Panasonic CQ-VX3500
CD・MDレシーバー — The CQ-VX3500 sits at the top of Panasonic's early-2000s 2-DIN VX line, and it's the DSP that earns it the badge. Behind the face is a proper 2-in / 4-out digital sound processor with seven space modes and a 7-band equaliser running 80 Hz to 10 kHz, adjustable ±12 dB across thirteen steps — genuinely fine-grained for a factory-replacement deck of the period. CD and MiniDisc both live in the same chassis, there's a real AUX input on board (2 V, 10 kΩ) so a phone or a Bluetooth module drops straight in, and the pre-out runs a healthy 2 V into ≤600 Ω for anyone bolting on outboard amps. 41W × 4 keeps the doors honest until then. Peak-era Panasonic — tuned rather than just loud.
Bluetooth is included, and tested.
Amplifier has been tested successfully.
CD has been tested is working successfully.
MD has been tested is working successfully.
Harness Included.
| CQ-VX3500 — KEY FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Media | CD + MiniDisc — integrated 2-DIN CD/MD/DSP receiver, with AUX input |
| Tuner | FM/AM — FM 76.0–89.9 MHz (Japan domestic band), AM 522–1,629 kHz. FM usable sensitivity 12 dBf, S/N 70 dB (mono), selectivity 75 dB, stereo separation 42 dB (1 kHz) |
| Power | 41W × 4 max output / 16W × 4 continuous (4 Ω, 1 kHz, 1% THD), 4 Ω speakers, 2V pre-out (≤600 Ω output impedance) |
| DSP / Sound | 2-channel in / 4-channel out DSP, 7 space modes, 7-band EQ centred at 80 / 160 / 320 / 640 Hz, 1.6 / 4 / 10 kHz, ±12 dB in 13 steps |
| AUX input | 2V sensitivity / 10 kΩ input impedance |
| CD spec | 2-channel, 16-bit linear quantisation, 20 Hz–20 kHz, S/N 90 dB (JEITA), wow & flutter below measurable limits |
| MD spec | 5 Hz–20 kHz, S/N 90 dB (JEITA), wow & flutter below measurable limits |
| Electrical | DC 12V negative earth (14.4V test voltage), ≤8.5A draw at maximum CD output |
| Form factor | Double DIN (2-DIN) — 178 × 100 × 160 mm / approx. 2.3 kg |