SONY XAV-9500ES Mobile ES Series, 10.1 Inch Touchscreen, Wireless Digital Car Multimedia Receiver

Stunning sound and vision made bigger

Meet the XAV-9500ES, the oversized doorway into outstanding in-car audio-visuals. With a 10.1‑in capacitive HD touchscreen, powerful and dynamic amplification, and both wired and wireless connectivity for your smartphone, it’s going to take some persuading to get you to leave your car once this is in it.

Not your average touchscreen

Sony designed this digital multimedia receiver with tablet users in mind, providing a super-sized HD capacitive display that doesn't disappoint. Unlike most displays, the LCD is bonded directly to the protective glass touch layer with a transparent adhesive, so you'll get a precise touch experience as well as enhanced contrast and visual performance.

Check your dash!

Important Note — The screen measures 10.635" x 6.695". Before ordering, check for possible interference with your dash, your shifter, and all other controls.

Fits more dashes

The XAV-9500ES comes in two main pieces: a 2" tall chassis and a 10.1" touchscreen. The chassis fits in most single-DIN dash openings, so it'll work great in many older vehicles. When you mount the chassis in your dash opening, the screen offers four-way adjustability you can get a perfect view and not block essential climate controls.

Play your High-Res music... wirelessly!

Sony uses a premium digital audio converter (DAC) chip to elevate sound quality across the board. With high-performance 32-bit processing and eliminated timing jitter, you'll hear an impressive dynamic range with minimal distortion. Audiophile-grade capacitors step up the power for satisfying bass performance and a dual-layer chassis helps eliminate electro-magnetic interference for an even cleaner audio signal. Use the rear USB Type-C input to connect your smartphone or thumb drive with High-Resolution audio files to hear music as your favorite artists intended. Sony also builds in LDAC technology which allows you to wirelessly stream audio from compatible devices at 96 kHz / 24-bit sampling, which is a significant improvement over conventional Bluetooth streaming.

Superior tools for sculpting your sound

Sony builds in an impressive array of tools that are hard to find in most stereos. A 192-kHz / 24-bit DSP offers excellent sound processing and precision time alignment. A 14-band EQ gives you control over the 6 output channels, and each channel also sports an 8-band parametric EQ. Combined with a 3-zone crossover, you'll have everything you need to pull together the fine-tuning of your front speakers, rears, and subs. The XAV-9500ES also includes three pairs of 5-volt RCA preamp outputs that provide an ultra-clean signal when you add amps to your system.

Smartphone fun, without wires

Without exceptional smartphone integration, a new car stereo just isn't as exciting or useful. Thankfully, Sony includes the very best in the XAV-9500ES, with onboard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay that you can access with a wireless connection.

• Android Auto (wired and wireless): Android Auto integrates the Android platform into your driving experience in a non-distracting way. You'll have voice control access to Google Maps, weather, music, your phone, text messages, plus easy access to many of your favorite apps. Get more info at www.android.com/auto.
• Apple CarPlay (wired and wireless): CarPlay integrates your iPhone® into the driving experience, putting iPhone content at the driver's voice command with minimal distraction. That means easy access to your music library, your phone, messages, navigation, and many third-party streaming music apps, too. Learn more at www.apple.com/ios/carplay. Note: Sony offers a firmware update to support wired CarPlay operation. See details at sony.com.

Built-in Bluetooth® and more

Of course, Sony gives you Bluetooth® as well. Use it to make or receive hands-free phone calls via your smartphone with the included microphone, or stream music from your phone with ease. You can also use the included microphone to activate voice commands for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. If you're hankering for even more entertainment, step up to satellite radio programming by adding a SiriusXM tuner.

General features:

• Digital multimedia receiver with AM/FM tuner (does not play CDs)
• 10.1" capacitive HD anti-glare touchscreen with four-way adjustable mount
• Fits single-DIN dash openings
  
• Bluetooth hands-free calling and audio streaming
• High-Resolution audio and High-Resolution wireless LDAC audio support
• Built-in ESS digital-to-analog converter
• Built-in high-grade 192-kHz / 24-bit digital signal processor
• Dimensions: 10.67 x 6.73 x 9.72 inch
  

Smartphone features:

• Wired/wireless Apple CarPlay and wired/wireless Android Auto compatible
• Wired CarPlay may require software update

Audio/video features:

• Plays MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, DSF, and DSDIFF music files
• Plays ASF, WMV, AVI, MKV, MPEG-4 video files via USB
• 14-band graphic equalizer with independent 8-band parametric EQ per channel
• 3-zone crossover

Expandability:

• Inputs: rear USB Type-C port, backup cam input, two additional camera inputs
• Outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (5-volt front, rear, sub)

What's in the box: