| Pioneer Avic-D3 Complete Review |
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| Written by Jim Miller | |||||||
| Tuesday, 04 March 2008 | |||||||
Page 1 of 5 Pioneer Avic-D3X System Installation and Review: After extensive searches for the "perfect radio" I came up with nothing that truly qualified. Kenwood had some great offerings but I read bad things about their interfaces and the blue buttons wouldn't match my interior. Alpine seemed like a great choice but I didn't like that the navigation was a docked portable unit. Sony was ruled out because they didn't appear to support Sirius which was a must because I needed the NFL and NASCAR channels. The Pioneer Avic-D3 seemed close to perfect but their Sirius interface left a lot to be desired. Then luck came my way. The Avic-D3X package went on sale for $200 off and included the BTB-200 bluetooth adapter, the iPod interface cable, and wireless remote control. That was tempting, but it just so happens that the same day Pioneer mass released the CD-SB10 Sirius bus adapter. No information was available about this new Sirius controller except that it worked with the Sirius SC-C1 universal tuner. Well, I took the plung. I ordered the D3X package from Crutchfield and the Sirius components from Amazon. What follows is a lot of installation pictures and notes. After that I will show screenshots of the different interfaces and offer my opinion.
UPS GUY IS MY FRIEND.... Three days apart the UPS truck delivered everything I needed to get started. Here are a few pictures of the equipment right out of the box.
Avic-D3x Box Containing the Avic-D3, Bluetooth Adapter, iPod Cable, and Wireless Remote
Sirius SC-C1 and Pioneer CD-SB10 Sirius Controller
Pioneer Wireless Remote Control and iPod Cable
Close-Up of the Pioneer CD-SB10
PAC SWI-PS Steering Wheel Controller
Back of the D3 with and All Connections
Front Profile Shot of Unmounted Pioneer Avic-D3
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