Sony have come through with the goods with their new flagship car stereo - the MEXBT5750U. Whilst it’s a great looking unit, with impressive specs, they are giving with one hand and taking with the other. It’s their only headunit I can see that doesn’t use a ridiculously old-school 7-segment style display… It’s got iPhone integration, Bluetooth, handsfree, CD, MP3, 24-bit DAC and 4x 52W amps. It looks pretty clean and unobtrusive and it’s got a full-matrix display. In the USA (and remember, the Aussie dollar is almost at parity) this unit retails for $299.99 (around $325 AUD) yet here in Australia Sony are retailing it for $769. Even taking GST into account ( meaning a price of $359) and doubling that ($715) we’re still not at the price-point that Sony deem fitting for this unit here. At $300-400, I’d go out and get one tomorrow. Sure, I’d have a hell of a time integrating it with the CAN-Bus system in my Golf, I probably wouldn’t get steering-wheel controls working for it, but at least I’d have bluetooth handsfree. At nearly $800, Sony can keep it. Sony - giving with one hand and taking with the other. A very fine looking car stereo has been released, with an impressive feature set, but it’s well over twice the price here than it is in the USA. Why?
Sony come through with a decent car stereo
Sony have come through with the goods with their new flagship car stereo - the MEXBT5750U . Whilst it's a great looking unit , with impressive specs, they ar...
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