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Price Paid:
$280.00
from Xtreme Sounds Year / Model Reviewed:
Pioneer Premier DEH-P200 Summary:
For the first year or so I was rather pleased with this reciever. It was cheaper than the comparable Pioneer badged reciever. I figured I'd save a little money and since I had always heard nothing but good things about Pioneer I didn't hesitate. It has moved with me from the '90 Olds beater I was driving (I paid more for the reciever than I did for the car!) to my '00 Sierra.
Well the third year of ownership, nothing but intermitent, annoying problems. Periodically the CD player wont accept a CD. You can try to shove one in but it won't "suck" it in, but it will eject one youve shoved in quite a ways. Then sometimes it will work just fine. Just recently I noticed my rear left speaker wasn't working. I found that if I flexed the bottom of the reciever (to which the printed circuit board is attached) I could get the left speaker to work so the problem is definitely in the reciever.
I can stand having a problem or two with a car over several years... but an aftermarket CD player ought to last forever. Strengths:
Sound shaping controls in the advanced audio menu.
Ease of use.
Price paid for feature content. Weaknesses:
Longevity sucks. Similar Products Used:
Pioneer GM/Chrysler fit units.
Many, many second hand units ranging from ancient Kenwood cassete/AM/FM to later Sony CD recievers, etc., etc.
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