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CPAA-70 $100 Power Acoustic Radio Combo - (Spoiler, IT DOESN'T SUCK!) CPAAM7-S2
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2022
- I bought this combo from walmart to test it out. i need a double din and this one comes with speakers! in this video i comb through every aspect of this unit and see what its all about! its really no bad at all!
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My Wal Mart had these at $45. I installed the stereo in my car and sold the 4 speakers for $40. Great deal for $5!
Ya I remember seeing them real cheap I didn't remember the number but that was probably it
45 bucks for that? That is super cheap must not be that good of radio then really, you get what you paid for usually.
@@matthewderry1728 I bought two when they were on clearance. The radio itself is actually a very nice piece. I did not use the speakers yet, they may be going in my 79 Chevy van project. Back in the day I installed car audio for a living but we didn't have double din or cell phones back then 🤣
just go one today 60 bucks.
@@BigL513 does it have a dedicated subwoofer gain/volume setting?
It’s amazing how far aftermarket car audio has come in the 20 years I’ve been an enthusiast.
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Picked up one on clearance for 75 at Walmart and was shocked 3 4 volt pre-outs,car play 17 band eq remote. good buy.
Hell yea I just got one for 67.50 before tax. Some wally world's they're only lit 38 bucks
Do what? Damn 17 band and 3 RCA outs? I need to go see if theirs any left at Walmart now
@@SheikhN-bible-syndrome the best time to pick up a touch screen in right after Christmas or right after New years at Walmart. Usually they are trying to clear out of Christmas deals.Picked up my daughter a boss touchscreen dvd BY9695B for 60 dollars.
Finally got around to installing and this unit is a steal replaced my Kenwood kcbt572 u and the sound difference is so noticeable.Highly recommend this unit with Android auto Apple car play 3 4volt preouts functionality has everything that I need.
I just picked it up for 50. I thought why not put it in my wifes commuter. Installed it and I was impressed with the screen quality and the responsiveness. It is as good as my kenwood.
Exactly, I paid 600 for my kenwood excelon (best brand ever, I love it) and this has most of the features with some extras I would have liked( like a volume knob) prob gonna get one just for the fun of it!
I bought the same stereo at Walmart last weekend and I installed it with some DS 18 4x6 in my Chevy and I think It got way louder with the DS 18‘s and sound quality was amazing compared to the Kingwood stereo I had. it out performed it for a power acoustic stereo i’ll be uploading a video on the installation.
Junior G when are you going to upload your installation video?
@@Belvedere-vm9ep I had for got all about it but I do have the videos just need to put it together man so soon.
Did you post it yet
@@DallasOutlaw94 I don’t have the footage anymore that phone was broken.
Awesome thorough review. I bought one of these on 4\15\2023. The only thing I wish it had so far is a rear USB. The manual does say greater than 4 volts on the pre-out. Great that it actually checks out. Yes, the BEEP can be turned off as well. I did not know the full quality of this when buying as far as the wattage clipping etc. Glad I bought this unit. I needed something that was good for my work truck. I have 2 Kenwood Excelon DDX396 (very happy with the quality of those), but they do not have Android Auto and I did not want to spend a bunch for quality sound with Android auto. I got it installed but have not heard it yet because I am skipping the onboard amp and waiting on a amp. Will get a Rockville DB55 amp and JVC Club 6932 speakers to go with this.
I’m amazed. It actually sounds decent and that’s me listening over my wireless earbud. So it goes from your phone to speaker to mic to my earbud and still sounds smooth and crisp.
I bought this and installed it. It works but not without issues.
* You NEED to update the firmware for sure as it will reset your radio if you try to save a radio station. Bypass to this is turn off RDS
* Android Auto calls work but only for a couple min, then it turns robotic and freezes the call and cant even end the call as it will stay connected via BT for a few sec after
* IPhone calls were flawlessly but unlike Android Auto, i find i cant change the audio of the GPS and Music separately
* As other have said here, you'll be running this thing at around 33+ on the audio if using music on either Android or iPhone, music through the radio is much louder
* there is a Loud button, its does make it louder but not enough
* i have connected to 2ohm speakers, thats what comes factory in my 2013 Rouge and swapping out the speakers was noticeably less loud so i kept my factory speakers
* Highly reccomend and amp if you're going to use this radio if you want to blast music
All in all, for the price, i still recommend it, just have to be aware of these details. The touch screen is bright, responsive and customizable backgrounds is a minor plus and if hooked up correctly, will adjust between day and night mode when you turn your head lights on. I dont have DTRL so not sure if that will have any effect.
Great review! As a Sound Engineer when testing for quality in music don't use that electronic type of music. Use a piece with real instruments, brass, strings, etc The quality of a real bass is different from the electronic. It will also help to test the speaker output quality
My old man used to used music from Steely Dan.
i got these yesterday for only $37 on walmart thats y i'm here to take a glance on your review.
Got mine on clearance for 40. It's decent. Only problem I have it the speakers are not super loud. I have to have it at 30-35 to get decently loud.
The speakers are most likely for really old vehicles. Old cars came with bad sounding speakers. This will be better than nothing.
@@workingmanaudio2754 the deck itself is awesome especially for the price. I replaced 5x7 with 6.25 speakers and lost so much sound quality. I'll be replacing them with some better quality. I'm also running quad 8 inch subw at 1500 watts and list my kids. Only bass and treble ATM. Driving me nuts😂
You can always do a quick and dirty speaker box by using a small cardboard box and just lay in the speaker in the hole makes a huge difference for a test.
Power Acoustix has always been a great brand since the 1980s.
@@CajunReaper95 power acoustic amps are good but if you want rated power they are very current hungry and will go into protect if you don't send enough current to them. You can get around it by lowering the ohm load but if you go below stable its at your own risk. I have my PA razor monoblock (2 ohm stable) wired to one ohm daily driven hard for the past 5 months or so with no issues, the protect circuit works pretty well so far and it doesn't even try to overheat. I've driven on full volume for hours and I can pop the trunk and just rest my hand on the amp and its barely warm.
I got mine at Walmart with speakers 39$.got it installed with two 12inch DDX-12D4 skar subs and amp.sounds great
were did you get it installed?
@@jamesdouglaswortham6377 down on Holme Street frankfort Ky
@@billywethington8068 how much did they charge?
Great video. I have this head unit as well. I ran into a problem programming radio stations though. As soon as i programmed the 3rd station the unit turned off and then on. It kept doing that even for a while. The only way to "fix" it was to unplug power to radio, wait 5 seconds, and plug it back in. Not a huge deal since I only listen to podcasts and Spotify but annoying that that capability is not available for the next owner who would want it.
A lot of other people suggesting to do the update. Look around on CZcams, someone else made a video on how to upgrade.
@@tannerf4118 copy that thank you sir
You gotta update the firmware instantly for it to work smooth
Will a firmware help with turning this thing off when the keys are off the ignition? Not sure why this is happening to my radio. I’ve done lots of installs and never had this issue.
@@mazda6owner816 no. You're got to wire it directly to a circuit on the cars' fuse panel. Use a device called add-a-circuit. They are ubiquitous on Amazon but they don't come in singles. Good luck.
i just bought this for my daughters jeep because of your video - thank you
I bought mine for 60$ it was supposedly was 150$ before so I just bought it because for 60$ with apple CarPlay that’s a win for me
My car stereo shop said buy this and I’ll be happy cause i just want a deck to use Bluetooth with. I have the most expensive pioneer head unit in my Escalade.
Its good for many cases
I got mine for $49. I jumped on it! I wish I would’ve got one for my husband too! Ugh 🤦🏽♀️
I wish my Boss Audio system had a UI like this. Using the radio on it is confusing and difficult.
I had some 10in subs from this company they were from germany and they were amazing. Broke my back window in my truck.
Just bought one and got delivered today. Walmart rn for $134 before tax we’ll see how it goes. Going in my 97 maxima with 2 12”subs🙏🏼🔥
I had a 96 maxima. I loved it
@@ATCA ah yea I fuckin love the thing. Only 129k miles too. Got it with 112k for $2500 plan to drive that thing to the grave
@@Dubzy99 mine had 260k and drove like a dream
are store got them in and we lowered them to 30.00 had no radio built into them
Cool thing is you can get a roku usb stick and watch CZcams or movies on it.
How?
@@arturorubio7224 so since it has the red white and yellow cables on the back, get a roku with those cables or you can get a normal roku and then get an hdmi to composite cables adapter. Then you'll use your cars lighter plug to power the roku then plug in the composite cables to the back of the radio then you should be good to watch stuff with the roku remote.
I picked it up Black Friday for $150 and I’m seeing people say they got it for $75…I feel ripped off lol
Isn't that the way it always goes?
after you purchase a product. Someone else finds the same thing cheaper.
@@arthurshagnasty4039 pretty much but for it to be on sale for 150 from 200 and have people say they got it for 75 really puts mark up into perspective lol
I could never pay that much for such a brand 🤦♂️ few bucks more and you could have got a pioneer that would have lasted much longer
I picked one up for my wife’s suv good to know its a good buy.
Did you notice on radio solid color wires are + the black stripes are - . The speaker wires they send the + big connector is on the black stripe and - small connector is on the solid color.
Interesting. I didnt noticed that. Tbh, i dont use the crappy speaker wire anyway. Even tho the speakers themselves were fine
They're on sale at my Walmart got three 50 each
Excellent review man. Surely impressive setup for the cost. Thanks for sharing.
I got two for 25 bucks in pa. As a discounted Christmas item
I just find it funny how the speakers were there to mimic carbon fiber but yet the Stock speakers in my 96 Cadillac Deville are actually made from carbon fiber
Well, im guessing itbwint be much of an upgrade
So I got a new vehicle and dropped my Dual out of my vehicle when I was about to install it, broken of course. Saw an add for this and ordered one for $99 and I can't wait for it to show up! Only thing is I see a lot of people saying you have to do a firmware update, which I'm not too worried about. CZcamsr "The Fixer" did a good video on explaining it and it looks easy \m/
Did not have to do update on mine
I got 2 of this for 35 each. Yes at Walmart
What Walmart has them that cheap
First, super underrated channel. Second, I don't understand the kind of loss that Power accusik could take to be coming so close to the features of my brand new 2022 $600 kenwood excelon head unit. I am 100% sure mine is better but the price difference is massive and the PA comes with speakers! Ppl in the comments are saying they got theirs for $50 and I can't imagine getting a android auto stereo for less than $200 and those are cheap crap! I just wonder what the Chinese are doing to pump out all of the creature comforts and nice features that big names like kenwood, jvc, pioneer, or Sony, with 75% of the sound quality and build quality. I get it, not gonna be as "hi fi" but dang That is great on a budget. That's a car kit for a 100% stereo upgrade for an average of $100
It's the reliability and QV factor
Bought like 15 of these for $37 each and sold them for $100 on fb
You winning. China still made $25 on them being clearanced 😂
just picked this up at my walmart for $25!
🤦♂️
I personally would never buy this but it's not too shabby at all especially with the 4v rca output, DSP, and Android auto...
It having a volume knob it's already winning
As always, awesome review Trevor!!!!
Thinking of putting it my Mrs daily car her malibu stereo & speaker are Extremely horrible think this might be better.
🎉 hello 👋 it's May 2023 where here to reclaim our din😂
I got the same thing but all I needed was the double din only costed me 43!!!!
These newer "cheap" Units are getting to almost good quality nowadays but they are still far behind the major brands like Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine etc. But for basic functionality in a cheaper car or work truck it will do fine. The main problem with the power acoustic radios are that they tend to go "CRAZY" after a while like randomly volume turns up and down and stations switch on their own and the whole user interface gets "BUGGY" probably due to bad software or faulty hardware caused by the vehicle switching on and off regularly over the span of months or a year and in hot weather etc. The speakers are decent for the power put to them by the Radio, however that particular speaker design has been around since early 2000's or before, even audiopipe and soundstream used them and more recently "BOSS" audio and cheaper end products, but for radio power of 14watts rms they will do fine as long as you don't expect much bass from them, the lowest you should cut them off is about 63Hz or even 80hz if you have a dedicated subwoofer.
My $1000 pioneer does the same thing and my $1500 Kenwood did the same before going to an NEX pioneer so if thats the only draw back I'd say get this one because kenwood and pioneer dont honor the waranty so at this price pont im not mad at buying another one
That's a better remote then my roku TV from walmart!
You read my mind! Also, have you noticed the Roku remote always slides off every surface and is always somehow MIA when you need it?
@@mr.hitchens right, they should put a tracking device on that s#@t!
Bought this radio from a guy who didn’t know how to set it up but I need help messing with EQ,
Is it possible to shut the beeping off? Turning the volume up or down with that beep would be annoying
Yes, in settings
i picked mine up for 75 but saw a day or so ago for 50
I know its bluetooth but Does it work wireless with google maps or u have to plug in your iphone for google maps to work
I think it needs wired
Did you do the firmware update Trevor?
I have subwoofers in my truck where to I put the rca connectors at the sub out and the negative rca connector or the rca connectors yellow and red ? I’m confused
Wow 16 band eq I’m surprised
They say that a hero can save us
Good evening sir my friend brought a model.DVD2-654
He told me it works for 3 weeks ,then stop working,
I checked it out ,I read the diagram 1-10 and A to J
All wires connected properly !
But no power ! I opened but find no burnt parts,
Please help .
They didn't last very long
Thanks for the video! I Just bought this radio it was on sale for $50! Hopefully the apple play works good since you didn’t touch on it much
I dont have an apple :/
where did you get it for $50?
@@nismoskylinegtrv Walmart
Got mine for 37 dollars at Walmart
@@robertmungia9916 37?
Icons on volume knobs where the icon can spin. Drives me nuts. My ocd can’t handle it. I wouldn’t buy just for that reason.
Setting the bar pretty high on those speakers aren't we?
They sound pretty good if you don't have any.
They are the best free speakers ive ever seen
@@ATCA how did you wire it? I turned off the driver forbidding video option. But it still won’t let me all I get is sound. Please help.
@@ATCA Is the head unit Bluetooth 5.0?
I wonder if this could fit on my 2011 ford scape...
Maybe I’ll pair this to my budget build in my Honda lol. Is it 4v prepout?
Power Acoustik used to have a good name in the car sound off days of the early 2000s obviously quality has slipped since then with the cheap quality of the speakers.
How would the sub output work. It’s only one connector when the rca for amps require 2
You need a splitter. Also at Walmart for $3
I just got it for $45 at waltmart
What's the serial number on that box?
Awsome video!! Did the radio have subwoofer control?
I dont remember
Great video. You say it has steering wheel controls. Did you hook them up and if so, how limited were they? Thanks
I did not. Id say theyll do the basics
I just 2 of them at walmart on clearance for $52
Mine turns only turns on when the car is off only and says no video signal on rear camera and I can’t get out that
14W seems low. My biggest problem with the budget brand radios, ESPICALLY Duel is they use knockoff power amp IC's. For example, the TDA7850 was extremely popular untill about 2015-16 when 2 ohm operation become more common. The genuine STMicro TDA7850 is almost $9 a pop and can do just over 20WPC. 45Wx4 is possible at 2 ohms but heat becomes an issue so they dont recommend it or fuse the deck high enough. the cheaper brands will use a knockoff like the YD7850, or more commonly YD7833 which is a copy of the now outdated TDA7833. the YD chips have a fraction of the power output and little to no protection. i have TWO Duel decks in my closet that both caught on fire. JUNK. It would be interesting to see this Power Acoustic popped open and its power IC looked at.
You can buy a class d amp if this has a remote amp turn on.
@@hithere7382 Yes, you can buy any amp, but MOST people in the market for a $100 deck arent getting an amplifier
@@bassblaster505 so i can buy a cheap deck and get a amp and run my 2 10 inch subs from that? i thought i would have to run it from my radio. say less
@@kingspin14 In therory. but be aware the RCA pre outs may clip early. but since "cheap deck" is subjective any reputable brand should be find. I know JVC, Pioneer and Kenwood have a few options in the 60-70 buck range
@@bassblaster505 im really only trying to spend 150 bucks on a head unit i dont more and double din in that range? you got any suggestion?
If you haven't figured this out by now: you can unplug Android auto after you set it up and it works wirelessly.
That's awesome!!
Really? I just installed it and I tried Android Auto (pretty great). How do I get it to work wirelessly?
@@FernandoRocker update it to the latest version.
Then, once Android Auto is running, unplug USB and it works.
@@unofficialjennaskye I just installed the stereo yesterday, but the update disappeared from the website.
It was available a few weeks ago but didn't download it then.
Do you happen to have the install files? If so, maybe you could share the files via Google Drive or something. There are some other persons looking for the firmware files (in the comment section of other related videos).
Don't do the firmware update or you will be taking the radio back out
Great video boss, quick question what phone did you use for android auto? TIA
Samsung note 20
@@ATCA thank you boss!
After 9 months or so mine start shutting on and off. Sometimes wouldn't come back on for days..😥
Seeing all the comments makes me want to wait for it to go on sale. $109 as of 12/27/22
It was never that cheap in my local area
Wow I paid 45 for it and thought it was too much.
Hey Trevor Just curious if you ever took the clear plastic screen protector off. Lol
I never do. Lmao
Did you have the front camera, reverse, and navigation wire hooked up or were they not really necessary?
Mylar tweeters? Those are harsh. Silk is smooth.
Most modern cars have better speakers than what came in that box.
I mean if you’re broke and have a really old car and just need some noise, it’s a good buy.
Great review, thank you!!
I bought one and it worked great for 3 weeks but then it just got stuck on a restart loop
How do you know what car or truck it fits
I don't understand why all double dins lack at least 720p screen resolution? I know that there's a couple of full HD units on the market,but come on man. The tech should be pretty cheap? Thumbs up Power Acoustic.
For sure!
@@ATCA Hey Trevor, thanks so much for the great video! I just bought the bundle yesterday at Walmart for $45, excited to install this weekend. One question though - does it have to be connected via cable to use the AndroidAuto?
@shawn foster after first connect with cable, itll be wireless.
@@ATCA this is false, I have the same headunit for android auto to work the usb cable always needs to be used this headunit does not have wireless android auto.
@@DayV914 ive had multiple people tell me it works wirelessly after initial usb
Picked this up, wired it up using metra interface on my expedition and everything worked great until I took the keys of the ignition. This radio does not shut off!! I tried switching the power with battery wires and nothing. I don’t need my battery drained because wife didn’t turn off the radio so I removed it until I can further troubleshoot. If I can’t think of anything then this is going back to Walmart.
Anyone had any issues with powering off this thing or atleast have any tricks for me to try?
Where are you connecting the 12v acc. From the stereo?
It's a wiring issue. Radio cannot stay on unless it has power and it shouldn't have power when you turn the key off. Make sure there is absolutely zero connection with red and yellow wires
You have the memory power wired to keyed 12v and power wired to battery power. Switch the 2 connections and you should be good
Any idea in how to screen cast
I was considering getting the atoto f7 from amazon, but this video may have sold me, I'm not sure because research beats all.
Should I get this head unit or the atoto?
Neither! Get a pioneer will last much longer
Hey I'm having trouble with installing in 2012 Malibu, can you please help me I'd really appreciate it, it's a great head unit but it's causing my dash lights to go nuts.
What harness did you use?
Lol I caught it on sale for 25 bucks
It does not fit in a double den so I had to do some cutting
It also does Apple auto wired only
Where to find the wiring harness?? 2008 Cadillac DTS
Crutchfield
I juat picked one up. I didn't find out that it sucks til after I fully installed it. Everything functions correctly until you try to set radio station. After you set a sation it freezes and goes into a resetting loop. There's and update but people are saying that after the update they just get a black screen. That's prob why it went on sale for so cheap.
lve heard of this happening before. But i never saw it because i just use Bluetooth and carplay
Do the firmware update. That fixes it
how dose the maps work???
your videos are fire
I appreciate it man.
I'd probably pass on the speakers but not bad
I have a question the harness for the stereo has 2 wires, green and brown labeled key 1 and key 2 where are does wires go connect to? Any one
Steering wheel controls
@@victorvaca2867 I appreciate people like you.
Amazon has them for $50 right now
Link?
Wonder what the power output is on the USB port. Suspect no more 2.4a, maybe not even that. Since my phone would be plugged into it for Android Auto would hope it would put out enough to at least maintain the charge while in use.
Probably 1 amp. Just enough to maintain the charge
It’s a nice little radio but I was confused does anyone know what the reverse audio does in sound
Hmm. Interesting. Perhaps phase?
Power acoustics garbage I’m gettin rid of mine I’m ganna give some Sony lens a try sure hope it doesn’t have as much problems as this one
Ok a quick question does anyone know if this will fit in any car. I have a Honda Accord 2007 and idk if it’s gonna fit
Yes
@@keynosmith2208 thank you 🙏
So it would be save to turn this head unit to full volume and not worry about clipping?
I wouldn't say that
That’s Pretty Cool!
There are retailing for 52$ at my nearby Walmart, should I consider getting them?
Definitely buy one. They are on sale Clearance.
Maybe a stupid question I’m not a electric genius. Only Why do you check the voltage not at DC but at alternating current mode.
Music is AC
@@ATCA ooh ok 👍 learning every day.
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