BOSS Audio Systems 820BRGB Multimedia Car Stereo – Double Din, Bluetooth Audio and Hands-Free Calling, MP3 Player, USB Port, AUX Input, AM/FM Radio Receiver, No CD/DVD, Multi Color Illumination

I have bought this radio-cd combo to replace my old radio-cd in a ’99 Ford Explorer. I will not make comparisons to other sounds system that cost hundreds of dollars and are certainly superior in certain respects. This was not the point here. I just wanted a good system to outfit a vintage 4×4 car (originally equipped, though, with the Ford Premium sound system). With everything, including extracting tools for the old radio and a premium wire harness, the whole operation cost me just over $100 (I installed the radio myself, I had never done this before and it was pretty straightforward once I had understood the basics). For the quality I got, the price of the unit is unbeatable. The radio picks on many stations, the CD player operates smoothly, the unit has all the sound adjustments features needed and a few additional bells and whistles, and the sound is very good.

Boss 820BRGBFirst off, don’t let the price of this stereo scare you off. The sound quality is WAY above what this unit costs. I kept the factory JVC amp and sub, and the factory Harmen Kardon tweeters, replaced the door speakers with some Pyles, and the Harmen Kardon stereo with this. My car now rocks harder than it did when I bought it.Pros:1) sound quality – this thing puts out great sound2) looks – it looks good, no matter what color you choose to use3) controls – they’re easy to learn, and simple to use – I had everything down in probably 15 minutes4) four RCA preamp outputs5) AUX in, and Bluetooth – both work perfectly for music – works good for incoming phone calls, but Siri doesn’t work – I don’t know if it works with whatever dialing assistant Android uses6) it wired up easy using the Scosche wiring harness for my carCons:1) the controls look cheap – worse, they feel cheap – the volume knob, and USB door feel like something that would be on an inexpensive toy2) the USB input is pretty much useless – I put in a 64gb USB drive, with everything laid out in folders, and there is no folder view so you can go choose what you want to listen to – instead, you can only skip ahead 5 or 10 songs at a time, and with 3200+ songs to choose from, that makes the USB input useless3) there is no Apple Car Play, or Android Auto, but I knew that going in, so maybe not a con so much as me wishing I’d gotten a stereo that has them4) the colors – it doesn’t matter what color you try, none are particularly visible in bright sunlight, and red is the worst during the day – at night, it’s the opposite, with red being the only color that isn’t too bright to use5) no dedicated RCA preamp output for a subwoofer – while it wasn’t an issue for me, it could be for some peopleOverall, if you don’t have a lot of money to spend on a new car stereo, this one gets it done. I’m happy with it. If it had cost twice as much, I’d still have been happy with it.

Not bad. Decent sound. I love the knob for volume, my main reason for this choice in radio. The cables it uses are the same one’s that the stock radio uses (2009 Kia Sportage). Since there was an aftermarket radio in the ride I had to unplug the professional install cables for the pioneer & I used the old stock cables to hook this one up. Wasn’t looking to spead on an old car so this worked out perfectly. To access the menu press & hold the volume button, then you can set the light to one color from auto (only thing I had to Google). I have no complaints.

I love it.Just wanted something simple and affordable.This unit is really more than I expected. Perfect fit.

Not only fits great in a 1999 Nissan Frontier, but it was an easy install. I don’t have any electrical skills and I was able to do the entire install by myself. The sound is great, look is great, display is great, and it’s very easy to setup all the settings.