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Kenwood KDC-X993

$349.00 Released April, 2009

The Pros:Nice lines and overall design, can change the color to match your dash lights. Sound quality is enhanced by advanced settings, can shape the tone to the car size and specific speakers. Display is readable both day and night.

The Cons:Selecting a radio station preset is unnecessarily complicated. Manual tells you how to navigate the functions, but not what the functions do. Difficult to establish a Bluetooth connection.

The Kenwood KDC-X993 is a mid-grade in car dash CD receiver designed for users looking for more entertainment while riding in their automobile. More casual audiophiles will benefit from the integrated USB port with full iPod device support.

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The device itself looks nearly identical to the lower end KDC-X693; but the X993 features built-in Bluetooth functionality and options. The KDC-X993 includes features such as a flip (removable) theft deterrent faceplate, favorite song memory feature, included remote control, 2 year warranty, and multi-feature ready support.

The Kenwood KDC-X993 also includes additional features such as HD, and Satellite radio ready support, iPod ready support for older iPods with unique adapter, a 24 bit digital to analog converter, full ID-3 tag display support, a 3 band parametric equalizer, AAC, WMA, and MP3 audio file format support, and a rear USB port that supports thumb drives as well as portable media players. The KDC X993 also features full Bluetooth support; and can be paired with up to 5 different bluetooth enabled cell phones.

Features

Mid-grade in-dash CD receiver
Removable theft deterrent faceplate
Includes remote control
2 year warranty
Favorite song and preset memory
HD (optional tuner required) and Satellite radio ready (optional KCA-SR50 adapter + Sirius Tuner)
AAC, WMA, and MP3 audio file format support
Full ID-3 song tag display
24 bit digital to analog converter
Bluetooth Support and Specs
- Integrated noise cancelling microphone
- Can be paired with up to 5 different bluetooth enabled cell phones
- Can hold up to 1,000 phone numbers per each paired phone
- Auto phonebook download support
- A2DP wireless music streaming
- Voice recognition support
- Incoming and outgoing SMS message support

User Reviews (1)

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Pros

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nice lines and overall design, can change the color to match your dash lights
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sound quality is enhanced by advanced settings, can shape the tone to the car size and specific speakers
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display is readable both day and night
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iPod control is straightforward and works well, good range of search options
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can program it to display the information you tend to want to see (song title, artist, time, etc...)

Cons

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selecting a radio station preset is unnecessarily complicated
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manual tells you how to navigate the functions, but not what the functions do
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difficult to establish a Bluetooth connection