Lack of features on kenwood decks?

KHPower · Post by **KHPower** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:53 pm

Just picked one up as well for my bro in law actually just delivered , cant wait to install it and here how it sounds

I may have to pick up one but for now my eclipse will do

oldskoolmseriesfan · Post by **oldskoolmseriesfan** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:56 am

Mackenzie wrote:I am keeping a budget in mind, so maybe more so the 7 series or below.. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KENWOOD-KDC-MP7 ... 286.c0.m14

Im running a KDC-MP4032 for the last 2yrs or so. i never thought id stray from alpine, but with the features on the kenwood i couldnt pass it up, the price was the selling feature 4 me. had everything my old alpine had and tons more 4 a 1/4 of the price.i cant find the manual right now but its designed for windows media, with external media control. has hp/lp filters and eq and sounds great. oh, its 4v preout. nothing 2 fancy but i like it alot. hope that helps you out abit

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:22 pm

^^ I already have the 592 now installed

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:39 pm

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:50 pm

Did you figure out how to turn the Demo mode off yet? hehe I have people coming in for that all the time

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:22 pm

In all honesty, I havent even tried yet, ive just been listening to it.

so while we are on here, just tell me

oldskoolmseriesfan · Post by **oldskoolmseriesfan** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:30 pm

I like the blue accent lighting its pimp!!

KHPower · Post by **KHPower** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:35 pm

Very nice! Its looks better than the pics I have seen(on the box)

How do you turn the demo mode off? I may run into that in awhile

deathcloud · Post by **deathcloud** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:11 pm

Wow I think I just got sold on getting a kenwood deck.... never thought I would get one either. I thought kenwood was cheap and alpine was bomb. Guess i was wrong. Anyways I got my deck CDA-9855 Alpine deck back in 05 so I think it is time to upgrade anyways.

That kenwood excelon looks pimp.

I want one that has great features, sounds great and also something that i will not have to replace in a while.

Is this a good one? I want 24 bit burr brown cuz I hear so much about it.

I also want a good EQ and at least 3 pre outs minimum 4 volts

Is this good or could i find better.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-EXCELON-KDC ... 240%3A1318

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:39 pm

Here it is at night, and a vid, cause i got bored i guess..

dedlyjedly · Post by **dedlyjedly** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:57 pm

deathcloud wrote: I thought kenwood was cheap and alpine was bomb.

Alpine built up quite a reputation over the years, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, a lot of the customers that I deal with have become so unquestionably loyal to Alpine that they can't seem to see the value in anything else. It's actually quite ironic because anything short of Alpine's best units really can't compare to most Premier or Excelon head units that are also quite a bit less expensive.

To disable the demo mode, set the clock, and a few other features you must first put the deck into STANDBY by scrolling through the scources. After that simply access the menu as you normally do and you'll find what you're looking for.

And Mack, I know you will somehow be able find the will power to resist the temptation of turning on those damn flickering blue lights on your new deck!

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:40 am

dedlyjedly wrote:
deathcloud wrote: I thought kenwood was cheap and alpine was bomb.
Alpine built up quite a reputation over the years, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, a lot of the customers that I deal with have become so unquestionably loyal to Alpine that they can't seem to see the value in anything else. It's actually quite ironic because anything short of Alpine's best units really can't compare to most Premier or Excelon head units that are also quite a bit less expensive.

What you said!

deathcloud · Post by **deathcloud** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:15 am

So which one would you guys reccomend that will blow it away in SQ and features? Let me know!

i want a good DA converter as so on. Will spend up to 300 for a good deck. but wouldn't mind paying less than that like Mack.

Mackenzie · Post by **Mackenzie** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:09 am

Update! Ive been using the usb now for a couple days, and I am never using a cd in my car again. I feed the usb wire into my glove box, and bought a flashdrive from bb for cheap, and I am happy with the results. No longer will I be lugging my 100+ cd case.

The deck displays all the artists nicely, and its fast, so I dont have any issues going through files on the flash drive. Now I just got to get these runs of 0 guage, and my 18s

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:17 pm

once you go usb, you never go back.

glad you went over to the dark side. im glad i did

deathcloud · Post by **deathcloud** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:38 pm

*cough* IPOD FO LIFE *cough*

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:44 pm

Bfowler wrote: once you go usb, you never go back.

glad you went over to the dark side. im glad i did

I wish firewire had "won" the war

USB3 will be available... fairly soon.

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:55 pm

bfowler, that looks SAWEEEEETTTT_very clean, better than factory could of ever done, what sthe led to?

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:01 pm

thats just the alarm LED, Thanks!

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:19 pm

sharp, i like it, im tryn to figure out something similiar in my audi, except under the center armrest, thats where my ti voltage display and bass cube remote are, but i rarely find the need to turn the cube on; 2 rsdc10 ported box, with rsd 1200.1,