YossiD

Just bought a new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross. I'm pretty happy with the car but the OEM stock radio is disappointing (big surprise there).

Of course reception in my area for my favorite radio station is poor, so I'm looking for recommendations for a head unit that has superior FM reception and also an option for FM Mono to decrease noise with weak stations.

I have had fairly good experience with Kenwood units in the past, but Pioneer shows "better" FM sensitivity specs. I know that numbers on a spec sheet often don't translate to actual performance, so can anyone comment on real world performance for reception of weak FM stations. I don't mind other brands as well, but I'm in Israel so not everything is available.

Here are the features that interest me the most:

* Superior FM reception for weak stations
* FM Mono option
* AF tuning
* European tuning
* AUX input
* USB input
* Complete USB data display
* Convenient USB browsing
* Steering wheel control as with the OEM radio
* Real physical rotary ***** for volume and tuning (a feature of the OEM radio that I do like)
* Bluetooth (optional)

I don't need a CD player in the radio.

TIA

BillJackson

Well, I have tested two HU, Pioneer DEH-P7950UB (DEH-P6900UB similar) and Kenwood KDC-X792, in sound quality, Kenwood are far superior...

-The problems with pioneer, is noise too much hiss, (this are noticeable for some people, and some not, for me is too much hisssssss), the music sound compresed for my taste, and highs sound a little distorted for my taste...

-The problem with kenwood, The CD player are more sensible compared with pioneer, the pioneer drive plays the CDs with no problem, but Kenwood player have some problem when the car are shaking...