Nice clear sound, puts out lots of power to your speakers and Provides a sound that i havent seen matched in many decks. Loads of options and Adjustments. From your basic Fade and Blance to complete Subwoofer control, Even the ability to change the direction in which you subs are punching. And obviously the most noticable on the showroom floor is the looks, this thing is beautiful.

the time in between mp3 tracks. And i also find that the buttons to switch tracks sometimes are a bit of a pain to use.

Been involved in Car Audio for just over a year now and this was my second ever head Unit. I decided to make the Plunge and go full Mp3 and where is a better place to start than Pioneer. Too bad i had to buy it from a dealer though. An excellent deck, a little slow on the MP3 tracks, but im not picky.

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- plays MP3s - clear music - nice display and design

- 4-5 seconds loading between tracks (only for MP3 discs) - guess that's it

I dont know why but I seem to like Pioneer more than any other. Anyway, installing the receiver into my car was an easy task (just hope it's harder to get it out than it is to put it in) all I needed was a wire harness to connect it to my car and everything worked perfectly. First impressions, well I was amazed at first sight when I saw how nice the organic display was. Although it could have looked a lot better if the organic display had some color to it, you'll mostly see green. The facepalte of the receiver also has a nice design, that's one of the reasons why I bought it. The sound of the receiver is very clear and with the EQ options the sound is good. My car only has 2 speakers mounted on the sides of the door and so the quality of the sound may not be as good as if I had 4 speakers or more, but still only with my pair of 3 way 200 watt max Pioneer speakers the sound is still very loud and clear. The receiver has many features but the most important one for me is having MP3 player capabilities. I can put an average of 170 songs into 1 disc, I'm just happy to not be carrying around 10 to 20 CDs with me all the time when 1 disc can do the job of 9 or 10 regular CDs. Although the receiver does take some time to skip to the next track, it takes 4 or 5 seconds to load between tracks but I'd rather it be that then having to change the CD every 17 to 18 songs. Overall a good buy, I find myself wanting to drive my car more just to listen to my songs. Nice sound, nice display, and an easy install goes for an almost perfect system. The included carrying case for the faceplate is a plus because I sure dont want that thing to be scratched.

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None, I'm pleased with this one already. I'll only buy another kind if I get a new car.

Sound quality. MP3 playback. Looks. DISPLAY!

Ok, here is what bothers me. The MP3 control organizes the folders in the most retarded order possible. It goes in order of folder level, meaning all top level folders, then second level folders, etc. So if I have folders with music and subfolders in them, I will here the music in all the main folders before the subfolders. The second problem is the mp3 delay. While I don't mind the delay in playing, I would like to be able to scan through song titles. It takes 4 seconds to see the title making it extremely tedious to find a single song on a disc with a couple hundred files. You could put all songs in folders, but then you are faced with the stupid folder organization. You can't win, you just have to put it on random and deal with it. Consequently, I am selling this unit.

The Pioneer is a very sleek looking, elegant, great sounding, and powerful head unit. The Pioneer has the best display of any head unit I have ever seen. Also, the SQ features are far beyond any non-audiophile or competition setup would need. However, I bought this unit for MP3 playback capability, and although it plays flawlessly with all my music and sounds spectacular even with my stock speakers (MX-6 LS), there are a few fatal flaws with the controls.

features up the butt cool display remote control

2 pre outs instead of 3 mp3 lag between tracks

this is a sweet mp3/cd player. it has tons of features and the display is cool to. the high pass filter setting is cool and helps out a lot when using speakers that can't go that low in frequency. the remote is nice to, pretty small and helps keep your eyes on the road. the mp3 delay is kind of annoying, although most, if not all, mp3 players do that. also, having 2 amp pre outs ( front and rear/sub ) kinda messed my system up a bit, i have to run the rear speakers off deck power to add a sub, but its not a huge weakness. if i had to do it again, i might have bought the premier 740mp, which has 3 pre outs, but for the price i paid, i am pleased and impressed.

Tons of features, cool display, flawless cd-r play, good power, and great sound

MP3 part slow, sometimes it doesn't pick up the song (may be my unit though). Also, my display inverts colors every ten seconds or so (also my unit).

I bought this deck because of the Pioneer name and because it was the first one in this area that could play MP3 cd's.

It has all the features you could want in a CD player

delay on Mp3 CD's, but its not that bad

The best CD player I ever got!

Power, never skips, great rep for performance all the the model line.

MP3 has longer seek time between tracks than cds (common to most mp3 head units though)

I have been loyal to pioneer head units for quite a while. I have owned a total of 4 Pioneer head units ( F U thieves). I finally made the leap to gettin the mp3 compatible one. All pioneer decks have ample power for the average joe with a quiet interior car. ( ie convertable and Jeeps should get an amp). I can count on one hand how many times a pioneer has skipped on me.(Very stable CD transport). Note to mp3 users seek time is longer than a cd, however, you get to put 10 cdz on 1 mp3 ripped cd. Who needs a external CD changer?

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This unit's features include MP3 playback on CD-Rs and CD-RWs, organic EL display, XM/cd changer control, 25x4 RMS amp, remote, built in crossover, etc. The display is very bright and is easily read in direct sunlight. The amp is strong and clear; my stock speakers sound much clearer now than they did with the stock head unit. I've been using this amp for 2 weeks now, and I still haven't heard this puppy skip on these harsh Indiana roads.

The display is too bright for nighttime driving; you can clearly see your passengers' faces at certain times. Some of the buttons on the face (source, band) seem poorly constructed. Detaching the face and reattaching it is a royal pain; it feels like you're breaking the "guide" as you mess around with it.

This unit is loaded with features and packs a strong built in amplifier for very inexpensive price!

Good looking, easy to use, good sound, plays MP3/cd-r/cd-rw's. Ton of features for the $.

Gives you gadgets at the cost of sound quality. MP3's don't pick up fast enough, or sometimes at all (again-probably isloate w/my unit).

This is a pretty nice unit. The main selling points to me were the MP3 capability, and "screen saver" displays. This unit is relatively easy to use- the menu's with graphics are laid out well and tell you what you can do to make your desired adjustments. You do have to get used to what buttons get you into which menu's, but that's a pretty easy thing to get used to. The sound quality is good, and the amp is pretty powerful, although it does distort at higher volumes. I have had a slight problem with the MP3 player. Sometimes it doesn't pick up the files right away, so I have to switch it over to the radio and then back to the MP3 player. It usually works fine after that, but it is a note-worthy problem. It plays CD-R's with out any fuss, though. It's probably just a problem w/my unit. If I were in the market today, I'd probably go w/the JVC -909 unit as it has better specs, and more hi-voltage pre-amp outputs- even though it loses the screen savers.

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Excellent sound. Nice display. Easy to navigate features.

Really wish this unit didn't send a power on signal to my antenna when listening to CD/MP3's Rather have the antenna up only when Tuner is selected as source.

DEH-P7400MP. I have been waiting for a Nice looking MP3 player for my car and I wasn't surprised to see Pioneer come out with a product such as this. Installation was easy and product documentation was very informative. Very impressive!