Boss Audio 630UA MP3 / CD Receiver with USB and Memory Card Ports

by BOSS

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 2 inches ; 4.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EOMWBW
• Item model number: 630UA
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,248 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get your motor running with the Boss Audio 630U in-dash car CD player/receiver, which includes a wide variety of wired and wireless connectivity options. In addition to an auxiliary input for connecting a portable digital audio player (such as an iPod), the 630U also includes a USB port for connecting an external hard drive/thumbdrive, and a Secure Digital/MMC memory card slot.

The 630U offers CD-R/RW playback, compatibility with MP3 files burned to disc, ID3-tag display of data included within MP3 files, and a PLL synthesized AM/FM tuner with 30 presets. It provides 20 watts of RMS power output per 4 channels (60 watts peak). Other features include a subwoofer output (BassMax), preset EQ curves, 8x oversampling, fully detachable front panel, white display against black mask, illuminated blue control buttons, and a quartz digital clock. It comes with a remote control.

What's in the Box In-dash car stereo/CD player, remote control (with battery), printed operating instructions; backed by a 1-year warranty

Tech Talk RMS versus Peak Power: Peak power is measured by a brief musical burst (such as a crashing cymbal) and refers to the maximum amount of power that a device can produce from such a burst. However, a more reliable specification is RMS (root square mean) power, which measures the maximum continuous power that an audio device can produce. With a higher RMS figure, your music will sound cleaner as well as louder.

Product Description

Boss Audio 630U MP3 / CD Receiver with USB and Memory Card Ports

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: Product description is inconsistent, and you won't get what you expect, September 15, 2007

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Ronald P. (Sierra Vista, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boss Audio 630UA MP3 / CD Receiver with USB and Memory Card Ports (Electronics)

One of the other reviews hints at this problem (a one star review), but isn't very clear.

The problem appears to be that the model number 630UA is actually a different model than is shown and described. I got a "630UA", but it didn't have an SD memory card slot as described and shown. Look closely at the picture, and you'll see the model number of what is shown.

What is especially aggravating is that the product they shipped me is actually selling for about half the price of what I paid.

Incidentally, the vendor, ANTonline, never returned the messages I left them through Amazon. Since it was a gift, I decided not to press for a return. I guess crime *does* pay.

Ron

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars it don't have nothing memory card ports, September 12, 2007

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Hamir Padilla - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boss Audio 630UA MP3 / CD Receiver with USB and Memory Card Ports (Electronics)

I bought a system with reader cards port but thats a lie because the system don't have nothing at all.

I don't know why you advice about a system with those characteristiques and send another totally different.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but I question if the other reviewers really used the SD and USB slots, April 22, 2007

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ManchesterUnited08 (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boss Audio 630UA MP3 / CD Receiver with USB and Memory Card Ports (Electronics)

Overall the receiver is decent and I'd recommend it, but I would recommend using an mp3 player and AUX in instead of the USB and/or SD card reader on any device, especially this one.

Why the SD and USB are disappointing:
1. If you put more than a few files on them it takes a long time to read (can take more than 10 minutes)
2. If using WindowsXP (haven't tested with other OSs) to fill up SD card, sometimes you have to just format the card and try again because the Boss won't read it (yes, I am using the "safely remove device" feature in WinXP).
3. Navigation is horrible. The screen only shows a few characters at a time and it can take a long time to go through several tracks, especially if they're large files.
4. In a single file, fast-forwarding is a very long process (maybe 8x, so to get to the 40 minute mark in a file, it takes 5 minutes of holding the forward button). Plus, if you hit a bump or slip while fast forwarding and click the button again you'll skip tracks and have to start again.
5. Bookmarking (only works for SD) doesn't always work. It seems completely random to me (bookmarking is when it automatically picks up where if left off, i.e. the next time you turn it on).

So, if you really must have SD or USB this might be your receiver to get, but I would go with something else if you can.

Also, BOSS Audio as a company is very disorganized and unprofessional. If you look at their web site they have the wrong pictures with different models (including this one) and incorrect information throughout the page. Unless they reuse model numbers or something.