ALPINE CDE-125BT In-Dash CD/MP3 Radio

• Power Handling Peak: 50W X 4
• Power Handling RMS: 18W X 4
• Built-in Bluetooth Technology
• CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3/AAC/WMA Playback

Pros:

-Bluetooth works well with iPhone 3GS for phone calls. Clarity is great to person on other end of the phone. Voice dial takes many seconds to activate, but then works pretty well; you need to say the whole line in one go, "Call John Smith mobile"; if you leave out "mobile" on the end, you will not be able to then choose from "work, home, or mobile". Once on a call, no problem.

-Starts up when vehicle is turned on; defaults to Tuner (radio station).

-Audio quality is far better than stock.

Cons:

-When you connect your iPhone/iPod etc to the Alpine data cable, it locks up the iTunes menu on the phone. The ONLY way to pick a song is to navigate through the head unit controls. I find this a total pain. The head unit only displays one line of text, and it's only whatever can be written in the 888888888888 format, such that you can't tell what many letters are easily. I listen to a lot of podcasts. I can navigate the different authors of podcasts (This American Life, Car Talk, Economist) on the Alpine HU, but once I pick one, I can't tell one episode from the next, and can't tell which comes first or last in chronological order. Sometimes I'll unplug the damn iPhone so I can pick the podcast I want, then plug it back in to play it. This is such a stupid, stupid, stupid, STUPID feature, makes me want to sell the damn Alpine and buy a Kenwood. I may do it, depending on price.

-The Alpine-specific iPod cable is THICK, and thus a bit more of a hassle to manage/run. Some will care, some will not.

-Radio reception is far worse, but that may or may not be my own fault, as I did not do any 'over and above' wiring to keep the antenna happy; just plug and play. Look up the radio on your car to see if you need to take extra care to feed it power.

-Only one set of pre-amp outputs. This is in the specifications and manual, so you can't hold it against them. But be aware, you will need to upgrade to the CDE-126BT if you want to amp both speakers and subwoofer(s).

Summary:

-Great for bluetooth hands free calling.

-Terrible for iPod list navigating.

I would NOT buy again.

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I have always liked Alpine car stereos so I was very disappointed when I realized that after installing this radio, it was not fully compatible with my Bluetooth phone. I was able to use it for making calls. However, I was not able to use the Bluetooth to play any of the media on my phone.

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This is a great radio. The built in Bluetooth works awesome and is simple to use. The included microphone is easily connected,the 6-8' microphone wire makes it simple to place the mic where you want it and conceal the wire. Being able to listen to the radio, a CD, iTunes player or MP3 player makes it easy for the whole family. When the Bluetooth activates (receive or place call) it has its own volume setting. So if your jamming out or not even listening, the Bluetooth volume you last used is stored and duplicated the next time it is used. For the price, the functions and performance are an excellent value. We will purchase this same radio for my wife's van.

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I've bought this product for 41$ on black friday deals week. So I bought 2 of them :) The delivery was great I am very pleased. cde-125bt comes with ALL staff that is needed to install it to your car. Just buy this thing and you'll have great radio and mp3 player in your car.

I've owned quite a few after market head units and this one ranks toward if not at the top of the list. I removed it from my Jeep before I traded it. I'm looking forward to the next vehicle I'm going to use it in.