Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB Review

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Pioneer DEH-2450UB head unit will fit into most cars. It features a CD player, a USB 2.0 port, an auxiliary input port on the face panel so you can play songs from almost any digital portable sources available in today’s market. Pioneer DEH-2450UB can be used with two front speakers and two rear speakers and a subwoofer as well.

What is in the box?

The box contains the Pioneer DEH-2450UB audio receiver, the cables, remote control, a carrying case for face panel, and a user manual.

Design and features

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB features red illuminated buttons and a rotary multi-purpose volume button. The display shows song information in white. It features 16 buttons on the face panel including an equalizer, List (folder and song display), SRC (source select), S.Rtrv (Sound retrieve) buttons located on the front panel. The display is clear and soothing to your eyes even in dark.

 

 

The back panel comes with four audio input ports including front, rear or subwoofer input. Pioneer DEH-2450UB also features a wired remote and antenna input. The back panel also features power chord input and a heat sink.

Overall, the design is pretty simple and neat both on the front and back panels.

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB

Performance

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB will look nice in any car with a black or dark brown interior. It will enhance the look of your car’s interior. Pioneer DEH-2450UB produced very deep bass and high fidelity no matter what the source was. We played different genres of songs from CDs, iPod, HTC and iPhone. We tried the auxiliary input to play songs directly from iPhone. In every case, Pioneer DEH-2450UB produced clean, distortion-free sound through the two front and two rear speakers we had preinstalled in our car. Even at 90% volume, the stereo did not produce any distortion.

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB

Pioneer DEH-2450UB lets you install a subwoofer without using an additional amplifier. The built-in amplifier can be used for subwoofer output. The wiring diagram is given in the user manual for this. In order to check the built-in amplifier’s power, we tried Pioneer DEH-2450UB audio receiver in a different car with a sub-woofer. It produced an extraordinary bass in this configuration. The sound output was loud and it created such vibration in the car that we could feel the music in our body.

The remote control makes it easy to switch between different songs in different folders. The List button gives you an easy way to browse a large list of songs.

Pioneer DEH-2450UB features RDS (Radio Data System). The radio reception is excellent. We could listen to the radio without any loss of radio signal even when we took the car to basement parking.

Conclusion

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UB outputs great sound with extraordinary clarity, base, and fidelity. The built-in amplifier lets you add a subwoofer to your car audio system, so you need not buy an additional amplifier unless you want the whole town to know that you are playing music. The radio reception is very good if not great. AffordableProductReview gives Pioneer DEH-2450UB a 4.5-star rating.

ProsCons
Deep base with high fidelity. Features iPod control, USB, Aux-in, and CD player. Comes with subwoofer and wired remote input. No need for an additional amplifier. Great radio reception.Costs more than other head units of its class

Specifications

Pioneer Car Stereo DEH-2450UBMP3 / WMA CD-R/RW/USB
Front auxiliary input (3.5mm mini jack)
Frontal USB 2.0 input (with cover and illuminated)
Direct connection for iPod and iPhone (music) USB
Advanced Sound Restorer
RDS (Radio Data System)
Rotary volume
MOSFET 50W x 4
RMS Power 22w x 4
2 RCA output (front + rear / subwoofer)
Removable cover (case included)
Remote Control

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