Sony CDXGT660UP CD Receiver with Pandora Link

by Sony

Product Features

• Pandora radio app control for iPhone 4
• Dynamic Color Illuminator with Sound Synchronization
• Detach face with 2 line LCD display & front aux input
• Front USB input for iPod2, iPhone & USB music players
• MP3/WMA/AAC1 playback with DM+ enhancement technology

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Product Description

Conveniently stream Pandora from your iPhone4 and hear it crisp and clear onthe Sony CDX‐GT660UP. Flip down the 2‐line LCD face plate for CD access andcustomize your stereo with Dynamic Color Illuminator. You can also connect tosatellite radio3 and control your digital music players using the USB 1‐Wire feature.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I am a Sony customer for life. October 1, 2011

By W. E. St Clair III

I always bought Sonys then tried pioneer because of XM radio and now thankfully am back! I will never buy a Pioneer again. Before this I owned one of the newest Pioneers, it cost twice as much as this and flat out sucked. Pioneer head units are beyond complicated - for no reason! Same features just uselessly complex and not intuitive at all.

What I love about this Sony. It has Pandora, it works with my iPhone 4/iPod touch and MOST IMPORTANTLY and the REASON TO BUY...

IT LETS YOU CONTROL YOUR IPOD WITH THE IPOD!!!

This is huge. My pioneer used the head unit. It took forever to find my songs, my playlists, etc. and at 70mph I don't need to be looking down for too long. With this Sony you can put it on passenger control mode and control the iPod using the iPod. As easily as you select a song on your iPod is how easy it will work! This was why I bought this Sony, nobody else I found lets you do this and trust me this is the reason to buy a Sony.

If you love Pandora and Ipods - you live by them and use them daily, this is the head unit for you and the price can't be beat. If you have something other than an iPhone be careful though. You will need one of the other new Sonys. I chose this one because I have an iPhone and I wanted the newer SiriusXM tuner - the universal tuner. Sony does make a head unit that has pandora for blackberrys, androids, and iPhones but it uses the old satellite tuners. Not a big deal, but the universal tuner is a lot smaller and will work with any head unit in the future. The old tuners are brand specific. You need the Sony for a Sony, Pioneer for a pioneer, etc. and they cost twice what this new tuner costs.

I can't recommend this head unit any more, I am amazed at it's simplicity and ease of use. Sony's passenger control mode for the iPod is beyond brilliant. I now love to drive and listen to my iPod again. The value can't be beat either.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good receiver September 5, 2012

By B. Detwiller

Amazon Verified Purchase

I like this receiver. I got it because it said that it was Droid compatible. It really isn't. You can't use the usb connection and you don't get any sort of functionality like you'd expect from an iPhone or iPod when you plug your android phone in. It says Pandora, but that only works with the apple products, otherwise, you're just connecting to the aux port and using it like a pair of speakers. I have no problem with the unit otherwise. The sound quality is great. I still haven't figured out the fancy Sony mood music thing for using thumb/fob usb drives. It seems to involve downloading some software from Sony, which doesn't seem to like my computers. Anyway, the radio works great, the cd player works great, and connecting my phone via aux to listen to Pandora works great. I just wish that the use and interface was a little easier/cleaner.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great inexpensive head unit January 6, 2012

By Aaron Turner

Amazon Verified Purchase

I recently bought a used Ford F350 which still had the old factory head unit. I wanted XM Radio for the long drives to the race track and this supports the new "SiriusXM Ready" antennas and seemed to be one of the cheapest ways to get XM in my truck (~$200 for everything including mounting hardware and adapters).

Simply put, this just works. It was easy to install (realize I'm probably above average when it comes to these sorta things, but anyone who is relatively mechanically inclined should be able to figure it out). I've also tried the Pandora feature with my iPhone 4S and it works great. Not sure how often I'll use that honestly, but it's nice that the USB port charges my phone so I don't need to use a cigarette lighter power adapter.

My only wishes are:

1. It did bluetooth for handsfree talking. But seriously for about $110, that's asking too much.

2. The display is easy to read, but doesn't give useful information. Basically on my old (and much more expensive) Alpine head unit, when you're listening to XM Radio, the artist is on one line and the song is on the other. But with this, the source name (like Pandora or FM1 or CD) is on the first line and the second line can be channel name, artist name, song name, etc, but you have to cycle through them.

3. The front face is removable for anti-theft, but honestly I'm not thrilled with the design. It's not super robust. As long as you're reasonably careful, I wouldn't worry about it, just don't be rough. Again, my Alpine is a better design and it came with a nice case for the face while the Sony did not come with a case.

4. iPhone/USB mode worked more reliably. Not sure what is going on, but occasionally (maybe 5-10% of the time) when I plugin my iPhone 4S into the unit it doesn't recognize my iPhone and won't play music/podcasts. Most of the time I just have to replug-in the iPhone and the problem goes away, but on rare occasions I basically have to wait until I turn off the receiver (ie: turn off my truck). Not sure if Sony or Apple or the USB cable is to blame, but just wanted to point that out. Overall, I'd still give it 4 out of 5 stars.

This isn't a "high end" head unit for great audio, but if you're looking for something that can do just about everything, it's hard to argue about the price.