Pioneer Premier DEH-P960MP In Dash CD/MP3 Player

(MP3 Support, CD Changer Controller, XM Ready - MPN: DEHP960MP)

Description: Premier CD Receiver with Dual Display Customizable Multicolor Organic EL Display and LED Display, Dual-Motion Motorized Flap Face, MP3/WMA/WAV Playback, Built-in DSP with 13-Band Graphic EQ, Auto-EQ and Auto Time Alignment, Burr-Brown DAC's.... Read More

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Date Reviewed: 09/12/2004
eidsvik from WA Member Since: Sep 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 15 Days	This unit (premier960mp) replaced the Pioneer deh- ... Strengths: Pioneer Quality Weaknesses: Not quite sure about long term with the fold out face, Just got to trust Pioneer Summary: This unit (premier960mp) replaced the Pioneer deh-p7400mp I bought from SoundDomain a year and a half ago. The reason I upgraded was the Auto-EQ and Auto Time Alignment features. I have had the deck installed for about 10 days. I consider myself very knowledgeable in car audio. One reason to choose the Premier model over the Pioneer model is the high-volt preouts at 6.5 over the 4v preouts in the Pioneer series. Equals a stronger, cleaner audio signal being fed to amplifiers. The other, and in my opinion, the most important feature is the ability to operate this unit in PRO-Mode. Using this mode allows you to independently control each driver pair in a 3 speaker front soundstage! The part I have benefited the most from was the ability to use a band pass filter my mid-basses. You can graphically set your crossover points and slopes from an on screen graph. In addition you can adjust the phase of each individual pair of drivers to achieve the best sound. Using this feature in conjunction with the Time Alignment creates a very respectable soundstage quickly. The time Alignment can be done automatically (using the supplied microphone) or you can set it manually for each single driver from 1 to 160 inches. 13 band equalizer. Oh brother! If you cannot get good sound with a 13 band EQ……Another surprise feature was the 8 attenuation levels for each preset EQ curve. Vocal, Natural, etc. Example: You select the Vocal EQ curve. You like it but it sounds tweaked hard. You can then attenuate that eq curve from zero to +4 or -4 right there on the same screen. The MP3/WMA speed is incredibly fast. It's as though they were trying to compensate for the slow load times of the first-gen mp3 heads. I love that you can graphically scroll-search for another song while listening to the current track. The feature list is substantial. These are just a couple that impresses me. I believe the best head units made today are Pioneer and Alpine. I choose Pioneer because Alpine does not offer a deck with these features and Pioneer’s look has always remained clean and uncluttered. A more classic look, which fits my car. 100% of People (42/42) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are 1 comment for this review. Read all comments. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 10/17/2004
veggiess from MN Member Since: Sep 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 2 Weeks	I also agree that Alpine and Pioneer are two of th ... Strengths: User friendly, looks awesome, quick load time, XM-radio ready, plays wma/mp3, can download new videos/backgrounds. Weaknesses: No scrolling text-often the titles get cut off. Summary: I also agree that Alpine and Pioneer are two of the best brands of head units, but Pioneer beats Alpine is its ease of use. There are so many aspects of the unit that you can tweak, yet the system sounds great even if you don't bother. It looks as good as it is user friendly. Pioneer is very reliable, and the premier is good in that it has the higher voltage pre-outs and a longer warranty. You can design your own videos and background pictures or you can download additional ones from the website. The cds load up quickly, and you can even type in and store titles for cds without tags. With the remote you can jump directly to a track number, which is handy when driving and playing a disc with hundreds of tracks. You can also jump directly to a channel with XM-radio, but only if you get a Pioneer made XM tuner (no longer made). Overall, I am extremely happy and impressed with this unit, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a nice looking and easy to use high-end model of player. And BTW, I am a woman and I figured out how to use it very quickly... 100% of People (11/11) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 09/16/2004
dmac1970 from VA Member Since: Sep 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 2 Days	I would recommend this unit to anyone. It was ver ... Strengths: It is a hot radio. Lots of bells and whistles. Has a great tuner and the cd player is awesome. Weaknesses: The radio sticks out a bit. But that is a Pioneer. Summary: I would recommend this unit to anyone. It was very easy to install and with everything it has it is a great buy. My stereo system sounds much louder due to the 6.5 volt preouts and the quality sounds much better than my Sony. 75% of People (6/8) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are 1 comment for this review. Read all comments. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 05/14/2006
kookaburra88 Member Since: May 2006 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 4 Days	Wow! Strengths: Everything is AmazinG!!! Weaknesses: Clock. Summary: i bought a used car the other day and it has this radio in it. i cannot figure out how to work the clock, so if anyone can tell me, please tell me!!!!!!! otherwise evertying is very simple and easy to use!!! 33% of People (1/3) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.