Customer Reviews

Boss MR1560DI Marine MP3-Compatible Digital Media Receiver

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We always use an Ipod when we are on the boat, so this sounded great! Installation was easy, I have two amps and this has pre amp outputs for front, rear and sub woofer so I just had to plug them in. Great sound, doesn't have any different sound features, just bass and treble adjustments along with bass boost if you have a sub woofer, but it sounds great. When you put your Ipod inside, which is pretty easy, it is secure so you don't have to worry about it getting wet or bouncing all over you dash. It also charges when it is docked inside. Won't support the Iphone, but I have had just about every Ipod docked in it and they all worked. The "touch pad" controls are not as sensitive or fast as you would think, sometime you have to touch them a few time to get it to work. The wireless remote is great. My stereo is mounted at an angle (2001 Ski Centurion)and if you are sitting down in the back set you need to hold the remote up high to work, not a big deal. The only real negative thing that I have with the stereo is that if you find a specific song, playlist or whatever it is time consuming and you will need the directions until you have done it a few time. The great thing is though, it has an aux input so you can always plug another Ipod in that way.

I bought this with little expectations. Thinking that in a year or so, I'd upgrade. After the third month of having this on my boat, center console, I took the boat out on the gulf, started up the radio, and nothing showed up on the screen display. It's almost impossible to figure things out without the display. There are so many buttons that have multiple uses. Luckily, the remote control works fine and after reading the manual again, I can use it effectively.

What happened to the radio? I don't know. My only thoughts are that moisture got into my center console area and with the boat covered, the humid environment created inside the console where the radio sits caused part of the radio unit to burn out. Yes, the outside part of the radio (the cover) is waterproof, but the back of the radio that is placed into the hole of the console is not.


The ipod docking is pretty neat. It can be a little difficult to insert the ipod if you have big fingers like I do. I get it to work every time, but it could be a bit easier. I've also used the auxiliary-out option and it works perfectly. I have yet to try the USB option.

This radio does put out great sound. When I am cruising and blasting, however, it will flip off my fuse after about an hour of sustained loudness. I do have it cranked high, so it doesn't surprise me.

If you can keep this radio from getting any moisture, then it's a great buy. If you have an open center console where moisture may somehow get to the back of the radio, you might just run into the same problem as I did.

Boss has out done themselves with this unit!! This unit compared to other models is less expensive and easy to install. It works with practically every ipod, except Generation 1 and 2. But my Ipod touch sounds great while docked inside safely. It was very easy to install and the 80 Watts x 4 makes any speaker sound better than before. I like the transfer feature that allows you to transfer music from a SD card to Your media device. Highly recommended for any boater looking for an exceptional stereo for there Boat.

Unit has a great sound and power for the $$. Difficult to tune the stations as touch controls are very sensitive especially when boat moving around on the water.

I bought this unit a few months ago and installed it into my boat. The SSD card reader doesnt work the songs wont read and if they do read they skip like crazy. Since I cannot use the SSD card reader I'm forced to use the USB reader which also sucks, the songs skip and the USB reader stops reading quite often. The unit turnes on when powered off with out even pressing a button. The remote only works if its pointed directly in front of the unit about 2 feet away. I tried to return it to Amazon but they will only give me maximum of half of my money back. If you are thinking of buying this item, think again, buy something with better quality and save your money.Boss MR1560DI Marine MP3-Compatible Digital Media Receiver

This stereo has good overall sound. Simple installation. Browsing the ipod is a little slow and can't be done with the front panel. Has to be done with the remote. You can change tracks just not change playlists or anything like that. Paired with Fusion MS-FR402 4-Inch IPX65 2-Way 120 Watts High Performance Marine Speakers Includes Grills (White). Was mildly disappointed when the package arrived appeared to have been in contact with moisture due to the condition of the box and the mildew inside the product. Other than that not bad.

Of course it burns up 35 days after I get it ... 5 days past amazon's return time.

I like the sound quality and wattage. Sounded good. But it stopped audible output a couple weeks after I installed it. The tuner shows, the ipod goes through selections but no sound output at all ... retraced all the speaker wires and everything- nothing. The unit gets really hot when on, don't think the cooling fan works.

If you're still going to try one, some notes:
The screen is difficult to see when installed in a boat with a radio flip cover, and had to take off sunglasses too.
The control buttons are touch sensitive and slow to respond. Figuring them out is difficult to do as well. Don't loose the remote it will be your best friend for this thing.
The ipod hide-a-way feature is neat, but when installed with the flip cover it can be a chore to get to when you need to.

I'm impressed by the build quality - the volume knob has a nice feel to it, and the touch sensitive buttons work well. The controls are a little confusing, though... you should probably read the manual so that you know what all the abbreviations mean. Sound quality is acceptable, and power output is plenty loud for listening while skimming across the water. Overall, this is a good unit and I'd recommend it.

Great Radio, very satisfied, the manual left a little to be desired however the instructions are in there, definitely written by someone who knew what they were doing, the radio is a quality product and is performing better then expected. A bargain for the price.

The interface is kind of funky (ok, it's just plain bad especially compared to an ipod's), and if you skip or repeat a song the 1st few seconds are cutoff. Also, it the sun/ shade hit the unit just right it skips to the next song. :/ Don't lose the remote, it's the only way this unit is easy to use. It sounds really good at low to moderately loud volumes, separate amps would be needed for clean high volume. If you just like to let a playlist play while partying on the boat, this unit works very well. Less casual users won't be happy at all with it.