Pioneer DEH-X8700DAB Car Stereo with DAB+ Tuner

I tried a Pure DAB radio but you need to press three buttons as well as pressing and turning a knob just to make a phone call, even then it won't store your numbers - no thanks!Then I looked at the Pioneer 8500 but could not commit to something designed to appeal to people who drive whilst wearing baseball caps back to front, its so garish and bright its a distraction to aircraft.Enter the 8700 with its classy, stylish look and intuitive icon driven system. Okay, some of the set up procedures are a bit baffling for my late middle aged brain but it connected to my Iphone with ease and the Siri function means voice dialling. The sound is great, the connectivity is very impressive and all in all its a great radio and highly recommended.

I replaced the factory Infinity head unit in my Crossfire with this - I wanted a head unit with hands-free phone capability, Bluetooth audio, DAB radio and external USB and 3.5mm Aux interfaces. This unit does all that and more and includes useful things like a separate remote microphone for the phone function.A single telephone button on the front (a great design feature and very handy) takes care of call pickup, call rejection, recent calls, etc. A push-and-hold of the main knob invokes Apple's Siri, where you can do everything you'd expect like ask it to call people, read text messages to you, etc. Clarity of voice from the stereo and voice quality at the other end are excellent.I wired mine to make use of the separate factory-fitted 4-channel amplifier, via the phono pre-out's on the back (it has outputs for front, rear and sub) and the playback difference between this and the old head unit is night and day. Huge improvements in definition, clarity and a very tight bass response too. The head unit also has features such as an adjustable low-pass filter to tailor how much bass the main speakers handle, plus pre-set and custom EQ, etc.The colours can also be changed to pretty much anything you like, or any of the pre-set colour options. Overall, it's a high quality unit at a good price with a stack of features.

Impressive sound, has transformed the sound in my Defender, almost like I'd added a amp and speakers too.Bluetooth connection is good to my iphone.Phone Microphone works really well, although I was surprised that it wasn't built in and the microphone was on a wire to position - still it works well.Controls are a bit of a dissapontment - they work fine, it's just that they are not very simple / logical to follow. For example there is no on/off button - you press the top left of the panel where it says SRC (source?) - once you get this embedded in your brain then it's a clean looking unit, with about a dozen light Colour options.The clean look was my main reason for buying it - I hate all the current Highly detailed / old "transformer" styled models.So, good sound and radio signal, good phone and Bluetooth connection, clean looking, controls could be better.

I purchased this stereo in July 2015 and paid an extra £150 to have it fitted along with a DAB aerial to my Ford Focus (2008 reg).Ever since the alarm and the indicator lights have been going off on their own accord when the car is locked and turned off. This has resulted in me having 2 x new car batteries at £60 a time and 2 x breakdown call outs.I took it in to a local garage and paid £60 for them to run their diagnostic checks but they could not find anything.I then took it to a local Ford dealership who ran their diagnostics checks and they advised that the only thing that I can do to resolve the problem is have the old CD player put back in and have the Pioneer stereo removed. I have had this done and this has cost me an additional £72.I am somewhat confused as I am not a car expert but do not understand how I could have bought something that has caused so many problems for what is one of the most popular and standard cars in the UK. There is nothing I can find that says it isn't compatible.In total I have spent nearly £400 since purchasing the stereo and I have had nothing but problems.I would not recommend this product, or the sellers.

Prompt delivery. I did some research before buying a head unit and this was the one I decided on, and I'm glad I did. This is an excellent product and looks lovely and clean when installed. Sound quality is excellent even on the original speakers on my roadster.I also ordered an aerial splitter to convert my existing aerial into a dab instead of having multiple aerials. The DAB radio is brilliant and I have so much choice for music on it, as well as being able to connect all of my Android and Apple devices or memory sticks and being able to listen to music on all of them.The bluetooth is brilliant allowing phone calls via the supplied mic that you can put any where you like, and being able to stream music across too.Perfect addition to any car interior that feels out dated.

Pioneer's latest DAB offering is a huge step-up from the over complicated and brash DEH-X8500DAB. It looks smooth and sophisticated, and operates that way too, sounding fantastic. It gives you flawless performance from all sources, and is so easy to use. There's no DAB antenna included in the package, but I already have a magnetic roof mount type, I would avoid the stick on windscreen type, if you want a great signal. I simply can't fault this unit, it plays everything and streams music/makes handsfree calls with it's excellent Bluetooth built in. If you want to listen to just about anything whilst driving, then this is the best option for you, I can't stress how good it sounds...