Pioneer MVH-S520BT

Audio equipment under the sign of the Japanese brand Pioneer is respected by fans of high-quality sound. The MVH-S520BT head unit will serve as the basic link for deploying a high-quality audio system on board the "iron horse".

short chassis

The car receiver has a mounting size of 1DIN and a shortened body, which greatly simplifies the installation of the radio in the regular places of the front console. The model does not have a CD drive. Sound sources for it are USB drives and mobile gadgets connected via a Bluetooth wireless network. The radio tape recorder reads all common audio file formats, including beloved WAV and FLAC.

Sound potential

The sound of the radio is adjusted to the ear of a particular listener by dragging the sliders of the 13-band equalizer with 6 out-of-the-box presets. and two custom settings. The operation of the head unit is established in two modes: standard (the entire frequency range goes to the front speakers, plus a subwoofer connection is provided for this) and network (with the possibility of dividing the upper and lower frequencies into speakers). In both cases, the sound field for the speakers is adjusted individually, in particular, the parameters of the time delay and signal level are subject to change.

Smartphone control

You can adjust the sound of the receiver directly from the menu. But it is much more convenient to use a paired smartphone to adjust the sound. This action is rotated through the Pioneer Smart Sync application for mobile gadgets running iOS and Android. A 31-band equalizer is available in the programme, quick tuning according to the type of car body and adjusting the backlight tone is provided. As a bonus, the owners of the car radio get the karaoke function, which, in the absence of “clean” backing tracks, cuts out the words from the songs itself.