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Sony XAV-AX100 6.4" Car Play/Android Auto Media Receiver with Bluetooth

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Way

(11 reviews)
Head

(21 reviews)
Quality

(24 reviews)
Interface

(19 reviews)
Sound

(18 reviews)
Feature

(25 reviews)
Product

(11 reviews)
Look

(11 reviews)
Radio

(25 reviews)
Screen

(38 reviews)
Signal

(9 reviews)
Message

(8 reviews)
Clock

(3 reviews)

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Reviews around way (4.45 of 5)

  • Price: in the low $300's, it's really the cheapest, best way to get into a Carplay or Android Auto unit
  • A legitimate complaint, though, would be that there's no easy way to tweak any of the EQ presets
  • Simply the best and most logical way to get music, navigation and phone into an older car
  • But it's really a perfect, inexpensive way to get Carplay or Android Auto for your car.
  • Awesome inexpensive way to put full navigation music and phone /text by voice in my
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Reviews around head (4.42 of 5)

  • Only head unit available with Apple Car Play under $500.
  • Best head unit on the market if you are looking for a simple unit with ONLY carplay and backup camera support
  • I was a bit timid because it is Sony's first android auto capable head unit
  • This is a very nice Head unit with a very nice, responsive screen, Apple Car Play is great
  • That makes this just a horrifically overpriced head unit
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Reviews around quality (4.40 of 5)

  • Also the build quality itself its pretty bad
  • Sound quality is great and with the microphone placed at the top of the A pillar, everyone has been able to hear my clearly even while driving.
  • Sound quality is fantastic, call quality is great and everything simply works as it should.
  • - Bluetooth support4 - Stereo sound is great and voice quality when the phone is being used is excellent
  • Sound quality is fantastic, call quality is great and everything simply works as it should.
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Reviews around interface (4.37 of 5)

  • Easy install, responsive touch screen, attractive interface (when not in Car Play mode
  • I managed to make it work by partitioning the drive down to 2 GB and reducing byte allocation and read speeds through formatting tools, but consumers should not be forced to format their post 2006 flash drives with commercial format tools just to update their stereo to fix a problem from Sony's poor R&D.My final verdict is that, while Bluetooth is great, I bought this for Android Auto, and frankly, that feature just doesn't work
  • The Pioneer and others we too reliant on the touch screens or I simply didn't like the interface
  • It does have a nice interface and accepts the video signal from my backup camera just
  • This receiver looks nice the screen is beautiful and the interface is far more attractive then any other offering especially the pioneer appradio for example
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Reviews around sound (4.35 of 5)

  • After a call to Crutchfield tech support, they had me perform a factory reset which did restore the sound but erased all my settings
  • Excellent deck, great sound and features - I would highly recommend
  • This sony has excellent sound, it's easy to use and the screen is sharp and responsive and works more like a smartphone
  • Nice head unit...touch screen seems very responsive, carplay works great, sound is good and installation was fairly smooth.
  • The Bluetooth works well with my phone for calls and streaming and the sound is just fantastic even with my stoc speakers
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Reviews around feature (4.31 of 5)

  • If you're looking for an aftermarket radio with the best features for a great price, you can't go wrong with this.
  • I had this unit professionally installed a few weeks ago and there are alot of great features
  • No HDMI inputNo HD radioNo customizable screen, colors, etcOnly a 10-band eqNo time alignmentOnly has 2v pre-outsThere’s other missing features I’ve forgotten, but what really turned me off was simply a VERY basic headunit at a premium price
  • Hers a rundown of missing features that made me return this in one day for a better Pioneer
  • Excellent deck, great sound and features - I would highly recommend
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Reviews around product (3.99 of 5)

  • I would not hesitate to enthusiastically recommend this product
  • I managed to make it work by partitioning the drive down to 2 GB and reducing byte allocation and read speeds through formatting tools, but consumers should not be forced to format their post 2006 flash drives with commercial format tools just to update their stereo to fix a problem from Sony's poor R&D.My final verdict is that, while Bluetooth is great, I bought this for Android Auto, and frankly, that feature just doesn't work
  • *Great product overall - I would like to see a little expansion of stock GUI and file browsing + a little storage in the future, however for the price you can't beat it-
  • As an Android Auto head unit, the Sony XAV-AX100 is not a good product
  • Great product, however, CarPlay doesn't automatically connect all the time.
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Reviews around look (3.95 of 5)

  • I highly recommend this unit to anyone who drives an older luxury car who is looking for something that isn't mostly shiny black plastic riddled with accent lighting, over-the-top knobs, and futuristic font choices
  • Best head unit on the market if you are looking for a simple unit with ONLY carplay and backup camera support
  • Its mostly as expected, apart from the mildly fuzzy looking display
  • My only suggestion is try to find a camera without the fake backup grid on it because it doesnt help at all and this unit ALSO overlays a much better grid on the backup camera...and with two grids it gets kinda messy looking
  • Its fairly easy to install, has great features like Android Auto, Car Play, Navigation, Back Up Camera input and has a great classy look that helps it blend into cars interior.
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Reviews around radio (3.68 of 5)

  • Although it was not what I expected when it made it to me the radio still works nicely but could use a few upgrades.
  • I managed to make it work by partitioning the drive down to 2 GB and reducing byte allocation and read speeds through formatting tools, but consumers should not be forced to format their post 2006 flash drives with commercial format tools just to update their stereo to fix a problem from Sony's poor R&D.My final verdict is that, while Bluetooth is great, I bought this for Android Auto, and frankly, that feature just doesn't work
  • The built in amp is easy to remove and this radio is already limited on audio sources, so you want to have FM/AM
  • As of this writing the radio gives out a high pitched noise keeping the user from making any calls
  • Especially when this stupid radio is double DIN on the face and single in back
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Reviews around screen (3.24 of 5)

  • My music sounds twice as good with just the stock speakers, and the screen is very responsive, just like my own cell phone
  • You HAVE to press the OK button to disable the screen and gain access to the radio or Car Play screens.
  • This sony has excellent sound, it's easy to use and the screen is sharp and responsive and works more like a smartphone
  • The stupid splash screen that requires you to confirm OK every time that the unit comes on
  • No more repeated stabbing at a mushy resistive screen; this is one of the other reasons I bought this unit
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Reviews around signal (2.75 of 5)

  • I kind of need the extension, as the USB connector is located on the back of the unit, and I can't very well remove the unit every time I want to plug my phone in
  • but FM I get no reception for any stations, just weak signal and static.
  • I finally realized that it is not buffering at all, so even losing signal for a second results in a drop in audio
  • Sound quality is fantastic, call quality is great and everything simply works as it should.
  • My mode button is now a Voice / Siri button)*Super Responsive UI - Everything in CarPlay feels as if as fast as on the phone.*In carplay Siri works instantly, No lag like other head units
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Reviews around message (2.54 of 5)

  • My mode button is now a Voice / Siri button)*Super Responsive UI - Everything in CarPlay feels as if as fast as on the phone.*In carplay Siri works instantly, No lag like other head units
  • I'm warning you right now you will get irritated by the boot up message you have to
  • The only draw back so far is there is no way to disable the warning message that displays each time the unit is started
  • Sound quality is fantastic, call quality is great and everything simply works as it should.
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Reviews around clock (1.00 of 5)

  • Also, the clock is erratic and unreliable.
  • This could be a great stereo, but the fact that the option to program custom steering wheel control buttons doesn't work, the fact that the clock is erratic, and the fact that Sony's support has been absolutely useless, mean that I cannot give a good rating.
  • The Bad:First and foremost, the clock doesn't work

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