Customer Ratings & Reviews

Loving my new Boss Stereo I had Best Buy install. Audio quality is equivalent to my previous OEM stereo on my '19 Outlander Sport. But I'm so excited to have wireless Carplay finally. It does take about 30 seconds for the receiver to power up and connect to your phone. But considering it's way cheaper than bigger brands and allows me not to have cables it an okay trade off.

Decent for replacing stock head unit. Only recurring issue is it won't switch day to night mode automatically. Sounds decent, wireless AA has been good, and enjoying streaming multiple services and having Nav in the dash vice on my phoned.

I am normally a Kenwood/Alpine guy, and admittedly I hadn't previously heard about the BOSS brand before making this purchase. I was looking for wireless Android Auto and decided to give this unit a try, given the considerable difference in price from other brands offering the same feature. The installation was straight-forward and relatively simple in my 2008 Tundra CrewMax. In fact, I think I spent about the same amount of time wiring the adapter harness to the head unit and the actual install. Fast forward to a completed installation, I fired up the unit and proceeded to pair the unit with my Note8, which was a breeze. While I had no prior experience with Android Auto, I had no idea what to expect, and since I also have not used a BOSS product before, I wondered about how well it would perform. Well, over the course of my first week with the unit, I'd driven roughly 300 miles, half of which was a brief stint out of town over a weekend. The unit performed admirably throughout the entire trip. I experienced zero disconnects while playing music (using the built-in Samsung Music app) and making phone calls. Google Maps was equally flawless and worked just as well as it does on my phone. However, if I can have a complaint or two, it is slow to connect wirelessly to Android Auto, which is roughly 30 seconds. The display also easily gets drowned out during the day and is hard to see with sunglasses on. But In the end, the fact that I don't ever have to take my phone out of my pocket when I drive far outweighs any of my gripes. The unit itself has all the base features I would expect to find in a head unit. EQ, speaker balance, subwoofer xover and trim, etc. You can adjust the various input levels/trim (speech, media, usb, etc.) to get just the right balance between sources, So when Google voice assistant or Maps interrupts music playback, you don't end up jumping in your seat. I haven't yet added an aftermarket amp, but so far the internal amp is doing a fine job driving Pioneer 6x9s in my front, and Pioneer 6.5" in the back of my cab. I was half-expecting to get muddy sound and bass, but so far the bass is detailed, even somehwhat articulate, which i was not expecting at all. And while there is plenty of bass for me, I should note that I don't listen to particularly heavy bass music and listen to mostly Rock when I drive. While I will be adding an external amp (likely a mini) just to get some extra juice, I almost feel like I don't need one. This was a surprise as I didn't no what to expect from the internal amps, particularly from a brand that I've never owned. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase, even if for the first time in years I now have an aftermarket head-unit that doesn't have the Alpine or Kenwood moniker.

Documentation is insufficient to deal with product quirks and detailed online information doesn't exist. Irritatingly, the radio insists on always starting with the car and WiFi apps used on Android Auto such as Google Maps can't be turned off easily to avoid data overuse. On several occasions, the volume automatically went to maximum when the car was turned off (the default is for the unit to remain on for one minute after removing the car key.) These difficulties may be solvable but there's nothing that tells you how to do it. Overall, this was a frustrating and disappointing purchase.

Has wireless Car Play. Other than that, the screen is high gloss so driving in any high light makes it difficult to see the screen due to all the reflection. While audio plays fine, car play phone calls are always quiet. You have to max out volume to just barely hear the other person. When you get your next call you have to remember to raise the volume again because it does not retain the volume settings.

Biggest piece of crap I have ever seen. Have replaced it once because the screen quit working and now six months later the screen has gone out again on the replacement. Best Buy is IMPOSSIBLE to get ahold of to try and warranty it, and I end up speaking with someone overseas who does not understand a word I am saying to them. No wonder they are going out of business.... Absolute garbage sold by absolute garbage company.

Boots up fast, Wireless Apple CarPlay connects fast. Overall speed on the headunit is great. Touchscreen is responsive. I'm overall pleased with this given the price. BOSS seems to have improved a lot in the last several years. EQ settings seem to reset everytime you turn it off.

Works better with Apple CarPlay than Android Auto where it drops connection a lot . Started having microphone issues at about 6 months. Functionality is fairly click but workable . I think some of the issue stem from the wireless android auto used it on multiple phones with same issues

I am very impressed with the quality and sound of this Boss after market radio with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. I use Apple CarPlay and this unit works great. The connection takes about 30 seconds and starts wherever you left the unit when you last used it. The sound quality is amazing and can be cranked up pretty loud. I’ve only had it up to 14 and it’s plenty loud for me.

Item has some flaws it disconnects from wireless CarPlay at random times and is a little spotty. It tends to freeze every so often and won’t work till it’s turned on and off again. Other than that it works great has good features and sounds good with regular speakers.

Works great, the unit works perfectly and the wireless car play connects in about 30 seconds. Had trouble mounting in my vehicle and it forgets volume settings on restart. Definitely worth the buy.

Great stereo. Good sound with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto.

Love my new radio. I love that i dont have to connect my phone with the USB at all. No cuts or loss of connection.

It says free installation, but wouldn't let me schedule because they don't sell the mounting bracket. I bought the mounting bracket separately, but all other necessary materials from Best buy. When I went to the store to set up my free installation they were going to charge me $200. The only reason I went to best buy for this was the free installation. I can get a prewired one online for $25 extra and an easy DIY install.

Excellent Unit easy to install and pair with Bluetooth .. worth the money,

The unit will not save audio volumes in the audio settings. I found a Reddit thread 4 months old with other people talking about the same thing. Seems like it's a software bug. Saying support for this unit is bad is an understatement. I would never recommend Boss to any one.

Great product, connects fast, works well. No issues at all.

it looks cool cant wait to install it tomorrow, but so far looks good

So far happy. Wireless loses connection but not too often