Product Reviews

Just got it in,have to wait till it warms up here in MN

This is my third Sony unit. AX5500 in my weekend car, AX5000 in the wife’s car and decided to try something a little different for the daily. The factory Toyota radio was pretty boring, and had no volume. I really like the 5500 and 5000 but decided that since this truck was barebones, I would benefit from having the extra power in the head unit. I’m beyond impressed with the sound, has all the great features that my 5500 does, if my other car wasn’t factory amplified this definitely would of been the unit I would of went with. Hard to believe this unit is packing all that power, I definitely will be upgrading my speakers in the near future to really see what this unit can do. I do prefer the screen on the 5500 however this still looks very sleek and it does better in the sun light. Overall very impressed and will continue to purchase/ recommend these Sony units to everyone.

I am really enjoying my XAV-AX7000 HU. Installation was nice and clean and built-in amplifier eliminated the need of adding additional hardware to my car. One thing I hate about it though is the need to constantly plug in my phone for Android Auto. Sony, if you are listening, please-please-please try to add it in the next software update.

Bought this like 2 months ágonas it professional installed and can have my volume up cus it will just start cutting off

I PURCHASED THIS RADIO IN MAY 2020 WHEN IT WORKS IT IS GREAT BUT NOT IN THE RAIN TURNS ON TURNS OFF GOES INTO TO DEMO MODE FOR NO REASON BUT IT'S ADV. FOR HARLEY DAVIDSON I DO NOT THINK IT IS WORTH IT

Upgraded the stock radio in my 2015 Toyota Tacoma. My Assessment Pros - Extra power is great. Wasn't looking to install amps and this gets me closer to where I want to be without a huge expense. Installed aftermarket speakers with the unit and the sound is leaps and bounds over what I had before. The extra power really cleans up my music. I did wire power direct to the battery to get the most out of the unit. A little over $1000.00 spent with speakers and installation gear; well worth it! - Simple Interface - many aftermarket radios have some pretty sophisticated interfaces. I particularly enjoy the simple software interface on this unit. I don't have to spend a lot of time staring at the unit trying to figure out what I want to do. - Apple Car play - makes listening to music and using google maps/Maps/Waze pretty easy. Cons - Web Link - I have messed around with it and find it limited especially when it comes to video. Often times I get the audio from the video and no video. As a result, I rarely use it. - Apple Car play connection - one would think a wired connection would link right up; one would be wrong. It's about 50/50 right now. Sometimes it connects right up; others I have to disconnect the cable and reconnect in order to get it to recognize my phone. I've tried different cables and I even bypassed the extension I installed and went direct to the input on the back of the unit - same thing. Apple products can definitely be finicky sometimes when connecting; more so with a non apple product. - Dimming function is very limited. On very dark roads I cannot dim the unit enough and have to shut the display off. For the price, superior sound and features the radio would be a 5 except for the Apple connectivity being a little clunky and the display dimming being limited. That's why I gave it a four.

This unit exceeded all my expectations. It is so easy to use and navigate. The ability to fine tune the frequencies with the EQ to your exact preferences to me, is worth the price alone. the radio amp ran my Rockford's flawlessly my my Rockford amp went out. on the radio only, the music was crystal clear at 65 plus MPH. I highly recommend this system. I've since removed the Rockford gear and replaced it with the Wild Boar Audio WBA Ultra Kit. Add this to your list of upgrades, blows the RF out of the water!!!

Overall I like this unit and the sound is good. The CarPlay is very glitchy. I have to repeatedly disconnect the USB and reconnect to get it to recognize CarPlay. I have it disconnect and will not recognize CP Until the unit is rebooted. As others have said the fact we are in 2020 and do not have Wireless CarPlay is disappointing. Icons for XM as an example should be able to be reordered or removed. Also limited brightness/contrast controls. I thought that there would be more rapid firmware faster to make the interface better. only web link which is not useful since I bought.

The install on this unit was great because of the kit I bought from a bike shop. The android auto connection is terrible. The unit keeps disconnecting and reconnecting while riding. This makes it impossible to use the map apps on my phone. The audio output is not as good as the factory radio that was in my Streetglide. The hand controls could be better also. Some functions need to be done on the screen instead of hand controls, which on a bike is not good. I am thinking seriously about removing and putting factory unit back in.

I like the product and its OEM appearance but the lack of wireless CarPlay and a volume knob is a major turn off. I really wish this unit had the same form factor of the xav-ax210 with the volume knob but with all of the features of the 7000.

Good unit, but in 2020, really wish it would've come with wireless CarPlay. Sony, any chance we'll see this in a software update? :)

There is no wireless CarPlay let that sink in For a minute. whoever designed this should be fired and I mean ASAP. I wanted to buy one so bad until i found that out. Total kick to the groin