Yes the stereo is very loud, I wouldn't say that its the best quality, bass has to be dialed back or its just muddy but at least I can hear it. I haven't played music through it from my phone. However if it is like my H the volume was the same with the radio as it was with the bluetooth from my phone. So the solution that I see people here using for a better quality bluetooth experience for playing music doesn't seem like that would be the answer for the low volume when using the phone.