Boss 615UA In-Dash MP3 Compatible Solid State AM/FM Receiver Review

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(More customer reviews)First of all, I made the mistake of not paying enough attention, and consequently did not notice that it does not say anywhere that this device plays CDs; however, that is my own fault, and I have no right to complain.
Once you get over that fact, this really is a great player. I don't think that I would want to use CDs in the stereo, even if I had the option, because using the SD cards or USB port is so much better. The sound quality is very good, and installation was simple (I used an install kit). The device looks like it came with the car, and does not look out of place at all.
There is no restriction to the size of SD card that you can use (some other similar devices will not read the card if it is over a certain size; ex: it will play files from a 512mb card, but not a 2gb card).
Also, you can have an SD card and USB device plugged in at the same time, and it is easy to switch back and forth between them. It will save your place in the track when you turn off your car, or plug in another device (ie, if you're playing songs off of your SD card, then plug in your USB to listen to that, then remove the USB, it will pick up where you left off on the SD card).
You don't have to save songs under a particular file name on your SD/USB in order for the stereo to find them, which makes things easier. It will also play songs in the order in which they are listed on your SD or USB, so you don't have to worry about them playing in some random order; unless you want them to, in which case, there is a random option. (There is also a repeat option).
You can skip tracks, forward or back, and there are also buttons to skip 10 tracks at a time, forward or back. The only problem that I have discovered with the player at this time, is that there is no fast forward or rewind, so you cannot search within a track, which can be a problem if you are searching for something specific in a very long track, like if you are looking for a specific spot in an audio book, for example.
The volume knob is large, and easy to find. The power button doubles as a mute button after you have turned the stereo on, which is useful when you are using the radio. When you are using an SD or USB, the first of the radio station preset buttons is used to pause the track. It comes with several preset equalizer settings, or you can tweak the treble/bass yourself. There are also controls for fade and balance. There is a loud button, to turn up the bass, which is useful when traveling on the highway, and there is a lot of noise.
It uses ID3 tags, and when a track is playing, the display scrolls between artist name, album, track title, and the track number/current time of track. The display is big, bright, and easy to read.
The aux-in port is easy to use and find, and you just use the controls on your mp3 player to control things.
The sound quality for the radio is very good, and it is easy to set the station presets.
I haven't bothered fiddling with the clock, because I have one built into my dash.
The aux-in, SD and USB ports are all on the front of the device and very easy to find. Oh, and by the way, the SD cards have to be inserted upside down. It took me about half an hour to figure why my SD card wasn't reading.So, like I said, the only problem I could find was no fast forward/rewind. Other than that, this device is the best one I've ever had in my vehicles.
This was my first ever review, so I hope it was informative and helpful.
Enjoy.

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