Dual XHD6425 4X50 Watt Bluetooth-Ready HD Radio and MP3 Player Review

I don't want to go over what everybody else has already told you. Here are the pros and cons of this radio as I experienced it.
The radio installed easily with installation parts from www.installer.com. I put it in my Ford F150 using the Ford speakers. The sound was good, yet not as much power as my original Ford equipment, so I increased the power by buying one of the Dual 300 watt power amplifiers. This was just what it needed, the sound got much, much better. I would call it perfect now.
The Blue Tooth attachment worked wonderfully with my Blackberry 7100i. So far, not with my Sony Ericson 580i. The calls I make using the blue tooth are excellent. I have placed 10 or 12 calls and all reported very good audio, and most did not know I was using a hands free device. I still had wondered how my opinion would compare, so I left myself a voicemail at home and listened to it last night. It was perfect. There was no detectable difference from any other call. Yes, you do have to end the call by hitting a button on the phone, but I never take the phone from my hip to do that. The phone connects automatically. As soon as I turn the radio on, they link-up and work perfectly. The glowing blue phone button can be used to answer the call or dial the last number again. As soon as a call is placed the music goes into a paused mode and you hear only the phone call. As soon as you disconnect the music returns. The same is with received calls, as a call comes in the music stops and the speakers ring. You tap the blue phone button, either on the blue tooth adapter, or on the radio, or on the remote control, and the call is answered.
The USB port can hold very big thumb drives. I have a mini 4 GB drive in it. How many songs the memory holds is common knowledge, but the specifications say the radio will work with up to 48000 songs, and play them in random order. It also has a search by name function, a search by track number. The Cd plays CDRW, or CDR. It will play MP3, or WMA, and support very high sample rates.
The tone controls are the bass, and treble, plus 6 , to minus 6 in range, plus a preset EQ. The EQ has many settings, and they have pretty good range. I managed to get awesome sound.
I used a two channel 300 watt Dual amplifier on the two front channels. I could have used a 4 channel amp, but I did not see a need for it. My primary speakers are front mounted. The amplifier has a terminal to be controlled by the radio, so when the radio is off so is the amplifier.
The radio has two RCA outputs, one for front channel audio, and one set for rear. I would give this a rating of 4.5 stars; only because I feel that there is a little room for improvement. One would be the way calls are ended, and other would be that the radio would remember what kind of display I want. As it is, if I want to see Track information in the display, I have to set it that way every time I turn the radio on. Not such a big deal, but I wish it were different.
One more plus, the radio can store tone controls for each mode separately.
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