Pioneer DEH-P550MP Car CD/ MP3 Player

Pros: Reliability/longevity Sound quality/customization Simple/clean design Aesthetically neutral
Cons: MP3 playback delay. Display prone to scratching No battery backup No native iPod connectivity

I've owned this CD player for four years now, and it is used daily. If my car is running, then the CD player is spinning, and it works just as good today as it did the day I bought it. The sound quality is amazing. I am an audiophile, and the ...

Pros: Great price, excellent control.
Cons: None significant

When I was looking for a new CD player, my husband forbade me from purchasing a Pioneer. He had nothing but troubles with 2 older pioneer decks, the buttons would wear out quickly. The salesman promised me Pioneer had fixed this issue and sold me on ...

Pros: - 50x4 - WMA Playback - MP3 Playback - Great Sound - Great Performance
Cons: Only Downside No EL Organic Display

Well to me i had to have a cd player that played wma's due to me changing my mp3s to wmas to save space for the same quality...so i was gonna get the DEH-8400mp cd player but it was to much money then i came across the 550mp..and it did everything that i...

Pros: sub-controls, case, quality remote, pioneer.
Cons: slow to read CD's, and not very pretty

This CD player works for several types of people, people who want to do nothing but listen to their favorite CD or radio station with stock equipment, and people who want to use this with an amp and subwoofer. I had mine hooked up to an amp and ...

Pros: 3 pairs of rca out,2way crossover, small and easy to use remote
Cons: No direct button to pause or mute (only in remote), not a clear sound

I buy this on last month to replace an old clarion unit, but this don't take my expects. I sold it after 4 weeks and buy a Clarion mp3. I only use the pre-outs, but to use high power out bridged to a subwoofer is good.
A good thing of this unit is...

Pros: sound quality, price, warranty.
Cons: arrow buttons.

I have owned it for a few months now and it has been everything I wanted. One of the best parts is the TEXT that shows up on the player on mp3 cds and some regular cds. It sounds great, looks great and isnt too hard to use. I had some subs hooked up to it as well and they also sounded very good on the player, and were very adjustable with all the options. I have only one complaint of it, that being that when you press the arrows on the right side of the player, it doesnt always register and you sometimes have to press it twice.