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Kenwood KDC-BT742U

$220.00 Released January, 2009

The Pros:Front USB and AUX inputs. Affordable price. Built-in Bluetooth compatibility for hands-free calling and music streaming.

The Cons:Horrible manual. Microphone pickup is horrible. Lack of buttons make interaction with the unit complicated and unbearable.

The Kenwood KDC-BT742U is a car audio receiver released by Kenwood in January 2009. It has Bluetooth™ connectivity, designed for Kenwood by industry leader Parrot, giving users hands-free calling.

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The receiver mutes the music for an incoming call, then users can speak through the built-in microphone while listening to their caller over their car speakers. Music can also be streamed from the phone through bluetooth and other bluetooth enabled devices. It plays the traditional audio formats: CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RW discs including discs loaded with MP3 and WMA music files, and is compatible with Kenwood satellite radio, HD Radio tuner, and CD changer. The step up Kenwood KDC-HD942U is $30 more but has a 4V 3 Preouts vs 2.5V 3 Preouts of this model, the rest of the features are pretty much identical.

Features

CD player with built-in MOSFET amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
Built-in Parrot Bluetooth technology
One wire iPod hookup -- search files alphabetically or by jumping
Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RW discs including discs loaded with MP3 and WMA music files
Compatible with Kenwood satellite radio, HD Radio tuner, CD changer