http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/b...arrot-asteroid

this looks really cool.. think I will be picking one up when it is released in October this year.

Think Modifry's DCI will work or if he will make one for this HU? I need my DCI controls

 

The specs look good. Let's hope it isn't a colossal flop like past Parrot head units.

Are there really 6 RCA outputs because only four are pictured.

 

Im also intrested in this

what are the general opinions? any other HU that is better?

 

What's your criteria for "better"? The word doesn't mean much without qualification. Never assume that your needs/wants are universal.

 

fair enough

in your opinions what is better

Sony DSX-S300BTX

Parrot

or anything else you can recomend?

 

The 3rd pair of RCA jacks labeled for SUBWOOFERS L/R are on the wireing harness.


I took it back to Fry's Electronics and went with the Pioneer DEH-80PRS. The Parrot Asteroid was a good stereo but most of the "application" features were inconsistent and falling behind the times of what competing 2012 head units are achieving with Bluetooth. The 15-20 second boot and shutdown times started to get on my nerves. The knob was large and somewhat sharp; got to feeling uncomfortable to use and also felt resistant to rotation. I really liked the large display but it was wasted on a lack of information and customization to use the space. The unit rebooted at least 3 times that I cognizantly noted, each being a "WTF was that moment". TuneIn was able to stream over my phone but the buffer was so short that a small gap in service would cause minutes of silence while the signal synced back up (if ever).


I almost went for the Kenwood KDC-X996 given all the features it has standard. However, I have the X995 in my other car and I kind of wanted something different. The Pioneer doesn't have HD (WTH!) and only displays 3 lines instead of the Kenwood's 5 but overall, reviews show some really impressive SQ tuning features, has 1 more USB slot (2 total), an SD slot, and an interesting 3-layer xover. I've looked over every single-din H/U under $500 and I'm convinced that these two are the best of the best through 2012. I wish there was something out there that basically docked an Android based phone or somehow provided a ~3" touchscreen but there just isn't anything out there of quality.