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(More customer reviews)Note- I own the "Premier" version of this, which I believe is identical except for the faceplate branding.
If this unit had a dedicated play/pause button, then I would have no problems giving it 5-stars. It makes my (mostly) factory speakers sound incredible. The iPod integration is intuitive and works with both my old classic iPod and my iPhone 3GS.
Bluetooth was easy to configure with my iPhone. Once the two were paired, it automatically retrieved my contacts list for dialing and the phone switched to using the bluetooth audio output device. Unfortunately, the BT audio on the iPhone doesn't sound very good ("crunchy" is how I would describe it), but I think that its an issue with the phone and not this unit as I've seen lots of other complaints around the 'tubes about it. Its certainly good enough for talk-centered podcasts and audiobooks, however, and I expect Apple will improve the sound quality down the road.
The really ugly thing about it is the lack of a dedicated pause button on the front panel. It takes at least three clicks with the multi-function wheel to pause, and could require selecting the pause function if it wasn't the last menu item that was used (which would require looking at the display). This seems dangerous to me. There is a dedicated mute button, but I would strongly prefer if it could be configured to pause instead. Also, the "PGM" button on the remote is apparently set to operate the pause function by default, but who wants to fumble with a remote control while driving?
I haven't used the CD player or flash memory features, but according to the manual they work similarly to the iPod control.
To summarize:
PROS: Great sound quality, BT easy to configure, intuitive iPod integration, can display clock full-time
CONS: "multi-function" wheel can be fiddly, lack of one-press pause on front panel.
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