Full circle. I’ve been watching your videos over the years which kept my passion for car audio alive. It’s because of videos like yours, I felt the need to upgrade my head unit and have the confidence to do it. I installed this exact head unit in my 2019 f150 with a maestro rr2 and installed my own custom mirror cameras pin through the oem harness. I hoping you will be installing this in a f150. Much love from Canada
Man i wish you guys would be more vocal about these “high-end” units lacking digital/optical toslink outputs…Cheap Chinese untis have this and lets be honest it’s the best way to transfer signal in a vehicle…
@@cesarcervantes5840Is high res and lossless audio the same? Will the lossless audio from the iPhones transmit wirelessly? I was always caught up on optical and was going to settle for the RSX. But if my assumptions were wrong I would love to have the ability to have CarPlay also.
The old GS9 did have optical but guess what. If you used it you missed out on the built in DAC’s that were in the unit. Which DSP’s are you using that have better DAC than the old GS9?
I have this unit for about a year now. It is very good but the only thing I will it could do is mirror my phone so that when I am parked I can watch TH-cam, Netflix and stuff like that...
Unfortunately, very few manufacturers supply a FULL PRINTED OWNER'S MANUAL with their product. I really don't blame them when 90% of users never even bother to RTFM anyway, and printing thousands of paper booklets that most people toss in the trash is a waste of money and natural resources. I would say that just about everyone who is going to purchase this type of head unit/product has Internet and a smartphone/tablet/laptop PC/desktop PC, and can print out any page they want from the PDF file if needed. You basically only use or read the manual once if at all when doing the installation, and then it gets tossed, so?
There’s only one thing about all these aftermarket screens , there way outdated compared to the new factory floating screens , not in software but in aesthetics there just to dam thick they look like the first flatscreen TVs that came out 😂 when now most tablets and even TVs are razor thin 😅
@orlandocantu997 Agreed. That was one of my first (constructive) criticisms from a installation versatility aspect for installers and enthusiasts when this unit was first announced. And not only the Thickness of the Display, but more importantly the HUGE BLANK BEZELS around the perimeter of the actual display, unlike even the most budget Android tablets, let alone an iPad. However, I do appreciate the Single-DIN Chassis, which does give it more installation options. But the unnecessary Extra Size of the Display Housing is IMPORTANT because it really does limit the number of different vehicles that it can be installed in due to the larger display housing covering or obstructing HVAC Vents and/or Dash-mounted OEM buttons & controls, or getting in the way of MT or AT gear shift controls on some vehicles. Just as ONE example, many vehicles place the HAZARD LIGHTS button/switch somewhere prominent in the Center of the Dash's Vertical Center Stack or Center Console where this display is likely to obscure it...even with the display's up/down/left/right adjustments. Or, at the very least the Position of the Display will be compromised so that it doesn't block other necessary OEM controls/buttons. IF the Blank Bezels around these displays were just 1/8"-1/4" like most modern tablets, they would have a MUCH smaller overall footprint while still offering the same actual display size, and would obstruct much less of the dash and potentially the vehicle's AT or MT gear shift knob in some vehicles. ^ THIS would allow the SONY Mobile ES XAV-9500ES to be SOLD & INSTALLED into many more vehicles. Versatility = MORE SALES and more happy customers. One of my other complaints with ALL of these LARGE Floating-Panel Displays is the Screen Resolution. FYI, I have installed one of these Sony 9500ES units as well as other large Floating-Panel head units with their so-called "HD" displays (720P). Guys, let's remember that this is a 10.1" display, AND it is 2024! Even $150 Android Smartphones with ~6.5" displays and $250 budget laptops which have way more functions and electronics are At Least 1080P FULL HD, not 720P! I was happy when Sony FINALLY announced their smaller Mobile ES Double-DIN version of this head unit (XAV-9000ES) so you could now install a high-quality SONY Mobile ES head unit with their superior audio technology where their larger floating-screen wouldn't fit. However, pretty much EVERYONE these days wants a LARGER Display, not the old DD standard. 🤷♂ FYI, I've been a Sony Mobile ES enthusiast from the very beginning, and one of my "Old School" installs still uses the classic Mobil ES CDX-C90 single-DIN head unit with their 8-channel ES XDP-4000X DSP (and still hold its own in regards to SQ). /END OF RANT 😛
Oooofff! I would have definitely purchased this newer XAV-9500ES or its little brother, the XAV-9000ES. The newer DACs and overall internal electronics, SQ, and ESPECIALLY the GUI/Usability/Features are superior to the older RSX-GS9 in every way...IMPO. I'm not saying that the RSX-GS9 sounds "bad", but even in Audio Science Review's extensive test measurements of this unit revealed that the GS9 was a very poor implementation of this ESS Sabre DAC, and wasn't even close in performance to other products using these same DAC chips. :/ And not that they would say anything different, but even behind closed doors the Sony reps and Mobile ES product manager Chris Bulla say that these newer XAV ES units are better in regards to pure SQ vs the GS9. FYI, I've been a diehard SONY Mobile ES enthusiast from the very beginning, and I ordered and installed the RSX-GS9 from Crutchfield as soon as it was available. It was installed in one of my vehicles for less than a month before I returned it to Crutchfield! I couldn't live with the piss poor implementation of its UI with Sony's horrible "Song Pal" app on a day-to-day basis. And to my ears, the OLD Sony ES CDX-C90 that the GS9 replaced sounded just as good when combined with the old XDP-4000X 8-channel DSP with Burr-Brown DACs. 🤷♂ I'm a drummer/percussionist/saxophonist and have had my own home recording studio for over 13 years, so I compare products like these by playing back my own Lifelike recordings of my instruments that I am intimately familiar with. The RSX-GS9 sounds "really good", but from my recollection of it, these newer XAV-9500/9000ES head units are definitely another step up in SQ...and MUCH more easy to live with on a day-to-day basis in regards to features and functionality! ^It's just my personal opinion.
@JasonWW2000 Yes, you would need to connect the Sony ES head unit's 5-volt analog line level RCA outputs to the analog RCA inputs of your DSP. IF you are "worried" about the additional A/D & D/A conversion from this type of connection...IT.DOES.NOT.MATTER! When the Sony's DACs convert your Hi-Res file to analog, ALL of the information (every bit of resolution & detail) from the bit depth & sample rate of your digital file is present in the resulting analog waveform. The A/D converter in your DSP can then "capture" this in its entirety and convert it to it's own internal native digital bit depth & sample rate that it uses internally to perform the Processing operations without the potential introduction of jitter. IF the Sony ES head units had a Digital Output which you then connected directly to the Digital Input of your DSP, there is more potential for jitter and digital artifacts to be produced or present because there will most likely be some sort of Sample Rate Conversion happening between the two units depending on what bit depth & sample rate the files are that are being played on the Sony head unit vs the native internal bit depth & sample rate that your DSP requires and operates at internally to perform all of its digital processing. So, in the real world, one type of connection is NOT superior to the other in EVERY circumstance. ;) Yes, it may be nice to have the option to use a direct digital connection between the source and your DSP, but I HONESTLY would not fret or lose sleep over it. ;) I know of at least one IASCA/MECA/EMMA/MASQ SQ Competitor (Michael Meyers) from The Sound Factory in Knoxville TN that won SQ Finals several years ago with his Subaru Forester using an iBasso DX160 DAP as his playback source. The iBasso DX160 DAP was connected to his ARC Audio PS8 DSP via its 3.5mm stereo ANALOG Line Output from the DAP (Not via Digital). The analog cable that he's using between the DAP and DSP is a custom stereo RCA-to-RCA interconnect cable made by Tam Nguyen of SLA Acoustics. That RCA cable connects to the DAP using an Audioquest RCA to 3.5mm adapter. Remove the spaces from the text string below for the Internet Link to watch a video interview and overview of Michaels Subaru Forester SQ competition car: youtu . be / UnIQ2v-pKx0 This car has now been replaced with a newer 2021 white Subaru Forester Sport that basically has an identical system due to the silver Forester in that video being totaled in a car accident. :(
@bbfoto7248 Thanks. Have you tried Hi Res yet? I've heard the one thing about it that actually makes an improved audible difference is the extended frequency response. Not having that sharp filter just above 20K. Even though most people don't hear well above 16K to 20K, it still makes a difference. For now I'm sticking with my CD res system.
Full circle. I’ve been watching your videos over the years which kept my passion for car audio alive. It’s because of videos like yours, I felt the need to upgrade my head unit and have the confidence to do it. I installed this exact head unit in my 2019 f150 with a maestro rr2 and installed my own custom mirror cameras pin through the oem harness. I hoping you will be installing this in a f150. Much love from Canada
SONY ES is soooooooo underrated..... skipped over. Thank you for this video!
Been using this unit for about 6 months and love it. It replaced Sony 8000 I was running and it sounds a lot better
Man i wish you guys would be more vocal about these “high-end” units lacking digital/optical toslink outputs…Cheap Chinese untis have this and lets be honest it’s the best way to transfer signal in a vehicle…
Totally agree
In a few more years those chinese units will have matured software/hardware which will put a lot of these domestic manuf. out of business.
Optical doesn’t play to 40k so it wouldn’t be hi-res certified
@@cesarcervantes5840Is high res and lossless audio the same? Will the lossless audio from the iPhones transmit wirelessly? I was always caught up on optical and was going to settle for the RSX. But if my assumptions were wrong I would love to have the ability to have CarPlay also.
The old GS9 did have optical but guess what. If you used it you missed out on the built in DAC’s that were in the unit. Which DSP’s are you using that have better DAC than the old GS9?
Nice radio 📻
Part 2 coming in a couple of months when ever you remember lol.
I have this unit for about a year now. It is very good but the only thing I will it could do is mirror my phone so that when I am parked I can watch TH-cam, Netflix and stuff like that...
I use to know why, but I can't remember, something about the app that allowed it, became defunked or some legal issue.
@@alphaomega8373 yeah it was hit or miss with that app... so I am thinking of getting rid of this Sony for an Alpine or Stringer piece.
Still like anything Sony, except speakers.
I have that one in my Toyota Tacoma 2022 , 🔥👍💪
Better Late than NEVAR! 😉 But...where do you insert your CDs???
😛
Convenient is having the manual in the box.
Unfortunately, very few manufacturers supply a FULL PRINTED OWNER'S MANUAL with their product.
I really don't blame them when 90% of users never even bother to RTFM anyway, and printing thousands of paper booklets that most people toss in the trash is a waste of money and natural resources.
I would say that just about everyone who is going to purchase this type of head unit/product has Internet and a smartphone/tablet/laptop PC/desktop PC, and can print out any page they want from the PDF file if needed.
You basically only use or read the manual once if at all when doing the installation, and then it gets tossed, so?
There’s only one thing about all these aftermarket screens , there way outdated compared to the new factory floating screens , not in software but in aesthetics there just to dam thick they look like the first flatscreen TVs that came out 😂 when now most tablets and even TVs are razor thin 😅
@orlandocantu997
Agreed. That was one of my first (constructive) criticisms from a installation versatility aspect for installers and enthusiasts when this unit was first announced. And not only the Thickness of the Display, but more importantly the HUGE BLANK BEZELS around the perimeter of the actual display, unlike even the most budget Android tablets, let alone an iPad. However, I do appreciate the Single-DIN Chassis, which does give it more installation options.
But the unnecessary Extra Size of the Display Housing is IMPORTANT because it really does limit the number of different vehicles that it can be installed in due to the larger display housing covering or obstructing HVAC Vents and/or Dash-mounted OEM buttons & controls, or getting in the way of MT or AT gear shift controls on some vehicles.
Just as ONE example, many vehicles place the HAZARD LIGHTS button/switch somewhere prominent in the Center of the Dash's Vertical Center Stack or Center Console where this display is likely to obscure it...even with the display's up/down/left/right adjustments. Or, at the very least the Position of the Display will be compromised so that it doesn't block other necessary OEM controls/buttons.
IF the Blank Bezels around these displays were just 1/8"-1/4" like most modern tablets, they would have a MUCH smaller overall footprint while still offering the same actual display size, and would obstruct much less of the dash and potentially the vehicle's AT or MT gear shift knob in some vehicles.
^ THIS would allow the SONY Mobile ES XAV-9500ES to be SOLD & INSTALLED into many more vehicles. Versatility = MORE SALES and more happy customers.
One of my other complaints with ALL of these LARGE Floating-Panel Displays is the Screen Resolution.
FYI, I have installed one of these Sony 9500ES units as well as other large Floating-Panel head units with their so-called "HD" displays (720P). Guys, let's remember that this is a 10.1" display, AND it is 2024! Even $150 Android Smartphones with ~6.5" displays and $250 budget laptops which have way more functions and electronics are At Least 1080P FULL HD, not 720P!
I was happy when Sony FINALLY announced their smaller Mobile ES Double-DIN version of this head unit (XAV-9000ES) so you could now install a high-quality SONY Mobile ES head unit with their superior audio technology where their larger floating-screen wouldn't fit. However, pretty much EVERYONE these days wants a LARGER Display, not the old DD standard. 🤷♂
FYI, I've been a Sony Mobile ES enthusiast from the very beginning, and one of my "Old School" installs still uses the classic Mobil ES CDX-C90 single-DIN head unit with their 8-channel ES XDP-4000X DSP (and still hold its own in regards to SQ).
/END OF RANT 😛
Facts the flagship tvs from Samsung are like a finger width wide if not less it’s actually crazy.
Bought Rsx-gs9 instead of this with your suggestions.
Oooofff! I would have definitely purchased this newer XAV-9500ES or its little brother, the XAV-9000ES. The newer DACs and overall internal electronics, SQ, and ESPECIALLY the GUI/Usability/Features are superior to the older RSX-GS9 in every way...IMPO.
I'm not saying that the RSX-GS9 sounds "bad", but even in Audio Science Review's extensive test measurements of this unit revealed that the GS9 was a very poor implementation of this ESS Sabre DAC, and wasn't even close in performance to other products using these same DAC chips. :/
And not that they would say anything different, but even behind closed doors the Sony reps and Mobile ES product manager Chris Bulla say that these newer XAV ES units are better in regards to pure SQ vs the GS9.
FYI, I've been a diehard SONY Mobile ES enthusiast from the very beginning, and I ordered and installed the RSX-GS9 from Crutchfield as soon as it was available. It was installed in one of my vehicles for less than a month before I returned it to Crutchfield!
I couldn't live with the piss poor implementation of its UI with Sony's horrible "Song Pal" app on a day-to-day basis. And to my ears, the OLD Sony ES CDX-C90 that the GS9 replaced sounded just as good when combined with the old XDP-4000X 8-channel DSP with Burr-Brown DACs. 🤷♂
I'm a drummer/percussionist/saxophonist and have had my own home recording studio for over 13 years, so I compare products like these by playing back my own Lifelike recordings of my instruments that I am intimately familiar with. The RSX-GS9 sounds "really good", but from my recollection of it, these newer XAV-9500/9000ES head units are definitely another step up in SQ...and MUCH more easy to live with on a day-to-day basis in regards to features and functionality!
^It's just my personal opinion.
What's the difference between the 9500es and the 9550es?
9500 is the US version, usually jut the FM tuner
Can someone answer this for me?
How do you get the hi res audio from this unit to your hi res dsp?
Through the rca's?
Wirelessly?
@JasonWW2000
Yes, you would need to connect the Sony ES head unit's 5-volt analog line level RCA outputs to the analog RCA inputs of your DSP.
IF you are "worried" about the additional A/D & D/A conversion from this type of connection...IT.DOES.NOT.MATTER!
When the Sony's DACs convert your Hi-Res file to analog, ALL of the information (every bit of resolution & detail) from the bit depth & sample rate of your digital file is present in the resulting analog waveform.
The A/D converter in your DSP can then "capture" this in its entirety and convert it to it's own internal native digital bit depth & sample rate that it uses internally to perform the Processing operations without the potential introduction of jitter.
IF the Sony ES head units had a Digital Output which you then connected directly to the Digital Input of your DSP, there is more potential for jitter and digital artifacts to be produced or present because there will most likely be some sort of Sample Rate Conversion happening between the two units depending on what bit depth & sample rate the files are that are being played on the Sony head unit vs the native internal bit depth & sample rate that your DSP requires and operates at internally to perform all of its digital processing.
So, in the real world, one type of connection is NOT superior to the other in EVERY circumstance. ;)
Yes, it may be nice to have the option to use a direct digital connection between the source and your DSP, but I HONESTLY would not fret or lose sleep over it. ;)
I know of at least one IASCA/MECA/EMMA/MASQ SQ Competitor (Michael Meyers) from The Sound Factory in Knoxville TN that won SQ Finals several years ago with his Subaru Forester using an iBasso DX160 DAP as his playback source.
The iBasso DX160 DAP was connected to his ARC Audio PS8 DSP via its 3.5mm stereo ANALOG Line Output from the DAP (Not via Digital).
The analog cable that he's using between the DAP and DSP is a custom stereo RCA-to-RCA interconnect cable made by Tam Nguyen of SLA Acoustics. That RCA cable connects to the DAP using an Audioquest RCA to 3.5mm adapter.
Remove the spaces from the text string below for the Internet Link to watch a video interview and overview of Michaels Subaru Forester SQ competition car:
youtu . be / UnIQ2v-pKx0
This car has now been replaced with a newer 2021 white Subaru Forester Sport that basically has an identical system due to the silver Forester in that video being totaled in a car accident. :(
@bbfoto7248 Thanks. Have you tried Hi Res yet?
I've heard the one thing about it that actually makes an improved audible difference is the extended frequency response. Not having that sharp filter just above 20K.
Even though most people don't hear well above 16K to 20K, it still makes a difference.
For now I'm sticking with my CD res system.
HDMI input? output? USB? can i connect a firestick to it
You might want to download the manual to get all your answers.