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Great Unit for the Price

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Great Unit for the Price

HitWizard from Memphis, TN

The Sony MEX BT 2600 has been a wonderful addition to my car audio system. I have read some lackluster reviews of this stereo, and I am, needless to say, unsurprised and unimpressed with the complaints that most have made, namely about the sound quality of the radio output. Some of the complaints pretty well prove that the person who purchased this radio expected competition quality audio from changing one head unit and nothing else, and folks need to realize that this is an impossibility. If this was possible, why would anyone spend extra money on subs, amps, capacitors, etc? The radio is simply a receiver of signals, and most radios have a low RMS rating that will need to be supplemented with amplification of the signal at the proper crossover levels to get the sound you dream of. This takes a lot of time and money to do, but I know Best Buy has the materials you are going to need for the dream system. I used to be the very same way in my feelings, so I guess it takes one to know one … Read more

great features for the price

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT

great features for the price

Anonymous from Bucks County, Pa

I wanted to wait some time before I wrote this review so I could play with this thing for a while. After about a month, I still LOVE IT! My stock stereo died and I wanted to get something with a lot of features for not a lot of money. The unit has handsfree talk capabilities through bluetooth so you can stream your calls through the car stereo (with a bluetooth enabled phone) and not have to wear one of those goofy earpieces! The bluetooth feature can also be used to stream music from a bluetooth enabled music player. For players without bluetooth, there is an aux input on the front of the unit that comes in very handy. The bluetooth works pretty well for handsfree phone calls, though I advise turning off your heat or a/c and rolling up windows when calling to reduce noise levels. Music streaming also works very well, though you may have to adjust the EQ for best quality. One complaint, and this is admittedly trivial, is that I still cannot find a way to shut off the scrolling menu tha … Read more

Good Value Unit

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Good Value Unit

TechAdv from Undisclosed

I got this to replace a factory radio where the CD unit had broken. I had always wanted a Bluetooth handsfree car stereo but until recently the Bluetooth capability tended to be a $150 optional extra. While I wanted something a bit better quality than a cheap unit, I also didn't want to spend a fortune as I'm not an Audiophile. Yet for little more than the cost of what the optional Bluetooth unit used to cost on its own, you get a complete car stereo and at first I thought it too good to be true when it said it had Bluetooth capability though usually they say 'Bluetooth ready', a euphemism for 'Bluetooth extra $'. Sony may not be highly regarded among Car Stereo Audiophiles but, not being one, I have to say that I am very happy with this unit. The sound quality is easily good enough for me and the handsfree works remarkably well. Occasionally a caller may complain you sound a bit distant or have trouble understanding you but most of the time as long as you speak in a clear voice with r … Read more

Poorly designed bluetooth car stereo

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Poorly designed bluetooth car stereo

Zingy from AZ and TX

I bot a new cell phone, a Nokia Music Express, to match up with my new car stereo. Be aware your phone has to have 2.0 Bluetooth capabilities. The price was great at Best Buy compared to other units, which didn't have the simple controls I wanted. Phone calls over the BT stereo were muffled, often described as sounding like I was talking under water. If I turned off the air conditioning in my car, in the hot hot hot Arizona or Texas area, they could hear me better, but it was still difficult to understand me. Maybe one out of ten calls could anyone hear me well. I returned the phone, and went back to my old Samsung. It hooked up to the Bluetooth fine, after another fifteen dollar fee, but I couldn't use the 200 songs on my cell phone like with the Nokia. Two days after the 30 day return policy at Best Buy expired, the stereo quit Bluetoothing. What a piece of yuck. I wish I had taken the advice of the other reviewers complaining of the horrible sound of the cell phone over it, and not … Read more

Blue Tooth Phone Problems

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Blue Tooth Phone Problems

FluffyTVNut from Los Angeles, CA

I bought the Sony 2600 deck because of the recent hands free law in California. Given the cost and the 'integrated Bluetooth hands free' capability of the deck, it seemed like a perfect fit for my needs. I bought the unit. When I opened the box, I was surprised to find that the microphone for the "hands free phone operation" is located behind the faceplate of the unit. When the unit is on (and consequently the faceplate is attached), the microphone is blocked by the faceplate. Despite this I installed the deck. My Motorola Razor (Bluetooth phone) connected easily to the Sony deck. I made a call from my phone and the deck seamlessly took over the role outputting the sound and receiving my voice. I was very impressed at how well the phone and the deck work together. While the engine was off, the person who I was speaking to could hear me fine. While driving, the person could not understand me at all (they said, "the background noise is so bad you sound like your in pain"). There is n … Read more