JVC KD-HDR60

Very Happy

This is a nice stereo for beginner and advanced users alike. I have been very happy with it thus far.

The front USB port and HD radio are nice features to have. The USB navigation is very straightforward if take a little time to organize your USB drive. With the included remote, it is easy to flip between folders and songs. I will sometimes create folders with playlists and you can shuffle the songs just in that folder. It is great for podcasts and audiobooks.

The look of the unit is very nice too. A nice feature is the ability to set the colors to about any selection in the spectrum. This is great so that you can match your car's interior lighting and are not stuck with an obnoxious color scheme.

I have not had a problem with this unit and it was very easy to install.

decent head unit

Good unit for the price. Looks nice and is a big upgrade from the stock head unit.

Awesome Stereo

I bought this JVC unit about a year ago and since I got it installed, I've loved it ever since! I bought this model because it plays Usb's, Connects Auxillary, and Charges my iPod while playing. The Creative assorted color presets for day & night and it doesn't have so many buttons that your afraid to press something. The Equalizer on there has made my stock speakers sound louder and I've received nothing but good, solid reviews when I've showed family, friends or people my stereo. Its not complicated to use, has good features like option of connecting your Sirius/XM account to it (like I have installed on mine), the playback on iPod thru stereo or iPod and plays my MP3/WMA Cd's with ease. I'm happy that I got this stereo after deciding cause I didn't wanna spend much but still wanted enough features that kept my car bumping music. I recommend this JVC Unit if you don't want too much or are on a tight budget but most of all still, appreciate good features that you would enjoy than paying for any higher priced brands.

Great Value

For the money the HD radio comes in clear and sounds like CD is playing and eq adjustment is simple but gets the job done great radio if your replacing your stock radio with an upgrade also with usb playing music of your mp3 player of flash drive is super convenient.

Great stereo, but with strange noise issues.

There's a lot to like about this stereo. When it comes down to features, this one has everything short of Bluetooth. HD radio built-in, excellent FM reception, CD, preamp outputs, adjustable EQ bands centered at sane frequencies (not parametric), customizable colors for the buttons and display for both day and night, and, most importantly for some, it gets plenty loud and does a good job of it.

There is one big downside, however, that serves as a stark reminder that, while this radio is packed with features, it is still somewhat of a "budget" unit. When you turn the volume up past about 25-30, you can hear strange noises that sound almost electrical, like a beeping in the background. It becomes increasingly apparent at higher volume levels. It also picks up noise from the lights dimming in my car. Ordinarily I would think this all to be a grounding or other power/isolation issue, but I tried running power straight to the battery, and even put a capacitor on it to try and filter the noise. No matter what I tried, the noise simply would not change or go away.

Then I discovered something purely by accident. The test that puts this stereo in the slammer for sound quality is this: set it to AUX input, turn it off and back on, and turn the volume up with nothing playing. Note the sound it makes. Then switch it to FM, and back to AUX. The sound gets substantially louder (and slightly different--hard to describe), even though the volume is the same! Even more condemning, turning the stereo off and back on returns the noise to its previous level. This is clearly a fault of the stereo itself, and not the environment it is running in.

Overall, this is a very good stereo. If you're looking for a good-looking stereo with lots of options and features for cheap, this is your ticket. But if you're looking for real sound quality, look elsewhere.

Excellent Stereo

This is a great stereo for the price. HD radio is a big plus and so is the USB input. I have a Sony Walkman MP3 and it works well with the stereo. This is the best car stereo I have ever owned.

Exactly what I was looking for!

I was looking for a car stereo that had HD radio, an auxiliary jack for an MP3 player and CD player for the occasional disc play. This fits all my needs, plus it has a USB port. Never really used the USB but it's good to have for something later. HD radio works great and well worth the cost of the unit if you have an HD radio signal in your area (check out hdradio.com to verify if your city has it).

Limited to No Radio Reception

I am VERY disappointed with this product! I get practically no radio reception on this unit when the Altima factory radio that I replaced got good reception. This JVC does not allow you to manually program stations so if it doesn't come in with a good strong signal the auto tune feature will skip right over. I purchased this unit specifically for the USB port but this too fails to pass muster. It fried my 16GB thumb drive within a week. I had a JVC head unit and 12 disc changer prior to this purchase that I was satisfied with, but after this product's dismal performance, I will not purchase JVC again. After only 5 months of use, I am replacing this JVC with something that works!

good deal

Works good, great value here.

Great Value

I have owned this JVC for about six months and it seems to do everything as advertised. The only complaint I have with this piece is the fact of only two preamps out (front and sub). If you are running a two amp setup, as myself, you will need an LOC if you want or need to amplify your front rear and sub. Otherwise a decent product for the money but controls are hard to find in the settings.