Pioneer AVH-Z9200BT

Pioneer AVH-Z9200BT is the flagship of the Japanese brand's line of media receivers. The model has flexible sound tuning options, support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies, and a large-caliber touch screen with responsive controls. But first things first.

Audio processor

"Under the hood" of a full-size chassis 2DIN car radio hides a curious hardware from prying eyes. It is based on an onboard audio processor that operates in two modes: in the standard mode, it “resolves” the frequencies between the speakers and the subwoofer, and in the per-channel mode it allows you to flexibly adjust the sound of systems with front component acoustics and a “subwoofer”. For all modes, you can set the intervals of time delays and provides a 13-band graphic equalizer.

Direct access

Keeping a tribute to traditions, the model has a drive for reading CD / DVD-ROMs. Its relevance at the time the head unit was released (2019) seems doubtful, especially in light of the receiver's full support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies. The meaning of these is to transfer control of mobile gadgets to the radio while you are driving. Directly from the screen of the media receiver, access to the smartphone's music player, phone book, navigation maps and individual compatible applications opens up.

Flagship of the brand

In addition to the standard audio connection interfaces, the car radio has a video input for a rear-view camera with the ability to overlay the car's trajectory over the picture. Pioneer AVH-Z9200BT is not without reason called the flagship of the Japanese brand — it's harder to figure out what it doesn't have than to look for flaws in the model.