.

Sweet deal

I like pioneer products, easy install, all the products that came with the install wrere great, except the dash kit was broken a lil bit from shipping, but was an easy fix. Easy to use and good tuning.

awsome

I hav had this unit for about a year and love it althow i would have gat the 7200 of the same line this lime is the better of all of them in all my friends words. we all have these in our trucks

Nice Radio

Awesome price for this awesome radio! I really like its features and its design.

Pioneer Stereo Buyer!

Great buy, great service and perfect shipping! I would do it again and will when the need arises!

has all the options sweet for the price

Extremely easy to use looks good and had independent equilizer not just the preset rock vocal. You can adjust everything, sounds good havnt had a problem so far used it for 8 months now.

Love it...Love it!

This is an amazing stereo unit! I installed this in my daughters 1993 Volvo 240 as a Christmas present. She loves it and the sound is amazing. It almost instantly recognizes her “iPod nano” and “iPod touch”. We couldn’t be happier….what a great stereo at a reasonable price. This was a good purchase.

Great Buy

I love this deck. Its a great deal for the price and it's the best i've ever owned. Definitely choose this over any other brand.

great stereo

This is a great stereo, I installed in a Jeep Wrangler that tends to ride a little rough, stereo does not skip at all, even on major bumps, has a great sound and nice features and was a snap to install, def recommend this stereo.

Excellent stereo but limited expandability

Installed this in my '06 Mazda 3. Aesthetically speaking, it's a perfect fit. The carbon fiber texture on the bezel goes great with the faux carbon fiber panels of my car's dash. It has a wide selection of colors to set for the LCD back light and the Orange-Red color matched my car's dash lighting perfectly. It's overall slick design is nicely inline with the interior design of my car.

The 3-band equalizer (bass, mid, treble) is pretty simplistic and each band is adjustable within a range of -6 to +6. There are 5 preset "tones" if you don't wanna do any of that messing around yourself. Not the most sophisticated audio tuning system but it'll do just fine for any average user.

The front AUX port is convenient (and expected) but I especially like using the front USB port. You can use a USB drive loaded with your favorite music or attach an iPod and use the stereo's controls to search for and play music. I don't own an iPod so I can't really offer too much info on that but I CAN say that playing music off a USB drive is super convenient and simple to do using the unit's controls.

As for expandability: the two pairs of RCA preamp outputs are nice (and, of course, you can set the sub-woofer crossover frequency) but I'm bummed that there's no way to add Bluetooth/HD Radio/Satellite Radio functionality. For that You'll have to pay more for a unit that already includes the feature(s). Hence why I took one star off "Features".

Bonus: if your car has steering wheel controls you can add an adapter such as the PAC SWI-PSv1 to use them with this unit.

OVERALL it's a really nice stereo but if you're looking to add any Bluetooth/HD Radio/Satellite Radio functionality or want more precise control over your sound you'll have to look elsewhere.

Great little head unit for a little over $100

Rich, solid sound and easy to use features. Having the Aux port and the USB connection in front means you can plug just about any device in. Variable color illumination is a cool little added bonus. Highly recommended!

awesome

Great stereo! Multi color feature is very nice! USB port works great!

Good Deal

Good deal, works great. Price and shipping were also good. The unit installed easy and had no issues.

nice radio

Nice radio. I was completely blown away by the quality

Great deal

The best deal on the internet. The stereo works great, came with free install kit, very pleased. Unit is still performing great.

This is a good product and a good price

I love it

radio

worked good, yep works well. have no problems with it.

DEH X5500HD

The Pioneer DEH X5500HD is a great radio. It is loaded with many features and settings. Playback from USB storage device, I-phone, mp3s, and Pandora. Must of Sonic delivers on time. The only drawback on the radio it's a 1-DIN radio. Some of the controls are hard to see and feel. But guess what, It comes with a remote control.

Great purchase !

perfect radio with such a sleek design ! Great colors and truly looks beautiful even during the day ! must buy for anyone who enjoys music while driving !!

Good Value

Recommend this product has great features at a great price

Nice deck at a nice price

I was in the market to replace my factory head unit, it only had the ability to play standard audio CD's. and a poor quality AUX input. I wanted something better sound, options and the ability to use a USB flash drive. This unit covered all those aspects, and for the price ($110 at the time) I felt for a major brand name it would be money well spent.

I've had it installed now for about a week, it's pretty easy to use just glancing through the manual once or twice. I'm using it right now with factory speakers, which are pretty terrible, but the sound quality is what I would expect. Being able to change the key and text color is a really nice feature, realistically you should be able to match any interior lighting around.

Now on to the bad, I've noticed I have to turn the volume up very high to get the music to play equally as loud as my stock unit. The max volume is 60, and I have to turn it up to 40 to get the sound level I want. I'm not talking blowing your ear drums sound either, just the normal loud volume most people use driving around. I'm assuming this is partially due to poor stock speakers, and also the lack of an aftermarket amplifier. Another major issue is the durability, if you look at the face plate wrong it will scratch. Just in an attempt to remove some dust, I used a good quality microfiber cloth and some distilled water. The result is a ton of small scratches all over the face plate. I did some research and tried some Meguiar's PlastX to clean it up, but unfortunately it changed nothing and possibly made it worse.

I will likely just refrain from cleaning the face plate at all, and may even look into buying a replacement face plate from Pioneer if they're not too expensive. I still very much like the deck just wish companies would stop using such delicate materials for consumer electronics.

GREAT VA;IE

Fast shipment, great price and works great, would buy again.

Awesome Radio

This radio has all of the bells and whistles and so many features that are needed to rock your world. I love it and the price was 1/2 of what the retailers wanted for it. I highly recommend not only this radio but this company. They did more than they said they would for me..

Great Value and Service!!

Awesome price that can't be beat AND INCLUDED wiring harness and dash install kit! Insane value; great service!; and fast shipping

One of the Best Stereos

This Pioneer Car Stereo is one of the best car stereos I have heard. This was a Christmas gift to my son, who picked it out and we had installed by my mechanic at work. He had a problem at first but we called Expert Service and they resolved the problem with great expertise. Along with the stereo, I purchased a set of 12" woofers and now I can hear when my son has arrived home.

Radio Good. Owner's Manual Bad

This is the second HD radio I've owned. HD stations work great in the Twin Cities. Some HD stations sound more digitized on this Pioneer than on my previous unit. It took a couple of days to find the EQ settings needed to remove the tinny digitized sound from the those stations.The radio provides plenty of power for my needs. The ability to change display colors is nice but it doesn't impress the wife. I choose this radio based on its features, price, Pioneer name and the fact that it has buttons for preset stations. After a couple of weeks with the radio I feel those buttons are too small. This radio charges my android phone and allows me to access the contents of the SD card. Pandora still requires an AUX jack to stream from the phone to the stereo....the usb cable will not handle streaming. The owner's manual has tiny font in light grey print which is worthless. I had to download the manual from Pioneer's website.

The price was right & it has the features I wanted

Receiver works well for the most part, mostly does what I want it to. It has CD, radio, and 2 inputs. So i can play music from my phone and from a USB music player as well as CD and radio - these are as many choices as I have needed.
Since my speakers are fairly crappy, hard to rate its audio quality. I like that it works with my USB drive automatically BUT these days (nearly 1 year after purchase) it puts itself into some mix/DJ--mode and refuses to play the entire song - blends into the next, even though I do not want it to and have switched short playback & MixDJ to OFF. Can't find any other setting to fix it.
Come to think of it, it would be nice if it would remember the last-selected source, rather than always starting up with the USB input. Maybe there is a setting for that but I haven't come across it.

Lots of button pushing to get to the settings, dunno how that compares with other models. It is possible that if I tried a bit harder I might find ways to deal with these issues, so perhaps it is ease of use rather than features that is lacking?

Also, the lights are too bright and my car doesn't have a dimming connection. But it is ok and Sonic were great, would def. shop with them again next time.

Bumpin' Again

Stereo got busted so I was looking for a replacement. Great value on this model. You get so much for $100. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Easy to install as well.

Good to have I will buy some more

The price was good and I love it.
I need to get one for my honda accord ex

Good radio

I wanted a simple radio with CD, along with USB and aux capabilities, and this radio was it. Most important to me though, was that it had a CLOCK that was always illuminated, even when the radio is off. I recently found out that the cheaper radios out there such as BOSS, do NOT offer this, which is really stupid! Also, cheap radios do not illuminate or light up, even when the radio is off; again, stupid. How are you going to see the radio at night to turn it on if it does not light up? On the other hand, it comes with a great choice of being able to choose the color of the trim buttons and the display, or each separately. It also comes with brightness adjustment, so you can dim it if you think it is too bright. The problem with this is that the dimming dims the WHOLE UNIT. I would like to brighten up the display [clock], but dim the trim buttons, but that is not an option with this unit. It is a minor thing, but I wish it was available. But this Pioneer unit does what it is supposed to do, and I can recommend it.

By Keith on September 25, 2015 Verified purchase

Nice radio

This head unit was inexpensive, looks great, and sounds much better than the stock one. I recommend it.

trust

so far that i buy pionners they never fail, or have any problems, so far they satisfied me, for me i would not try any other stereo only pioneer stereo ,

Nice Unit, Just Plug in Your Flash Drive!

The really annoying thing about this unit is that there is no "previous" button (ie, you cant get shuffle backwards), like if I'm shuffling through mp3s to listen to, I might press the next button too fast and I can't go back to the track again (without doing complicated searches)

Great stereo!

Highly recommend this receiver. ..sounds great and easy to use! Has the cool mixtrax feature that allows you to use more than 200,000 different colors to match your auto console.

Great sound

No real cons - everything sounds great. Before replacing my speakers that were blown, I installed this and it made them sound 10x better by itself.

very happy with this product

i bought the radio for my truck from this site and i was very happy with it when.