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I just installed my 6000NEX after it sat in the box for the past ten months.. Hooked up the gps etc. Updated the firmware. The installed maps are 2013 Q2. Naviextras says I have the most up to date maps for my product but offers me to purchase regions of 2014 Q2 for $70 a region with no option for a complete map update and the west region is missing. Spoke to Pioneer who says they can not help me because the shop I bought my unit from is not an authorized seller any longer (though they were when I got it). And naviextras says all there maps that are listed is what I am eligible for. Grante

I don't frequent tunnels, but when I do I am not worried about what my speed is indicating on a GPS. If I spent my days going through tunnels I am pretty sure would have no use for a GPS, they are pretty linear.

My $60 Garmin tracks speed very well and without delay. This reminds me of the saying "jack of all trades, master of none"

Idk, I got the 6000 at a great price and it says "maps for life". Did not see anything that said you had to keep buying new ones. Otherwise would have opted for a separate cheaper GPS unit.

Okay tickerguy. Interestingly enough the "new" updated installation manual from pioneer explicitly states not to use speakers rated below 4 ohms, in a caption all of it's own. Having gone through three sets of speakers myself. I highly doubt the HU was clipping anything, especially at my listening levels. They lasted anywhere from a couple of months to a few days, depending on what I was listening to. And it always happened to the same speaker. Ran new speaker wire, with the same results.

No, front speakers were blowing straight off the HU, no external amp installed. Plus it wasn't the tweeters, it was the low end that would go out. Called Crutchfield after the second set blew asking for help. They said it was a head unit issue, if I wanted to do a warranty return I would have to call pioneer. Supposedly they had quite a few complaints about the pioneer HU's and how they distribute power. I opted to try the polks, been good for over a year now.

Thanks, that makes sense. I went through three sets of Kenwood excelon speakers with my current head unit. Till I finally changed over to some polks. Don't really know what the issue was with them. But after that the third set I had enough. Those were rated for 3 ohms which is just odd to begin with. Didn't want to make any mistakes with this setup and jeopardize anything that cost more than those speakers did.

Did I miss something here?

Picked up a new Avic 6000nex, my question is the instructions say not to hookup the back speakers wires if using a sub. Why? Currently I am running a 2012 pioneer DVD unit with the back speakers wired in and a sub. I listen to many things, not everything uses the sub, such as podcasts etc.. Therefore I like to have all four speakers hooked up. Is there a reason why Pioneer says not to hookup the back speakers if your using a 4 ohm sub and one of the back speakers if using a 2 ohm sub? Will it hurt anything to have them hooked up?