The Unboxing and Review of the Alpine iLx W650

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[@soggyfries4347]

Just installed this in my 05 TJ. Replaced a single din Kenwood. The sound quality of the Alpine is exceptional. The UI is intuitive enough. Not much in the way of customization, I'm not a 14yr girl so that's not an issue for me. As with all of my Alpine experiences in the past, very pleased with this purchase.

[@dennispelaez6760]

Just had this unit installed on my 2005 Lexus ES330 and it works great.

[@kennethblackburn8756]

Pretty thorough answer to my question on the Saturday show. 👍

[@Transgenic86]

Absolutely best video for a car stereo unboxing and review. It is surprisingly difficult to find videos like these, considering how much technology they pack into car stereos now-a-days. Thank you so much!

[@BadGamer-em2th]

Absolutely love the detail you go through on these reviews. Keep up the amazing videos.

[@Khyree_Holmes]

I appreciated that walk through, I really like to see the settings of OEM or stock Radios (Headunits).

[@markbarnes2308]

I just bought this radio but I have to wait till the dash kit comes in, but this is the best review/explaintion I've seen for this radio so far. Simple yet informative, good job.

[@bdumon]

Just had this installed in my 2011 NC Miata. Awesome explanation and set mine up on the drive home..

[@ncw812]

Omg this looks like will be perfect for my next install.

[@golfaholicV1]

Great overview. It was nice meeting you guys last week...sorry about the air hose again. lol

[@travisclouse2440]

I am happy you went in to the eq settings that sold me .

[@realonethreesevens3640]

This is the best double din stereo review/overview on the internet

[@TigerKittay]

I just bought this yesterday and installed it. Had a couple of modifications on rear view camera power supply and by custom Pioneer Sub-woofer connections. Very happy with this unit, an upgrade I've been waiting for a while - excellent unboxing video!

[@platinumclothing1253]

TigerKitty 2 question, when you record on Snapchat and the volume is up does it lower while using CarPlay ? Or no?

[@miker-s7219]

I understand that it’s not an hd display, but is the screen decent ?

[@nautical1078]

Mike R-S great screen.

[@nautical1078]

Platinum Clothing volume goes down unfortunately.

[@royrodriguez4779]

Awesome review! Particularly liked the peq and crossover explanations!!!

[@KT_One]

Thanks for walking me through this. Chose to put this in my beater/daily driver to bring it into the 21st century.

[@blim31]

I really liked your review. It was very thorough and you went into all the menus 👍

[@norris2123]

I can’t imagine disliking this video. You covered everything. Job well done. Thank you!

[@ppark2123]

Super informative and now making my radio making decisions harder

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

It is going to get harder, we have a bunch more reviews coming

[@joe841984]

I love when he says four by 2 and 6 /16 kinda had me laughing Dean really its ok ......you probably got that dimension from the alpine

[@joej19]

This is the best video of information for this stereo. Thanks.

[@robbsharp98]

Good job. Having mine installed tomorrow, & I can't wait to rock out replacing 20 year old stock equipment.. *-Added Polk Audio 6" X 8" DB572 up front and bass heavy CERWIN VEGA speakers in the rear.

[@dplachy]

Great walkthrough! Thank you

[@gerardomartinez9527]

As usual, excellent video. No stone left unturned.

[@ericpartin580]

Very informative! Thank you

[@dirxwirx]

These modular designs should be the normal standard by now--not the exception. I'm glad to seeing more models coming out!

[@richthrow4863]

Flawless review. I give it 5 stars!

[@jamessanchez7614]

Excellent, planing on purchasing one, all sold out.

[@Martin-gz4qn]

Great unboxing. I love these videos. I am considering upgrading my eleven year old Alpine HU.

[@nautical1078]

Do alpine head units slow down?

[@Martin-gz4qn]

@@nautical1078 No. It still works great. I have a IVA-W505 and I love it.

[@Nacturnal702]

6 months and i love this head unit in my tacoma, with interface of course,LOL!,thanks for all the information ,Great Video.

[@nuahsor81]

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[@ope-aaron]

I'm thinking about this one for my Tacoma too! How's the Android auto? I bought a Boss unit on sale a few months ago and already want to throw it in the garbage. The apple carplay works fine but the Android auto is terrible.

[@nautical1078]

I installed it recently, does this head unit hold up long term or does it get laggy?

[@Nacturnal702]

@@nautical1078 -Had for over a Year and 6 months ,bought 2 days after it came out, works the same as when i bought it ,Flawless, once you figure out how you like your music, there is always improvement, I got mine to exactly how i like it and i Love this head unit and the price ain't bad either.

[@WilliamHernandez-hl7fw]

Outstanding review

[@kevinpena918]

Great video.nice explanation.number one this guy

[@juanjrmendiola8412]

I just had this stereo installed and I love it!!

[@nyusufffff]

hows the sound quality? do you notise any hiss or distortion when volume is max?

[@juanjrmendiola8412]

@@nyusufffff none at all, I replaced the factory speakers and bought better ones and sounds great. Adjust the eq settings to your liking .👍

[@CD-kh2pw]

Excellent review.

[@carlosreset7501]

I want 1!!!!!! 👌👍✌️greatvideo man

[@jrbonds5339]

Great video thanks, wish I could change the back ground colors

[@justinkerrigan8397]

I just picked up one of these for my Kia Forte. I still did not install it, but wanted to thank you for the great videos. I watch all the time, and learned alot from you guys. One thing I noticed is there is a gap on the top and bottom of the Metra kit. However, I learned a great trick from Dean to use weather stipping to fill in that gap. It looks great in the dash kit with a fabulous looking flush mount regardless of the large lip. I can't wait to hear the difference between my factory head unit and this Alpine.

[@Tempe401]

Justin Kerrigan How is it?

[@justinkerrigan8397]

@@Tempe401 I returned it, because it was not properly working. I was unable to get the Android Auto to work. It was an excellent unit, and I wish I would have kept it. I was really impressed with the unit, but functionality was not as I thought it would be, expecially for an Alpine. Great price and worth every penny.

[@jdbbs1]

Awesome!! I just got this radio installed today

[@ridethewagon69]

How do you like not so far? Thinking of switching from a kenwood ddx374

[@delbertfrazeeiv6732]

ridethewagon69 in my opinion it’s amazing.... for the price of course

[@NFSgamingEvo]

Nice like always!

[@geeaye64]

Great video

[@zachwoodall7858]

such a great video!!!! Awesome!

[@richardransier3002]

Great video. Much appreciated

[@mr1bienvenu1]

Great video !

[@5after12]

Excellent video

[@grayblackwood6741]

I went from a pioneer 4600 in my charger to this alpine 650 in my challenger,same amps and speakers,the sound is great,I just miss all the bells and whistles from the pioneer,wireless CarPlay,screen mirroring,for a basic radio the alpine is good,I bought mine new 2nd hand 8 months ago for 350 at the time it was over 600 retail,I paid 350 new for the pioneer before the “plandemic” now it’s over 500,if I can’t get used to the alpine I’ll be making the switch,thanks for the video

[@thanasisk]

Looks like a decent system - all you need really!

[@Oliver-ft2fq]

Nice informative video for a head unit I just purchased. Keep it up👍

[@harrysandhu369]

How much did u get it for and were all the parts needed to install included? Like cables n stuff

[@Oliver-ft2fq]

I got it from Crutchfield and it is the best place for that since they offer discounts on installation gear required for your specific vehicle.

[@nicolasrodrigues2651]

Obrigado seus vídeos sempre me ajudou em algumas situações 😊👌

[@bert0069]

maybe it's just me but i have a massive mp3 collection on usb. Some head units handle it well, others not so much. So I wanna see how each unit handles indexing and browsing large collections. But it seems like videos like this never addresses that. But I'm diggin this unit. Great video!

[@johnnyfiver4274]

I see the 'SHAM-WOW' guy found another gig!

[@DaveSabol]

Not sure if it's been requested before on previous reviews or not, but sharing a suggested retail price (not specific or regional prices which I'm sure are variable) would be awesome, especially for someone shopping for new gear. It's not a big deal, at all, but since you always serve up honest information it could definitely help make more informed decisions. Always enjoy the reviews, regardless. Thorough, fun and to the point.

[@VVGNismo]

Dude, great video! The intro made me rofl hahaha

[@JeepTJay6]

Looks like a nice stereo. I think I’d miss the customizable splash screen on my AppRadio 4 though. Silly I guess but… great review though 👏

[@Shadowx011]

Just waiting for Crutchfield to get more of these in stock but mine is already paid for and I cannot wait to have this installed in my ‘05 Toyota Tacoma. 😎🖤

[@salvadorvega9202]

same!

[@Shadowx011]

@@salvadorvega9202 Got everything installed but still working on the speakers. I soldered this unit to the Alpine KTA-450 amp and it was super easy. The nightmare has started with putting new Infinity speakers in my truck...but I do have everything figured out and all the correct mounting kits for my truck. I have the back speakers in which was officially the ONLY true plug and play so far, lol...believe it or not it is an absolute nightmare getting the front tweeters and 6x9’s connected together correctly with this black box that all speaker wires go too. I just need to get off my lazy but and sweat it out in my garage and finally finish this install. Only thing I do no like about this unit so far...when I finally gave the speakers ready to go I have to leave the whole system out of the dashboard so I can get to the amp’s gain level controls. I am not looking forward to eq’ing because there is so much of that to do, lol This unit better sound way better than my stock ‘05’s original cheap system. Wish me luck. :)

[@rkgsd]

I read some reviews that said the included USB extension cable is trash in terms of its ability to read various thumb drives.

[@joemizer]

What volume setting does this deck clip at? Please help

[@jimsindhvac2678]

One of the best car reviews I’ve seen. BUT, need a SMD distortion test. Then, it would be THE BEST CAR RADIO REVIEW…….

[@MarioBarrantesA]

Good video! When I connect my phone Android Auto opens but after a minute it closes. Could it be the USB cable? I am not using the one provided with the radio.

[@expertautodetail1833]

how is the sound quality of this unit compared to the new kenwood excelon units each one being ran off the same 4 channel mids and high amp?

[@zack3585]

I love the physical look of this unit but the lack of theme customization is a turn off

[@jasonneal]

Super sweet

[@MichiganWildcat]

Excellent video. If I remember correctly this unit has no rds or hd for the radio section. I'm coming from a 148bt which I feel like I grown accustomed to, am I wrong for wanting these or am I just being picky?

[@Zooonoo]

Going to be installing this into your favorite car. A 2014 wrangler since it has the camera button, and I'm installing a back up camera I should power that through to the red accessory wire? or since there's no power antenna will the blue wire work for that? Also the jeep has the alpine stock subwoofer upgrade.

[@SickTheory]

Very nice, I like the fact that it's not a full double din and it has a shorter back end. Currently running a pioneer double din but the android auto on that runs terrible, yes I checked and updated the firmware and it runs slow. My maps always freeze for some odd reason. I like alpine and I have a 9887 in my honda del sol.

[@bigjack79]

Which pioneer do you have. I'm trying g to decide between this and 4400 nex

[@SickTheory]

@@bigjack79 I have the NEX 4100. I'd go with the alpine since it's a newer model

[@Nacturnal702]

Android Auto is Fantastic and as for Apple car play it can be turned off or on ,i have both set up and they work flawlessly, for such a compact design it packs alot of features , crossover point simple and advanced, watts per channel it feels like 25- but i have mine ran thru a audio control line driver too 2 Skar Audio amps and the sound is Amazing.

[@jeromejackson5862]

How to hook up mirroring to that alpine iLx w650 or wireless mirroring with USB adapter. Can it be D

[@corina0001]

I connected this stereo about a year ago and sounds clear and sharp! But one issue....the blue/white remote wire gets 12v as soon i switch my key to acc or start the engine even though the radio is in OFF position!

[@lloyde73]

Hi, this can be work in navara p300 2018 model with birds eye view and steering control sir?

[@carlosreset7501]

Can’t wait for the w259 video. I wish they had retained the front mic though. I hope it really is 300 when it hits the market

[@skwerlee]

Since it's so shallow I wonder if that means I can mount it in my 2015 RAM 1500 without having to remove the factory metal bracket that's behind the stock radio?

[@greghaus5671]

Muchas gracias.. Mediante tu excelente revista, me decidí a la compra.. de este equipo Alpine ilx w650. Me gusta este autoradio, tiene buen antecedente de calidad... ;) Mi radio original, me fué robado de mi camioneta, Isuzu Dmax; y... entonces muy a pesar mío, contemplé la alternativa o ventana para migrar a un multimedia, Apple y Android Gracias, saludos desde Paraguay :)

[@g5magic]

Alpine They recommended to zip-tie the usb cable with the radio wire harness. 😉Protected it from loosing.

[@philnguyen3048]

Where do you connect the orange/white wire to which wire on the camera? There is a yellow plug for the backup camera too.

[@haxorflakes]

i cant get mine passed the language select. could my unit be defective?

[@justinconnor6661]

When using sirius xm are you able to save favorite artists and songs like you can on regular sirius tuners

[@emotegisoda]

Hi what are the rca's for? In the camera/pre out cable. I thought the wiring harness is enough to hook up to the speakers and sub?

[@cgrreviews7220]

Got a 05 Escalade I wonder if this radio since it's so shallow I can install it with out trimming any of the rear on the SUV since it's about half the rear size of a double din???

[@Barney-hk3es]

Has alpine given any ETA on the kta 450?

[@Joshua-el2yx]

I just got this and also installed an amp and subs. The amp turns on but nothing comes out the subs. Is it possibly because i haven’t wired the parking brake wire yet? I’m waiting for my bypass.

[@garygruber9783]

Any way to change the background blue exploding curved wallpaper @ 6:15sec into the video? You all rock amazing video subscribed and will on Facebook also. Many thanks 🙏

[@misterbondjoy]

Can I use the finger gesture volume on carplay or android auto?

[@timh.5198]

Impressive video and no gross music. :-)

[@potatosniper5340]

Great vid. I recently got a radio that i am less than happy with so I've been looking for something else. This is probably the winner. I like how he showed the dimmer as the one i got blasts you with the power if the sun and it has 1 different setting that is equal to a smaller sun.

[@joeshmoe8952]

Is this head unit along with the power pack 4 channel amp going to sound good with just replacing with after market speakers in my toyota?

[@SeanScarbrough]

So this doesn't come with a trim ring? mine didn't. Also cant get rid of the humm even with a direct ground to the frame.

[@djtucha]

With the amp addition to the back of it is it REALLY with it? Or just get a better 4 channel? Thanks.

[@garrydixon4332]

I just purchased a car with the ilx-w650 already installed. when I go to the menu screen the only boxes lit up are radio, Bluetooth audio, camera and set up. Why wouldn't Sirius XM, USB, ipod and connectivity be lit up and accessable?

[@Vaidas19911225]

Hello! Do you know if Torque PRO app could be installed here? And does it take data via Bluetooth OB2 scanner?

[@fingers323]

you're not a real installer unless your fingers are all jacked up ...hahahaahaha ......great video as always...

[@BoopSnoot]

Or, you know, wear mechanix gloves.

[@goemon9378]

it's a wart

[@PhiMobileSounds]

Yeah man, I was working the other day and looked down to grab a tool and my thumb was dripping. Random cuts.

[@rkgsd]

@@goemon9378 Which one? There appears to be several.

[@drink15]

I have a permanent mark on my wrist from a hot center brake light from putting in rear deck speakers.

[@aubreygreer]

I just wish it was wireless carplay... Alpine had one but they discontinued it for some reason

[@Somchine13]

Can this be installed by an after market amp 4 channel instead of the KTA alpine amp?

[@SeanScarbrough]

Can you customize the GUI? Like change the wallpaper to plain black rather than Techno Acid trip? ..because that current background is a buz kill for me.

[@ricodachico3515]

quick question, if i install this into a 2008 nissan altima coupe without the bose sysyem, do i cut the ring off then ground and just wire it into the adapter harness ?

[@m1cajah]

I just installed this last night with a PAC 7 module for steering wheel controls in my 07 Toyota FJ Cruiser. The factory subwoofer isn't working, nor are most of the buttons on screen (like those under "settings"). I think the buttons not showing are due to the e-brake wire not hooked up properly. But what's the deal with the sub? Anyone have an idea? Bought from Crutchfield (no installers near me) and used the ready-harness service (I'm not cutting any wires...total klutz).

[@michaelsojos7773]

How can I adjust the volume ? I can never get past level 2 because it sounds extremely loud on such low volume . Thank you .

[@karatejoejr]

Does anyone know what the max volume on the unit before clipping??

[@EsenbekAliev_]

When are you reviewing ilx-w670?

[@tbiggie2003]

I just ordered this radio

[@albikasemi2322]

Where did you order from? Crutchfield is out of stock and I cant find it on amazon.

[@tbiggie2003]

@@albikasemi2322 Crutchfield

[@albikasemi2322]

@@tbiggie2003 Gothca, thanks!

[@chevychasingford]

Jasin K they have it at www.sonicelectronix.com/item_169259_Alpine-ILX-W650.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA5Y3kBRDwARIsAEwloL5baPB5laZkPdu9lNgaLwQknoPYZUHgpgUwdOFElYuh6jFfw6zypQkaAiGeEALw_wcB for 299

[@vaxio]

Can you turn the volume of this head unit to max without sending a distorted signal?

[@04titanss]

Does it Play Video? Thumb drive or App, like KZbin?

[@drtfshn]

Great channel 👍 on a 2016 ram, can I just use the Metra 40-SIRXM antenna adapter to retain my sirxm? Thanks

[@FiveStarCarStereoInc]

Plus you will need the svx300 turner from Sirius XM