Pioneer DEX-P1R

Price Paid:  $720.00

Strengths:
single head unit with a lot of dsp functions onboard first head unit on the market with these features. took alpine and clarion till now to make something similar. Clarion now has the drz9255 and alpine 9815, 9813 and 7998

Weaknesses:
soundquality & limited x-over points

Summary:
great pro mode features 6 , 12, 24 and 36db/oct..nice BUT very limited only head unit to have dspo features onboard at the time bad sound quality expected it to be up with the odr pioneer equipment....not even close. rather have the clarion 9255 without all the dsp flexibilities

Price Paid:  $850.00 from cartronics

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 dex p1r

Strengths:
great sound Q if used with the write set up. i have won sound Q first place twice with this model

Weaknesses:
like others,this radio is hard too see in the sunlight and i have too had problems with the face when it moterizes up and down, it has happened to me twice. each time it has costed me 156.00+ to fix and around 3 weeks to amonth to get back

Summary:
pioneer is the only radio i have ever used and this one is by far the best pioneer i have owned for sound

Similar Products Used:
none.

Price Paid:  $450.00 from Team Electronics

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 DEX-P1R

Strengths:
Come on

Weaknesses:
Display washes out in sunlight Motorized face can be faulty

Summary:
By far, the best head unit ever made! While a bit expensive, buying all of the options separately would be much more expensive.

Similar Products Used:
None

Price Paid:  $350.00 from from a friend

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 pioneer dex/p1r

Strengths:
way too many to list

Weaknesses:
the display is hard to read during the day

Summary:
This is by far one of the best headunits I have ever owned. I have had radios from about all of the major brands new and old, nothing else compares

Similar Products Used:
alpine, eclipse, kenwood, sony, jvc

Price Paid:  $750.00 from Tweeter

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000 Pioneer DEX-P1R

Strengths:
I like the built in crossover capabilities! I also enjoy the time-alignment feature especially when using properly positioned speakers (I am only running tweeters/mids and subs). The design of the remote is great.. once you get use to it, you no longer need to take your eyes off the road!!

Weaknesses:
An equilizer with with a wider band of control would be nice. Also, the motorized face plate is now sticking when folding down, and up. When this happens, the radio doesn't come on, and you have to turn the car off, and ignition back on to reset the faceplates position. I would've preferred a simple spring-loaded faceplate mechanism over the motorized one... as repair costs will certainly be over $125 on an already pricey unit.

Summary:
I've owned the unit for at least two years now, and enjoy the great amount of flexibility it offer. It's a wonderful unit that will grow as your system grows...