as soon as you said BBC radio 1 xtra i thought " i wish that were broadcast in the US of A.. great review otherwise. I plan on purchasing & installing this for my 2018 forester in a few weeks
Really tempted by this for my E38, currently have an Avin Avant 4 but I’m not getting on with it. Only thing is I want optical or coax digital out to run to a DSP and I don’t think this has it. You have this on display at CAS? Might come and have a look, and also the Alpine HDS-990. Really need to make a big decision about front end!
Sadly....I purchased one but the flaws it has glitches , skips and pauses often...hopefully with software update it will solve the problem....also was expecting it to sound better out of the box and my car having herts components a sub and amps it didn't impress me my stock head unit sound better wired to my phone than using bluetooth.....10 speakers in cabin and sub in trunk 6 in front 4 in back ...sadly have to add more amps and processing now to get that headphone sound in the cabin....
STILL waiting for Sony to bring out the version with an optical output for DSPs though?! All the top Chinese brands have it! (of course, it's then just an optical output of a very shitty signal).
@@charlesbeltington-smythe9229 Have you ever tried one of the last joying units ? Signal is far from being shitty and they actually perform very well. Honestly no point in buying a big brand name nowadays...
@@charlesbeltington-smythe9229your point about bad signal in optical out of Chinese units, is there a factual source for this comment of yours. I’m in teo minds about Joyong.
Firstly of all, this is a newer version. Even by model numbers, 9550ES, its a higher, newer, number. Check your facts. Secondly, there is a reason why optic output is only on cheap, chinese, no name brand car stereos, and it's not because they are actually better at anything.
Great review as always.
I wish they made this in a 9" version. The 10.12 just seems to be big with the oversized frame/border
as soon as you said BBC radio 1 xtra i thought " i wish that were broadcast in the US of A.. great review otherwise. I plan on purchasing & installing this for my 2018 forester in a few weeks
Are you able to rotate the screen 180 degrees t mount overhead?
What are your thoughts between manufacturers in this space, including Alpine and Kenwood etc?
Can you use the car functions with aftermarket infotainment systems?
could i fit this into a scirocco?
Can I use it in VAG Group car like skoda superb 2012 model?
Really tempted by this for my E38, currently have an Avin Avant 4 but I’m not getting on with it. Only thing is I want optical or coax digital out to run to a DSP and I don’t think this has it.
You have this on display at CAS? Might come and have a look, and also the Alpine HDS-990.
Really need to make a big decision about front end!
What’s the difference with this one and the 9500 model besides dab radio
Nothing
Have you tried to connect your phone via Wi-Fi? My phone sees sony, but in sony it cannot show the network list :(
This is great. Will it work for a 2010 Toyota Sequoia?
Sadly....I purchased one but the flaws it has glitches , skips and pauses often...hopefully with software update it will solve the problem....also was expecting it to sound better out of the box and my car having herts components a sub and amps it didn't impress me my stock head unit sound better wired to my phone than using bluetooth.....10 speakers in cabin and sub in trunk 6 in front 4 in back ...sadly have to add more amps and processing now to get that headphone sound in the cabin....
Is it fixed? Was thinking about buying it but keep seeing issues like this posted around
No hdmi
The older ones had that!
This is a down grade on what they already had.
Not an upgrade!!!
If you order a head unit from North America you'll get a much better receiver at a much cheaper price... you just won't get radio as it's different.
This has the same features, just a newer model
Too old. Best to get the brand new Sony XAV-AX8500 with HDMI and indicator-triggered side cameras.
STILL waiting for Sony to bring out the version with an optical output for DSPs though?!
All the top Chinese brands have it!
(of course, it's then just an optical output of a very shitty signal).
@@charlesbeltington-smythe9229
Have you ever tried one of the last joying units ?
Signal is far from being shitty and they actually perform very well.
Honestly no point in buying a big brand name nowadays...
@@charlesbeltington-smythe9229your point about bad signal in optical out of Chinese units, is there a factual source for this comment of yours. I’m in teo minds about Joyong.
This is the newer version
Firstly of all, this is a newer version. Even by model numbers, 9550ES, its a higher, newer, number. Check your facts.
Secondly, there is a reason why optic output is only on cheap, chinese, no name brand car stereos, and it's not because they are actually better at anything.
WHY IS BRITAIN YEARS BEHIND NORTH AMERICA?!!!!
the USA is a bigger market so you guys get head units before us normally