Alpine CDE-W235BT

Good unit for the money

Pros: Good cost, sounds great, good features, fits good. adapts to GMC interface for steering controls and bell sound effects (turn signal, keys in ignition, other alert bells). Blue tooth works well except you cannot change the ring tone.

Cons: Hard to get it to fit at the right depth with dash kit. No speed sensor for volume control, Display is a bit weak looking (no resolution, no color choice, does not dim with dash dimmer) volume control moves very quickly and knob feels a little cheesy.

good radio

It was a very good buy, I'm happy with it.

Great Looking and easy setup

This was a easy set-up and looks great in my Trailblazer. does alot with Iphone (dont have one) but the Bluetooth is outstanding. I added a
4 channel amp and sub amp to this set-up and the crossovers are built into the head uint.

Great VaLue!

Great Product! Installed in a Marine application. The sound is outstanding and the Bluetooth feature works perfectly for my needs.

Son seems to love it...

Son had a factory AM/FM radio in his 2010 GMC Sierra regular cab, this was part of his Christmas gift. Sonic matched it up with the right harness, mounting kit and antenna adapter, then I picked two pairs of "inexpensive" speakers as well. Went with Alpines in the doors and JBL GTO 4x6 in the rear. Great "father son bonding moments" by installing it all ourselves. We still like each other too. You tube is my friend, Sonic had an installation video on there as well. The unit is easy to figure out, Bluetooth works great with both of our Iphones and the mic installed easily up by the windshield to the left of the rear view mirror. Would advise anyone looking to replace a double din factory head unit to give this one a look. I did have to cut out a tab bit up under the dash to get it to go all the back. Son loves the look and the sound. Thanks Sonic, you guys are great!

quality equipment

Fits my 06 Mustang perfect,. Really like the look and sound. This was a good choice

Feature packed for Apple Users

Installed this unit in a 2008 Sliverado. Looks great, and provides plenty of juice for the Rockford Fosgate 6.5" co-ax speakers in the truck. Excellent upgrade from stock.

There are problems though, streaming music from a player (I use Winamp for Android) from my Android powered phone causes errors with the unit. As long as there is a seamless supply of tunes, there is no problem. If there is a pause in between songs, such as Pandora, then the head unit shows a "BT Pause" error and will not stream. This has to do with the Alpine programming and the Android OS - what's worse is that I do not see a fix on the horizon. Even if it worked seamlessly, there is no control for streaming music or Pandora other than volume control through the unit. The phone option works great though and the supplied mic provides great sound quality.

I am not unhappy with the unit, because it is miles better than stock, but if I knew that it would have bugs with an Android phone, I would of never bought it.

Also, I think the display could be a little better now that LCD displays have come so far in recent years.

Great value for stock replacement, Excellent value for Apple device users.

Fantastic Sound Enhancement!

Not sure what to expect from this unit, as it was purchased to replace the original sound system in a 1997 Toyota Avalon, which only came with a tape player, plus the "in trunk" CD set-up.
What a pleasant surprise when the Alpine was first turned on....the crystal-clear, true-to-life sound of ALL the instruments was amazing. Before the unit was even turned on, I had asked the installing technician if I should also replace any of the speakers and his reply was..."Not with this unit". How right he was!
Finally, just wanted to mention that we are senior citizens and wanted a unit that was easy to use. The Alpine has buttons that are well-lit up and the writing is large enough so that one does not have to strain ones eyes to read what each has written on it...a real bonus!
Must say the young man who helped us with the choice of the Alpine was very knowledgeable and suggested the right product for our needs. Sonic it is from now on!

Tons of Features!

I basically bought this deck for the bluetooth to my iphone and my car wouldnt get broken into because it looks almost stock in my mk4 vw golf. also, this paired with the factory amlifier for the 8 component speakers sound amazing! im going to wait for a while to get a sub/amp in there because this deck gives amazing bass and clear treble for those dubstep lovers out there!

It works excellent with iphone and ipod through the usb. But as long as you have bluetooth on it will always receive your calls through the deck. Which is cool and all but when your leaning on your hood and the mic is in your dash its a little frustrating :p I have yet to use my usb stick with it but ive read reviews saying that its a bit tedious since you can only see one line of text so finding a specific song is a bit frustrating. Anyways, im very happy with my deck and would buy another if it ever dies!

And sonic electronics recommended everything i needed and it was nothing to install! Thanks guys!

Great System for price

Fit in like a champ and looks and sounds great. My only beef is it only has blue lighting when the listing says 3 colors to choose from. Thanks Alpine for a sweet radio.