Pioneer Radio Owners In Here Please (Esp 4660nex)

[DMan918]

Hello,

I recently switched from a Kenwood DMX7706s (with PAC unit) to a Pioneer 4660 nex (with idatalink maestro). I am running apple carplay wirelessly through the pioneer. Music quality through the apps is great. However, siri, phone calls, text messages all sound very poor where it's hard to understand them.

I am running the latest firmware on the phone and radio, have tried unpairing and re-pairing, and even reset the radio. No change. Is there something else I can try? I didn't have this issue with the kenwood, so I am figuring it's either the pioneer or the maestro, but I am really at a loss at this point.

Anyone have this issue? Any fixes or things to try?

Thanks!

[Leo72793]

Originally Posted by DMan918

Hello,

I recently switched from a Kenwood DMX7706s (with PAC unit) to a Pioneer 4660 nex (with idatalink maestro). I am running apple carplay wirelessly through the pioneer. Music quality through the apps is great. However, siri, phone calls, text messages all sound very poor where it's hard to understand them.

I am running the latest firmware on the phone and radio, have tried unpairing and re-pairing, and even reset the radio. No change. Is there something else I can try? I didn't have this issue with the kenwood, so I am figuring it's either the pioneer or the maestro, but I am really at a loss at this point.

Anyone have this issue? Any fixes or things to try?

Thanks!

MAestro requires flashing to the new radio. Also, make sure the mic isnt in a bad spot

[DMan918]

Originally Posted by Leo72793

MAestro requires flashing to the new radio. Also, make sure the mic isnt in a bad spot

Thanks for the response. I did flash Maestro to this radio. Also, would the mic influence the audio I hear from the caller? It isn't an issue where people can't hear me. I can't hear them.

Thanks.

[Leo72793]

Originally Posted by DMan918

Thanks for the response. I did flash Maestro to this radio. Also, would the mic influence the audio I hear from the caller? It isn't an issue where people can't hear me. I can't hear them.

Thanks.

could be a phone issue. reset the radio and repair the phone. it could be a bad BT module in the radio

[DMan918]

It’s not a phone issue. Worked fine with kenwood. I have an email out to pioneer for their input.

[Leo72793]

Originally Posted by DMan918

It’s not a phone issue. Worked fine with kenwood. I have an email out to pioneer for their input.

Id swap it out then. could be a bad unit. im debating a custom dash mod with the PAC kit for the oem style knobs for AC controls with the 9" modular radio

[Cheap Guy]

Did you swap out the microphone? I was told to specifically use the microphone which comes from the specific manufacturer. I know it's a pain to rerun it, but that might be the issue.

[DMan918]

Originally Posted by Cheap Guy

Did you swap out the microphone? I was told to specifically use the microphone which comes from the specific manufacturer. I know it's a pain to rerun it, but that might be the issue.

Sorry for the delay back. I didn't have it set to notify me of responses.

I am using the pioneer mic that came with it. That being said, I've been told that it is hard to hear me only when accelerating, so it's obviously just picking up my exhaust. I have it by the rear view mirror, so I may try relocating to help with that.

The bigger issue is that the voices through my speakers are incredibly tinny and almost fuzzy sounding, and its very hard to understand anyone speaking. Is there any chance there is a setting that I needed to reset in the factory radio for some reason? Or maybe something with the maestro?