Nakamichi NAM1700 Double-Din In-Dash 7" LCD Touch-Screen Display Mirrorlink Multimedia USB MP3 AM/FM Bluetooth Spotify & Pandora Car Stereo Receiver (NO CD/DVD)

I have this deck in a Mazda Miata hooked to a 2 channel Kenwood amp and a Kenwood powered sub. I can't comment on the sound quality or volume through the factory speaker wires as I'm not using them. This deck replaced a Jensen that was pretty close to the price point but had a few more features. I didn't change the input levels on the amp or sub but my sound quality did improve a bit. This is most likely due to the Nakamichi having a better equalizer than the Jensen. I do wish it had a volume knob, but the volume controls are pretty easy to get to and they respond quickly. I have a memory stick with 600+ songs attached to the rear USB input on the deck and it takes about 15 seconds to get it's mind right when I start the car. I also have a rearview camera installed and the picture quality on the screen is good as long as you don't mess too much with the color of the display. "not sure why there, but if you are using a custom color on the deck, the camera also displays that color change" I still give the deck 5 stars for exceeding my expectations at this price point. The rear rca's are also the subwoofer rca's so if you're running a full 4 channel set up with a sub, this is not the deck you want unless you have a very flexible amp with a sub output on it. For me it was ideal as I've just got front speakers and a sub. Anyway, don't let the average reviews sway you, it's a quality deck that gives you a lot of tonal control.

I self-installed this unit, and it was very simple to install with the purchase of an inexpensive Metra dash kit and Metra wiring harness. I set up the wiring harness in my living room in about 10 minutes, and then the unit install only took about 30 minutes in an '02 Mustang after spending about double that time watching install videos on YouTube (to learn how to detach the dash panels). It sounds great with the stock speakers, has a great look with easy selection of colors, responsive touch screen, clear screen resolution, and it creates playlists quickly from a cheap thumb drive I plugged in. The playlist will display artist and album info with album artwork, so I get the iPod look and feel with a $10 thumb drive. I also installed a license plate mounted rear camera to the unit, and it works well. I have one complaint that's related to built-in safety features, and they're the reason I gave this unit 4 stars instead of 5 stars. I didn't buy a bypass for video in motion as I have no need or interest in playing video while driving. However, that means the unit has to be wired to the parking brake, and I wasn't able to locate the parking brake wire or any videos or information online showing how to locate the wire. There are plenty showing how to bypass the safety feature, but I wanted to install it "correctly". As a result, I can't play DVDs at all. I may end up just buying a bypass to finish the install, but it would be nice if that wire didn't exist (maybe it's a regulatory requirement; I don't know). Second, I have to turn off the rear camera on the touch screen after backing out of the driveway or the screen displays a black screen with a warning along the lines of "images may be reversed and objects may be closer than they appear". It's a small annoyance on a great unit, and I expect a professional installer would have been able to easily overcome both issues. Professional installation would have almost doubled my cost, so the small annoyances are ok while I do more research. Would I buy this unit again? Absolutely.

Happy with the radio. For those of you with the 08 and similar super duty: Buy the trim kit, buy the radio adapter harness, buy the parking brake bypass, buy the antenna adapter. If you do the backup cam, you will need extra video cable. Im very happy with my purchase but I wish there was more information with regards to what we need to buy to make it actually happen! Seems like everything is disabled without the parking brake on. For those of you who are smart enough to dial or use aps at traffic lights or parked without setting the parking brake, the bypass is worth the money. Lastly, the nav kit is $300. Think thats a lot. The factory touchscreen from ford is about $650. If you want nav, this unit and all the pieces will cost the same but the factory one will plug right in. Not sure how good it is though.

The good: The price is very good for anyone who wants to put a little bling into an old vehicle. This unit is solid and well made. The screen is very bright and can be easily seen in the day. It has a ton of tone controls and can pump out massive amounts of bass (if you want to break the windows.). The bad: You cannot change the background picture to one of your own unless you bypass the video lockout. (I.E. - buy yourself one of the bypass units sold on Amazon when you order this stereo.) The screen layout is small, ugly, and poorly organized. It's like someone spent one year designing the unit and one day programing it. Tiny push button controls on a screen this large is just plain head scratching. Lastly, it gets lousy radio reception. If you can swing an extra $100, I would suggest you spring for the model with HD radio built in. This doesn't bother me much because I tend to listen to MP3s off a flash drive I plugged in to this unit (USB cord included).