Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Works great.

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SoundStream Reserve VR7HB is awesome

Great double din stereo/cd unit. It's easy to find all the settings, has a nice touchscreen, bass and treble settings and graphic equalizer built in. It has a nice about of power too. I love that it has a knob for the volume control. Best thing was the price. Overall it's a very nice unit.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Bought this for my Fiancé and he absolutely loves it! was Easy to install and navigate!

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So far happy with the stereo. Instructions are vary vague on how to set up Bluetooth, but once I got it connected it works just fine.

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Hobart

I bought this radio in October of 21 seemed alright at first occasionally would adjust volume on its own not a big deal but I recently removed my 4 channel amp that was powering my speakers and went to just deck power I have quality skar speakers in my car and this deck is by far the worst sound quality ever everything is distorted crackles and it isn't the speakers I went back to the factory deck and they sound amazing this thing was not worth the money paid for it at all I loved the old single din soundstream with a flip out screen in my last 2 vehicles and chose this because of that great deck I had you could get better quality out of a boss deck from a big box store for $20 than what this provides don't waste your time or the headaches you will have with this deck buy something else I very rarely leave reviews on any product but this was so bad I absolutely had to

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Awesome

I love it! It's easy to use and I'm glad to get rid of the factory radio.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Very satisfied. Ordered the wiring kit and install kit with it. Simple plug and play.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Nice deck and worth the money

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Good until so far great upgrade to factory

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Terrible sound

Awful awful sound. Won't comment on the rest as this is primarily to listen to music right? Been in this game since 1990s and this thing just plain sounds awful.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Seems like a quality priece of equipment. I have only heard it once.

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Hampton, GA

I bought this radio even after reading all the reviews, I do not regret it, however the radio CD stopped working 3 weeks into it. I have spoken with Crutchfield and of course they will make it right. The sound quality is not the best, touch screened worked as it should, the screen looks pretty good as well. Regretfully I am returning the radio and bought a JVC as a replacement.

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premium upgrades without the premium price

good value for your money. you pay for what you get. for essential standard stock receiver upgrades, this one would be like an over 50% increase in sound quality and features that stock radios don't have. definitely must buy when you are on a budget. happy with the purchase, Thanks a lot CRUTCHFIELD team

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Excellent product for the price. Though the tech support has sold me on using Crutchfield again

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Fort Collins

I've bought a lot of stereos from Crutchfield over the years and this one is the only one that has been a real piece of junk. The first Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB they sent would cut out every ten seconds or so and was just horrible to try to listen to anything at at any volume. I called tech support and they sent me a replacement which is better that the first one but the volume on this one has a mind of its own. It randomly adjust a few volume levels up and down while driving, there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it doing it. The user interface is clunky, like something you would find on a device that was more than a decade old. The android screen mirror takes you off the app store to download a app with Chinese characters and is just horrible. with how clunky the whole thing is I would have preferred the less expensive BOSS stereos I have bought from Crutchfield in the past. I will definitely buy from Crutchfield again but this will be my last soundstream device. I did not contact customer support with the volume issue as is annoying but not worth taking my dash apart for a 3rd time.

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Touch screen finicky

Stereo sounds great being 40 watts rms output however the touch screen is kind of all over the place when adjusting the EQ and making some other adjustments.. also after adjusting the EQ in custom mode the adjustments sometimes change,

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Soundstream VR-7HB

You get what you pay for. Needed something for a sometimes used 1995 Tacoma. This fit the bill. Installation went smoothly especially with all of the add-ons you get from Crutchfield. The radio itself is okay. Glare is incredible. Takes a while to boot on startup. Microphone is right below the center vents so unless you have the vents set on low, it sounds like you are in a tunnel. Shifting into reverse, there is a delay before the camera view comes on plus it stops playing music until you shift out of reverse. Not sure if this is a feature of the radio or not - doesn't say anything in the instructions. Volume is all over the place: radio - normal control, cd +10 from radio, streaming from phone +20 from phone. Just need to remember to turn it down before switching back to radio Connected fine to my newer Samsung phone. Can't comment on any other features since I haven't used them yet (or won't).

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microphone sucks

Worst purchase i ever made! The microphone when making calls is very poor quality. I purchased an external microphone , hoping it would be better, but everyone says they can barely hear me. the touch screen is not sensitive enough, and the calibration for screen doesn't respond. The volume control suddenly increases at level 4 and is very loud thus foreward.

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Great unit. Very easy to install.

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Avoid

First let me say ive purchased everything music through Crutchfield and they are awesome. This product however is junk. Volume goes up and down by itself, dvd audio is 2 seconds behind the visual so its unwatchable and now the Bluetooth wont connect. I had a similar soundstream that worked fine for 6 years till it finally died. Avoid this one

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Not worth the bargain that it seems. Buy name brand.

This unit does not mirror link with my Samsung Android phone. The main reason I bought it...for using my Google Maps. The USB will not play my old iPod. The instructions are written with bad English and difficult to understand. I regret buying this unit because it was cheaper than brands like Pioneer or JVC. Do not waster your money on this unit.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

The phone link don't work and the rear camera don't work. I had to use front camera. Everything else is fine.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Best bang for your buck . Easy to install and loud I'm very pleased.

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Nice power and clean display

Very clear and crisp display that reacts nice even with my cold hands. Volume knob reacts quick and turns down the volume quickly when necessary. Buttons have a nice tactical "click" when pushed and are of decent size and the colors can be changed for personalization. The biggest benefit for me is the internal power, and this thing has it. I am a JL Audio snob and already had a set of mid level separates in the front doors and the matching coaxials in the rear doors and the power of this unit drives them adequately. While I will eventually add a subwoofer, to 95% of the people who would buy this unit there is adequate bass from my 6 1/2" speakers with the supplied power. I'm very pleased with the purchase and it was nicely priced too. One of the features it has is the ability to play DVD's and it does this quite well also. The disc loads and boots up just as quickly as my Sony home DVD player. The screen displays the movie very clearly and the internal processor does a great job with the sound. Phone calls are easy to do once your phone recognizes and has been connected to the head unit, and the screen display is very nice and works well with my Motorola phone.

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Depends what you are looking for.

Unfortunately not what I was looking for. FM reception is less than optimal, Stations I got acceptably with the factory unit will not come in and some that were perfect are now staticy and barely acceptable. The time clock display is tiny. Hands free BT calling works well. It is enabled for front and rear cameras, but I did not bother. The unit also seems to push a lot of power to the speakers, I played the factory unit on 4 or 5, I am playing the Soundstream unit on setting 2 or 3 to get the same volume with the factory speakers. I was also disappointed was when I mirrored Waze to the screen and could not listen to the radio, but that is my misunderstanding of the tech. Time to call Crutchfield for a return and advice on what will work for me.

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Soundstream Upgrade

Nice upgrade from a factory radio. Loud Bluetooth connection which was a must. Install was easy. Able to use front and rear cameras will be the next

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Experience ??

I've had a Soundstream system a few years ago and really enjoyed how it sounded easy operation so decided to buy this unit because it look great and had the features I wanted.Wow! This receiver is awesome dvd's player perfect crystal clear sounds/picture. Highly recommend this item

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Touch screen and very easy to use and understand. Bluetooth is great. Sound quality is clear.

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Soundstream A++ in my book.

This radio was a replacement for the factory unit in my Hyundai. Radio has a lot of power. Way better then the Factory unit.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

gave it 4 stars because screen does not tilt like my pioneer did that it replaced

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Garbage

Insanely difficult to get to connect to phone via Bluetooth. Volume often changes on its own. Randomly loses power (was professionally installed using wiring kit and I've checked power and ground wiring multiple times myself). Clock randomly resets and somehow ends up back to the correct time later. Now purchasing a different radio for my gf's Christmas gift after blowing it with this radio last year.

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09 CRV - I want to like this unit, but..

This unit was my choice after 2 boss units had issues. I'm really trying to like this unit for many reasons: -interface,screen design and layout is nice -Volume knob actually changes volume while spinning (instead of just the opposite of other boss units) -EQ is temperamental as I'm still trying to dial in the right sound with 4 Fosgate 6.75 spkrs and sub. But it is nice to have a 10way EQ. Only 1 single RCA for sub which had me buying a Y RCA cable. Volume is distorted at halfway even with speakers matching the units RMS. IDK if this is the unit or the speakers.. I blame the unit as the oem speakers broke up near the halfway point as well. No subwoofer control. If you want bass, it goes thru the EQ and puts bass in your spkrs. Havent used the phone feature, but BT audio works great. I might have to just open up the wallet for a better name brand. This is for my daily CRV which I drive 10hrs a week and just wanted something cheap that sounds better than oem. Cheap, reliable, good. Pick 2 and the 3rd is what its not.

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Solid Unit. Would recommend

This was a great deal to replace my stock head unit for my 05 Silverado. Installation was quick and relatively painless with the purchased wiring harness, antenna adapter, and mounting bracket. The unit works great. The only con is the volume nob is a little small and is difficult with my fat fingers. I would still recommend it.

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Very nice, what I was looking for with CD player, also received discounted price.

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Loud pops during cd&dvd play back. After reading my store bought DVDs it wouldn't Play the movie! When trying to adjust audio or video settings, the screen shuts off what your trying to do way too fast!

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Bought this to replace an impossible to use Furrion unit in my 5th wheel camper. Have not installed yet, but tested on bench and I am impressed. Much easier to use than the Furrion, sound is crisp and clear with radio, CD and DVD. Like the ability to pair tablet and phone to play songs stored in each. Will probably not use the phone options.

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Car audio

Nice unit ,DVD,CD,USB,ADX,BLUETOOTH. Touch screen, sub output , camera rear,and front, remote control 3FM.1AM , good output.

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Get what you pay for...

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Works great...I luv all the special features, easy to operate....

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GREAT UNIT

Very powerful. Sounds great. There's a slight delay when Bluetoothing to my phone playing music. You miss the first half second or so of some songs. The only real problem is DO NOT TRY TO CLEAN OFF THE SCREEN. I used a microfiber cloth you use to clean eye glasses and it scratched the total crap out of the screen. Crutchfield is awesome though. Still in my 60 days , so theyre sending me another unit. Other than that, no problems. This thing really ROCKS. Makes the stock speakers in my 2012 Ram sound 100 times better than the factory radio that died. Very much recommend this unit.

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Nacogdoches

Id rate this a 0. This radio flat out sucks. I've had nothing but trouble with this piece of junk. This thing has a mind of its own. It will change volume on its own, turn on and off on its own and now it will change from Bluetooth to radio and DVD player. Have factory reset numerous times and always goes back to the same issues. Factory support is a joke. They want $$ to send it back under warranty. This thing isn't worth another penny. Lastly the monitor looks cheap. Stay away from this product and buy something else.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

A little difficult to navigate the menus, that's why 4 stars. once you figure it out its fine. Trust the power rating , it rocks. Like not having to run a seperate mic for the phone. Can't attest to video quality, I'll never use it for that purpose. Overall it may seem somewhat dated to some people but so am I so not an issue for me, way better than the Kenwood it replaced. Don't think it can be touched for the money.

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Nice unit with lots of features.

I really like this head unit. It's good value for the price. Decent radio reception, large selection of EQ settings along with BT and DVD player. There's many options and I like that it just works well.

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Awesome for the price. Nice features and sounds great.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Do not order this radio. The volume goes up and down when you hit a bump. This radio has a weak frequency and stations require resetting all the time. The clock won't stay set on the correct time when the motor is turned on/off, and the GPS does not load. It displays a bunch of folders. I have had this defective radio for 8 months. This is a warranty issue. Soundstream says I can't get a refund, but I can send it in for repair. According to Soundstream, I need to pay to have it shipped to them and enclose $25 to cover their shipping and handling when they mail it back to me. I declined. If it is under warranty, a return label should have been sent to me to mail it to them. I decided to keep the radio and lose almost $300. I guess Soundstream wins-or do they? Don't buy this radio. It's a piece of junk. Soundstream's customer service is absolutely terrible! I am not satisfied at all.

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Works good

Works good still trying to learn the different stuff on it

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Should have listened to reviews and not bought this model. For a new car stereo to not link up with newer phone software...not good by any means. I shouldn't have to debug, restart or dumify my phone to work with a car stereo.

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Diamond in The Ruff

All I can say is this stereo is actually very decent! Touch screen controls aren't perfect but do work in a similar fashion to OEM stereo touch screens. Plays media very well and the amp outputs are top notch! Sound with this deck is much better than ur typical stock stereo without a doubt! Makes driving my GTI that much more fun!

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Great system, fit perfect with the double din in my 2011 GMC Sierra 1500. 10/10

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Easy to use

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Blue Tooth Issue

As of right now im not happy with this unit. It constantly disconnects bluetooth. Every time I start my car it requires manual connection. I did check the auto connect is ON but still has the same issue.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Suprised with the way this plauer operates..... good job soundstream

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

This radio doesn't fit into the back box of the car, so I think I need a whole new housing. There should have been warnings about the modifications necessary to my car if I wanted to install this radio. I will need to cut my console cover, which makes me nervous.

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Garbage Brand

Do not buy this radio. It has been nothing but problems. I have had it for 5 months and I have had to factory reset it multiple times due to it randomly turning on/off and losing all control of power/volume knob. Don't waste your time or money with this piece of junk

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New Hampton

I can't believe Crutchfield carries this garbage in their line up, that is so disappointing. This thing would be outdated even in the 90's, what a piece JUNK! Nothing works as it should. Bad display, not very intuitive at all.

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Unit works well.

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Powerful unit, but could be better.

The thing that caught my attention with this stereo was the high power rating. I didn't want the hastle of wiring up an amp, so the high power was appealing. The power is nice and it sounds good, but there are a few things I'm not impressed with. There is a long delay when the unit is turned on, when you switch from radio to cd, and switching tracks on a cd. My ancient Pioneer unit is instant. This is probably my biggest issue with this unit. Probably not a big deal for some people, but it's pretty annoying to me. The volume knob is tiny and it adjusts in steps. At lower volume the steps are fairly large. Finer adjustment would be better. As mentioned in other reviews I think the menus could be arranged in a better way. I suppose this will be less of an issue as time goes by, but initially it's kind of awkward. I waited a while after getting this unit before installing it, so I was past the 60 day trial period. Had I installed it sooner I would probably have considered trading. I live near a Crutchfield store, but because of Covid I shopped online. Had I shopped in person I think I would have made a different choice. As far as Crutchfield goes, they're hard to beat. The sales advisor was great and the technical help person was extremely helpful. Shipping was-crazy fast too. I've dealt with them for years and will for years to come.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

The sound is great, powerful and clear!

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VR7HB

The VR 7HB was a great choice for my vehicle. Set up was easy and the look is hard to beat. The dash unit came with all accessories for a snug and original look very satisfied.

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Love it

Excellent for the price. The features this head unit offers is unmatched at this price point. Only down side is the screen sensitivity as noted by other reviews. Personally, I do not mind this as my truck is lifted and rides rough. With the decreased sensitivity, your selections have to be very deliberate.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Great unit to replace my Jeep's OEM unit. Bluetooth works great, calls are clear. Controls Pandora and music apps from my iPhone. Still adjusting the EQ to get the sound right before I add an amp and sub.

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Great radio

Awesome radio for the price. Very powerful. So far it works great. Only complaint is that it could have more fine tuning options besides just bass and treble.

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Dont quite get what is described

Sound streams own description is severely over inflated on the audio tuning side, the subwoofer crossover does basically nothing and only comes in single port, and the UI is clunky. Bluetooth is slightly slow and glitchy from phones calls to playing music. USB does not want to stay on it switches itself to six instead, and touch features are very slow and not very sensitive. Other than that , the Unit seems to be Ok on power for running factory speakers in a vehicle. Decent Basic double din features aside from previous complaints

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Exceed my expectations, this is a true quality head unit.

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Sound stream

Really nice head unit but it looks like the screen might scratch easy. The EQ on this thing is great. It was well worth the price.

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Ya get what ya pay for.

Sound is ok. Screens are poor. Can't turn off the little "disco lights" that serve no purpose except to irritate. Shoulda' ponyed up for a higher quality unit, but that's on me.

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Seems to be great especially for the price! So far everything is working flawless. Radio, DVD, CD, Bluetooth, and all. The touch screen has no issues even at 10 deg F

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It's ok radio for my daughter

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Don't overlook this one

A great value overall. Plenty of features to satisfy anyone. Easy to install with included accessories. Reasonable price and features combo!

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Seems to be a decent head unit. The touch screen needs to be a little more sensitivity and crutchfield was not lying about having to modify my dash to get this radio to fit in the Chrysler 200. The saws all and a file were my best friends but got it to fit perfectly. The metra dash kit is plastic garbage. They used to be metal with plastic surrounds.

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Good product

Radio reception a little weak at times but other than that it's a great head unit.

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Good radio for the price

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Quirky menu system

This stereo is decent for the price but the menu system is idiotic. It has the main eq change function with the custom EQ option, but you can not access the 10 band equalizer there. You have to go into the "system" audio menu to adjust it. This is the case for many settings that should be in the easiest accessible main menu rather than deep in the system menu. Haven't tried mirror link. Doubt i'll use it. Much more power than the old Sony aftermarket stereo it replaced. Sound quality seems very good to me, and I haven't even changed the speakers yet. Touchscreen is fine. Overall its a decent unit for the price especially with the 10 band EQ even though getting to it is annoying.

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Great unit for the price.

very nice head unit for the Money and very user friendly. I didnt have to refer to the users manual to figure anything out .

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Bang for the buck

Works well, had to recalibrate screen to improve the touch screen response. Took a star off because it's supposed to be able to mirror phones with an app but the app doesn't work

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Soundstream Reserve VR-7HB

Not a lot of bells and whistles but very easy to navigate with front/rear cameras, dvd, usb, and Bluetooth. Only thing missing is an adjustable sub out.

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Great company and service this stereo sucks big time

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