Pulled the trigger on a JK1001 radio

[ljvsnyder]

All the specs on the one from the manufacturer are the same as insane's. It has integrated steering wheel controls and is CanBus capable. I am curious about their Navi though. How well does it work, and have you tried it offroad yet? I am trying to get the manufacturer to send me a head unit for testing if I do I will get detail photos and let you compare the two devices. Does Insane claim to manufacturer the head unit? Or are the simply retooling a head unit? Thanks for the write up Timmy.

[Timmy]

All the specs on the one from the manufacturer are the same as insane's. It has integrated steering wheel controls and is CanBus capable. I am curious about their Navi though. How well does it work, and have you tried it offroad yet? I am trying to get the manufacturer to send me a head unit for testing if I do I will get detail photos and let you compare the two devices. Does Insane claim to manufacturer the head unit? Or are the simply retooling a head unit? Thanks for the write up Timmy.

I have not used the Navi software for off-road because I prefer the MyTopo app since I can download topo maps to store locally. I prefer to navigate with topo maps as it makes it easier to figure out where I am and where I want to go. The Insane Navi app is suppose to have a fair amount of "off-road" roads labeled on the map, but I haven't had enough time with it to know if this is true or not. The area I was Jeeping in was private land owned by a logging company, but pretty well all their trails were on the Topo maps.

I'm certain they are just re-branding the same unit you are finding. I have little doubt you could buy the same unit and toss Android on it (or upgrade the burned in version) and have a similar experience. I do think that Insane Audio does some tweaks and work beyond what any of us has time for, but in the end, I wouldn't be surprised if the experience will be similar for much cheaper.