Boss Audio MP3-3195R MP3 / CD Receiver with Detachable Motorized Front Panel

5 Comments

1. K. Andrade says:

   May 3, 2010 at 9:20 pm

   Pros
   
   - Cheap

   Cons
   
   -Cheap
   
   -Bad unit grounding, in high end system with amps you will likely get alternator whine
   
   -Face Plate dont attach firmly in place. Makes pressing buttons move the whole plate
   
   -Ejecting the cd brings the motorized plate down but dont allways eject the cd
   
   -Buttons are very small and hard to press especially the track foward and back
   
   -Remote buttons are hard to press
   
   -70w/channel is horrible. allthough rms is not listed, it sounded horrible worse than my old deck panasonic 1303 rated at 50w/channel

   Yes this is a very cheap unit and cheaply priced, what I looked at was the retail price listed for this unit at $299 amazon claims with a savings of over $155. Honestly it was a waste of time is way overrated. They are selling at $74 cause its barely worth that. First installing it in an exsisting system that was flawlessly working, I started to get a very bad alternator whine from the engine. I rechecked everything redoing all the grounds with no effect. Took to a professional shop where they told me it was the deck causing the problem. They told me the deck could be defective but very likely any replacement would do the same since Boss sells low quality problems. Not only that I noticed many other problems with the deck. For one the CD eject button would bring the panel down but not eject the cd about 80% of the time. I noticed playing mp3 cds that the unit would totaly mess up, playing fast at times, loud chirps and squeaks. CDs I had and used before in other decks and players. Track foward and back buttons are very small and hard to press often moving the poorly fastended plate. The remote design was the same way, very hard to press buttons. Overall I have to say this decks sound quality was less than my Panasonic Deck. I upgraded because I wanted the extra pre-out and the input for my ipod. I am returning this and getting an Alpine deck

   I wouldnt waste your time with deck if you have any need for a good quality deck and dont plan to upgrade anything more than factory speakers in your car.
2. Mauricio Barboza Cordoba says:

   May 3, 2010 at 10:29 pm

   Comparing features of this product (line by line) with others similar units. I can say that the most important or remarkable are:
   
   a) Output – 70 watts per channel (280 watts total), it produces a very clear and powerfull sound.
   
   b) Very Nice and Colorful Display (buttons are iluminated too).
   
   c) Easy and Intuitive to use.
   
   d) CD Slot is located and protected behing faceplate (I mean is not part of it), it avoids that CD will be affected by dust, and it enables to have a complete display in the faceplate (because slot is not taking “space” from it).
   
   e) It has connections for optional and external amplifieres, subwoofer, and Auxiliar Input.

   Conclusion: Excellent product. I am fully satisfied with it. It was installed without any problem. It meets my expectations. I am very very happy with it.
3. R. Myers says:

   May 4, 2010 at 12:41 am

   I have had this stereo for 2 years now and the sound quality, value and features made it a good purchase when new. The buttons are a bit challenging when you are driving – unless all you plan to do is change the station or turn up the volume.

   After about 1.5 years of having it, the faceplate went blank. Buttons still light up – but no station display, volume, equalizer or anything else. It continues to work fine other then that – but you get to guess what station you are on.
4. John B. Mcpherson says:

   May 4, 2010 at 2:41 am

   Great bang for the buck! Installation was smooth and it looks really snazzy in my old chevy truck. Remote works flawless and is easy to navigate. The sound is crisp, From the deep lows to the highest highs. Pretty powerful head unit, It drives my four sony xplod 4×6′s pretty much to the max without the need of an additional amp. And I simply can’t get this thing to skip while playing a cd even while bouncing around on off-road trails. That was the good, now for the bad: The only drawbacks I have with this unit are, the lack of a mp3 player input on the front of the unit, but it does have a aux.(RCA jacks) input on the back of the head unit which will require an adaptor cable, but will allow you to hook-up your ipod or satellite radio tuner. Secondly, while this unit does play mp3 cd’s, the menu is quite confusing and require pushing stupid button combinations to get to “directories” to actually play the cd. But regular music cd’s play just fine even cd-r. Those two issues I outlined above were the only reason I gave it 3stars instead of 5. Bottom line is, if your looking to replace an old factory unit or maybe an older aftermarket player then this is the ticket, and don’t let the low price fool you into thinking it’s cheaply built or lacking over more expensive units. Can’t go wrong with this one.
5. T. Hederman says:

   May 4, 2010 at 4:59 am

   This CD player is great. The chicks love it. It is very cool looking and plays good stuff like mp3′s so I can fit about 120 songs on 1 cd. It is really cool.