Decent Receiver

Love the receiver. Decent price. Replaced my 18 YO Clarion in my boat with this and was happy that the cutout and main power/audio plug didn't change which made installation a breeze. Took a star off because the wired remote control was not compatible and required a new complete cable rerun and a remote control that was almost the cost of the radio. I was able to find an simple adapter online I took a chance on that worked fine. Would have been nice if Crutchfield offered this. I was able to connect it to the new Amazon Echo Auto through bluetooth. No more fumbling with the phone to stream music. Mounted below decks, the FM reception was better than my old one but not great. I ran an longer antenna above and it works a lot better.

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Clarion M508

The M508 is awesome! easy to work and sounds amazing!

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Clarion M508

Super easy to install. Looks great, adds a ton of features to my old boat. Cant wait to turn on the XM subscription and jam on the lake!

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Clarion M508

Very nice head that is easy to program and adjust

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Clarion M508

Nice radio and easy to install. Comes with many options. The display is excellent.

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Clarion M508

I have been using Clarion marine radios for the pass 20 years, I like the flexibility of the features, like multiple pre amp outputs and and front mounted USB on some models like the M508.

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Clarion M508

Upgraded my unit in my Searay. Installed it myself. Great product. Love the new technology. Highly recommended

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Great Radio

Great Radio easy to install

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Buy a Sony

The sound was awesome but it did not stand up to the rain at all. Even with a rain cover on it, it failed

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Clarion M508

Great radio. Easy to install and use. Replaced a 10 year old clarion radio, quite an upgrade.

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Clarion M508

Great radio, fast shipping

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Great unit. Nice power and clear sound

Nice unit. Easy to install and operate

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Clarion M508

This is a good buy for the money. The sound is good Bluetooth connection is very clear. Mine is mounted inside the cabin of my cruiser. When I'm topside, I only get about 10' of range on the Bluetooth. The signal has to travel through a cabinet and the exterior wall of the cabin. If the unit was mounted topside with no instructions, I'm guessing the range would be better.

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Clarion M508

Great product. Good to see Clarion back with a product line that hold the quality the name held for so many years.

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Clarion M508

Feature packed radio installed and performed exactly as stated when I purchased this unit from you. I've had a great experience with everyone I've talked to at Crutchfield, very well done

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Clarion M508

Nice unit, easy operation

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boat

sounds great great support

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No zone control

Says it has zone control does not have zone control requires other knobs to make it zone control misleading by clarion!!Not an issue with Crutchfield they worked with me on it and we figured out that it requires additional parts to operate as zone control.

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Clarion M508

Replaced the head unit on my boat. This unit works well and plugged directly into the harness on the boat. I did have to use an adapter cable for the remotes to work

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Clarion M508

The services from Crutchield were awesome. I was not as impressed with the product which is not their fault. No manuals or instruction in the box. Yes I can look them all up online- but that is just more of my time to mess around to find the info.

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This is the head unit you are looking for.

Great and well designed head unit. We like it so much we ordered two of them. This one was exchanged for another highly rated head. It sounds so nice we might not even need to install the sub we ordered. The RF remote is the icing on the cake. The range is wonderful.

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Read up on the 2 zone control!!!!!

Clarion and Fusion are currently the ONLY 2 brands that truly make a MARINE rated head unit that will not internally corrode out with normal use and care even in fresh water. I went with this unit due to the # of outputs and a direct USB plug in on the faceplate. The audio output from this unit is fantastic, bluetooth works like a champ and it is a very good radio. The only reason I did not give this 5 stars and what you need to be aware of if you fall into the same situation is that this is clearly labeled/advertised and spec'd as a "2 zone operation" radio...... yes it has a designated zone 2 output with ONE rca preout but there is NO details in the specification/owners manual or menu's of the radio for this feature. You HAVE to get a SEPERATE volume control knob such as the roswell dual zone volume control knob to control zone 2 volume, the preout is at full volume and CANNOT be controlled by the head unit, I am running wake tower speakers so I needed this and was why I bought this head unit, if I had known this I would have gone with a Fusion radio with this built in. Otherwise it's a great radio and has all features that you need on a boat. Clarion and JL audio are merging in marine audio is where this lapse in technical specification and clarity is coming from.

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Clarion M508

Nice unit... worked perfectly for my boat. Used wired remote to drivers dashboard.

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M508

Clarion M508 has to be one of the most bomb proof head units available. Easily the quickest Bluetooth connection. Clarion / JL should bring back the MW2 into production. That small remote is well needed.

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MidMO Boater

Radio sounds good, has a clean layout, buttons are easily accessible, and has a rotary volume knob instead of push-buttons. There is also an optional wired and wireless remote available.

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Great product!

I love this receiver! It is a very elegant product. I like how it blends in. It does everything that a modern stereo should (Bluetooth, SiriusXM, FM, Pandora, Aux in, USB) but it is not flashy. It will even connect to the NMEA 2000 network and has an option for iOS app based remote. The installation instructions were easy enough to follow and it has been performing very well for the last month. I use the built in amp for the cabin speakers (JL Audio6.5 in) and the pre-amp outputs for the fly bridge speakers and a sub.

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Clarion M508

Sounds great. Easy to use!

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Nice and simple

Install was a BREEZE!! (although previous deck was also an older Clarion). Connected to speakers, remotes, amp with little trouble. Easy to use, clear display. Not the least expensive one out there but after a month, no complaints, probs or difficulties.

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Clarion M508

Install was a breeze and the unit sounds great. Bluetooth range is awesome...I walked 40 ft away in my driveway and it didn't drop. Very happy so far

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Clarion M508

Not bad. The settings and controls are confusing. Cannot use my andriod phone via USB, but Apple works. Inuse Bluetooth. Does not come with an xmradio antenna. Overall good purchase.

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Simple to use

Easy install, just spliced the wires to the matching colors since I didn't have an adapter. This device is simply to use and easy controls to follow. It connects directly to Pandora so I can rate the song from the device. The menu is very clear and easy to navigate through. The mute is the volume button, which is awesome! The Bluetooth is the easiest I have seen for a head unit and it displays what is connected so you are not trying to figure out who's device it is.

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Great stereo for boating

Great radio for a reasonable price. I had the m303 on my other boat. I purchased this one as an upgrade to my new boat. Easy to use and comparable with my iPod.

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Perfect for everyday

Money well spent

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Clarion M508

Great unit

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