Kenwood Single DIN Bluetooth CD AM FM USB Auxiliary Input Car Stereo Receiver w Dual Phone Connection Pandora

Having just purchased this and using for about a week now, I thought a review would be in order. Where to start? Well lets talk about its design first. The unit is VERY aesthetically pleasing to look at and has a sleek nice black finish really complementing the factory appearance on the dash. The display is VERY simple and bright, but not obnoxious either. It's very easy to read and has a dimmer setting in case you find it overwhelming at night which I don't at all. Settings and equalization is VERY straightforward and makes perfect sense. The volume knob is ergonomic and easy to feel unlike those stereos with the flush knobs that you can barely adjust without hitting 4 buttons. Overall the look and quality of this unit is second to none! Now for sound quality. The volume ranges from 0 to 35 and for those of you reading who have tuned an amplifier know that it starts with the all the gain down and the headunit EQ zeroed out. I started slowly increasing the volume waiting for it to distort, 15...20...28...33 and finally 35. Crystal clear. I mean not a lick of distortion at max volume. I played it safe though and set my preferred max level at 28 before the amp was turned up. As I had previously mentioned the equalizer works beautifully slowly adding nuances into your music, and this unit features a bass boost setting which surprisingly doesn't distort either! It just adds Crystal clear sound. I'd rate the sound quality of this unit 11 out of 10 because there is nothing that comes close. I've had numerous Pioneer, Sony, and alpine units but this one blows them away and for the price? I must say I was skeptical with how little I spent but I put my faith in reviewers and glad I did. I saved my favorite part for last. The main reason I looked at this Kenwood was because because I am very picky about factory appearances. I hate Euro taillights, body kits, rims and just about anything the manufacturer of the car didn't design for it. I wasn't thrilled about an aftermarket radio because all the ones today have big chrome knobs, and cheap finishes with stupid designs and laser light shows. Features like that may be attractive to ricers and teenage kids, but not a mature listener who would rather take sound quality and a quality build over a cheap laser light show radio with the 10,000 useless features that are just excessive junk anyway. This kenwood was the cleanest, best looking, simple, best sounding unit I've ever seen in my life. For the price I can't understand why you are still reading this and not entering your credit card info yet. Extremely happy and more then recommend!!!! Read more

Just got this installed in my 2002 Acura TL today and so far I am very happy for the price I paid ! Just a few details I feel that are easily overlooked. One, this doesn't come with any mounting kit, so if your car has a double din setup (original system takes up more space than this small rectangular system) like mine did you may have to buy a single din mounting kit sold separately that fits your car. They are around $20 and allow for a clean install of your new stereo and adds a little space underneath for your phone, remote and other small items. Second this stereo system won't necessarily turn your entire sound system around if your cars system is outdated or wasn't great to begin with. I'm happy with the functionality of this device and the bluetooth access it now gives me to my sound system on an 18 year old car , but the sound in my opinion hasn't been improved too much unless I am missing something with the setup. Lastly, if you are not good with messing around with your car you will have to pay between $80-$100 to get this installed in your car. If you want to hook up the steering wheel volume controls to the kenwood as well, make sure to address it with the specialist who will be installing it. Most of the times they will not bother hooking it up if you don't say anything. Overall great product , especially for folks like myself who own an old car that had an outdated stereo and want to be able to connect to your car via bluetooth, USB or Aux. Read more

Was easy to install & sounds great Read more

I installed this in a 97 Expedition using this mounting kit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006JPA1/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . I was always hesitant to replace my factory radio because I had a 6-CD changer in the console that would only work with the factory radio; finally the changer gave out so I decided to go with this unit based on reviews and price. One surprise: the unit comes with a remote, which I did not see in the description; it also comes with it's own wiring harness. I bought a "Reverse wiring harness" to plug into my vehicle's factory harness so I did not have to cut any vehicle wires. The unit looks very nice aesthetically; it is black with red backlighting and a light blue display. The display is very easy to read. While there is a slight purple tint to the display it is really hardly noticeable and you won't see it at night. As far as sound goes, this unit blows my factory radio out of the water. Sound quality is amazing, it really brings a ton of life to my Mach factory speakers. There are also ways you can adjust bass, treble, fade, etc. It even seems to pick up more radio stations than my factory unit. Pros: -Sound quality is amazing -Unit has many options to adjust sound quality. -Display is easy to read Cons: -Navigating it can be a little tricky at first; pushing the volume knob actually takes you to settings. It's not a problem once you get used to it. Reading the manual also helps a great deal. -Buttons are rather small; it doesn't bother me but some may not like it. - The "dimmer" function only dims the display slightly, not the red backlighting. I don't find it obnoxiously bright but be wary if you want the option to change brightness, as you can't with this radio. I give it five stars for the sound quality at such a low price. Read more