Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great Customer Service

Head Unit does what it says. Cable to the TomTom unit is about 6 feet long. USB cable is about 6 feet long. There is a very cool swipe feature for moving to the next track on the touch screen. I haven't figured out how to turn off the intro screens- there must be a way as the current practice of running the intro loop ad nauseum is an annoyance. Sonic was great when the price moved around.I am very pleased with their responsiveness. They were also willing to work through some complications with my credit card since I live in Canada and Mastercard was being difficult.

Not a ggod product

Radio stations wil not stay selected. GPS goes in and out. I will never buy a Sony GPS unit again.

Sony XNV-660BT

I ordered this unit for my wife's 2004 Pathfinder. She LOVES the Bluetooth integration with her phone. I also added a XM tuner and a steering wheel kit. The steering control adapter seems to "blip" once every time I turn the car off - typically this means that it will change the station that you are listening to down one - so every time you start the car you have to reset the station - need to trouble shoot this issue further but it's pretty clear that the problem is with the steering wheel controls adapter.

Navigation by Garmin - great when it works... for some reason it has started to take FOREVER (like 30 min+) to find a satellite on a clear day near a major city. This means that the unit hangs on "finding satalite" and renders the GPS useless. I am hoping that a software update of the GPS unit clears this up.

GUI - honestly its kind of pedestrian. For all the real estate that the large screen provides none of the "skins" are very attractive. My personal annoyance is that when I am in XM mode I can only see 1 line of text surrounded by 80% empty screen - I have no idea why it doesn't display stantion # & name on 1 line then artist / song title on one or 2 more lines. It's really pretty annoying, my years old 4 line Alpine in another car gives me at least 3 lines of information on 1 screen with out having to toggle the "display" button.

I would love to have Sony release a GUI update - the hardware itself is nice but the visuals are pretty lacking.

Do not use while driving

The warning that reminds me not to use it while driving needs to be cleared by pressing the slow to respond "ok", I offer the following review.

To sum it up, the warning says it all about the functions of this deck. The pathways for the functions used by a person that takes audio seriously are a terrible design that are crippled by a very slow "computer".

The GPS, I will take my Garmin stuck to my window any day. Yes, it's still stuck to my window. Bummer. Don't buy it, you probably will not like it.

Great Value, Some Annoying Features

Better features and quality than anything else i looked at in the price range. I was looking at a kenwood, but realized i would have to spend another $400 to get one with a2dp. I do not regret my purchase and would recommend it, especially as the price continues to drop. However, having said that, here are my gripes:
Bluetooth led on the front is so bright that i painted over it.
Eq is hard to get to and hard to adjust while driving. (but works well.)
With the dual screen on (nav & audio), to use nav you have to press the screen once to get the audio screen to disappear and second time to use the map functions. At first, i complained about the touch screen being no where near as sensitive as my phone, but it actually makes it easier to use if you are trying to hold your hand steady while driving by lightly touching the screen.
Tomtom seems comparable to garmin, and both seem much better than companies that make their own nav, but it doesn't seem like they make use of the full resolution of the screen and street names rarely show up on north/south streets. Google maps on my phone are much better, but if you lose 3g, you lose the map and it's too hard to read while driving - each has it's place. The zoom function in drive view is +/- buttons across the top. In map view it is a slider on the right side. The slider lags and it is very hard to zoom in on a map and keep it centered where you want it. They should borrow an idea from phones and zoom in at the point where you double tab.
My biggest gripe, that isn't mentioned in any review i've seen, is the usb flash drive is limited to 2000 songs. My 32g flash drive hit the sony limit at about 10g. The unit says it will play mp4 videos, but i think they have to be on disk, not usb.

It Looks Good and it sounds GREAT!!!!!!

I put this unit in my 02 Mercedes C320 and it surprised me, The screen is bright and very easy to read even in direct sunlight. Pairing with the phone and use of the IPod was easy and is easily controlled through the unit. I was really happy with the TomTom GPS. I had a Garmin and this TomTom beats all of its functionalities hands down. I especially like the TomTom Photo Enforcement Alert for camera controlled intersections. It Looks Good and it also sounds GREAT !!!!!! You cant beat Sonix's price!!!!

Not for me. It just doesn't produce a good sound.

A GREAT unit if you do not require good audio. I am not an audiophile by any stretch, but having paired my current amp with this unit as well as two others, I just cannot get a good clear sound out of the Sony, even after hours of adjustment, at all different setting (both amp and head unit). The NAV is great, the Bluetooth is very adequate. I just feel that they had to sacrifice audio at the expense of other bells and whistles, i.e., only one sub out connection. I replaced this unit with a Pioneer without NAV. It was then that I realized how the Sony touchscreen was also sub par.

Great system! Thieves stole it, so I ordered another one!

Great system, good sound and clarity. It was just stolen from my car so I've ordered another one just like it.

Sony GPS

I'm very happy with the Sony features. The sound is great! The included Tom-Tom GPS is fine but I still wish Microsoft Street & Trips would team up with a GPS unit like this Sony so trip planning and routing could all be done on my PC. There is a small removable Tom-Tom device that can be updated and multiple maps installed but without the ability to work like Streets & Trips.

This is the second Sony XNV-66oBT I've bought. It's a nice unit and using the same make and model unit in both my car and my wife's car makes life a little easier.

THIS IS A NICE PRODUCT

Great Stereo! LOVE IT. Priced right, and was easy to install. I recommend it HIGHLY!

Nice

Great features and built-in GPS. Only negative is the GPS needs to be updated via computer regularly or else the unit will not work for directions.

It's O K

The GPS does not always respond. It has to be reset and then you are able to use it. Not completely satisfied with this product.

Sony XNV 660BT

I bought this last October and my son installed it without any difficulty, I have waited to review to make sure everything is A OK and it is. The Radio works great, the ipod connection is great as well and the sync to iPhone through Bluetooth is great. Now this being said the quality of voice through cell phone is not good I have been told but the quality in car is really good. This unit was and is the best value for the price.

Wave experience

We needed some music in our kitchen. We got the wave and it sounds better than my TV surround sound. I couldn't be happier with it. Thanks Sony

Great Sound but with some challenges

I have the Satellite radio controller option which works great since it allows you to use a portable satellite radio tuner (in my glove box). Sound quality is fantastic and I was amazed how much better my stock speakers sounded (2003 VW Jetta). The Satellite radio interface on this Sony is terrible though. It displays only one song item at a time (channel, song, artist etc.) despite the large screen. The control interface is very primitive really (black and white only), and seems like an afterthought. Dimming the screen is impossible (either too dark or too light). So if Sony could update the control interface, this radio would be brilliant.

Installed easily in a Ford Explorer with Backup Camera

The unit looks great and functions nicely. The problem with this unit is the "screen saver" or what I call the "passive screen". When listening to the CD or Radio, there are no options for a real impacting screen to play. Then there is the clock, that is so SMALL in the bottom corner of the screen that you can't find it to tell the time. I think at the price, SONY would have updateable firmware that would allow you to customize the display and what is shown. I think I would look for a different unit after owning this one. The price was normal for SONY, higher than the competition. The installation instructions are very hard to understand and are NOT for the DIY installer. I had experience, and it was not clear for me. I installed the HD unit as well as a backup camera. It does have a GREAT display for DVD movies and photos, if you can get them converted to the right format. Think hard. I also installed the steering wheel control by PAC.

Just OK

Navigation through the Sirius Radio leaves a little bit to desire. TomTom has to be reset every couple of weeks.