Replace that aging, broken or otherwise boring double DIN factory radio with DPX503 and gain high performance audio features and portable player connectivity to your iPod or other music storage device! The DPX503 has a large multi-line display with full-spectrum variable illumination (very cool) and connectivity features like an illuminated front Aux input and USB port with 1-wire high-speed iPod control.
General Features:
- In-dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, WMA Receiver with Remote
- Fixed face
- Bright variable color multi-line display
- Wireless remote control included
- Switchable variable color lighting
- Power Output:
- Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels
- RMS: 22 watts x 4 channels
- MP3 ID3 Tag Display (Title/Artist/Album)
- 1-year Sonic Electronix warranty
Playback and Audio Features:
- Playback of CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, AAC and WMA
- CR-2 Tuner with 18FM/6AM presets
- 3-Band parametric equalizer with 7 preset tone curves
- System Q/E's+ Digital Sound processing to enhance your MP3/WMA playback
Expandability Options:
- 2 Sets of 2.5V preamp outputs (front, and rear or subwoofer selectable)
- Bluetooth Ready: KCA-BT200 required and sold separately
- SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready: SIRIUS Kenwood package and subscription required and sold separately
- iPod Ready: Kenwood KCA-iP101 required and sold separately
- Front-panel auxiliary input: 3.5mm (headphone jack) allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
- Front-panel auxiliary input: USB port allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
- Rear auxiliary input: Optional rear auxiliary Input
- CD Changer controls
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| (previous model, replaced by Kenwood DPX502 (DPX-502)) |
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Average Customer Rating is 4.1 out of 5 stars:
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Average Attributes Rating:
| Durability | | 3.6 |
| Value | | 4.3 |
| Features | | 4.1 |
| Design | | 4.1 |
| Usability | | 3.3 |
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John from Boca Raton, FL
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Purchased to replace the OEM stereo in a 2003 Ford Explorer, keeping the original speakers. The double-din stereo is a great fit. The primary reason for purchasing it was that I digitized all my CDs, and this unit offered a jack, USB, as well as CD with AAC, WAV, and MP3. I use a USB stick almost exclusively.
Sound is more than satisfying, more than meeting expectations. I must agree with other reviews that backlighting is always an issue and the controls, even with the extra knob, are not intuitive. The remote is absolutely needed. Not a very good with the tools, B*** B** installed for the basic stereo price - about $50 + parts (I did not specify that I had a factory subwoofer in my order) - in less than an hour. Sonic was very good to work with, as I had an issue with UPS delivery. Sonic took care of it.
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The Man from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
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I put this deck in my 05 WRX and it looks great. You can change all the colors on the face which is fun. When I fist turned it on, it was very hard to figure out how to do certain things example, tuning it so that it knows I have subs hooked up, turning certain demo features off etc. but after a while I figured it out and now I just love this deck and how it works.
The iPod control works well compared to my old clarion deck, a bit slow trying to find the artist I want but then again I have a lot of music, so I just unplug it and find the music on the Ipod.
The sound quality is decent, I am confident though that it would be much better if I had aftermarket speakers.
All in all after you get through the confusing acronyms in the manual and figure out the deck, it is quite a good buy. I am very happy with it.
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tn_pmm from Clarksville, TN
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This has worked fine. Use it with my iPhone 3G with the apple usb adapter. It charges it and will cycle through the playlists, artists, etc. Lights are annoying when cycling through colors, but you can set it on a single color. I use it in conjunction with a GM09SR, and I have to reset the adapter every few months. Have to reset the clock and date, but not the stations (weird).
The random song generator is not very random with my iPhone. It tends to play the same "random" order every time the playlist on the iPhone is reset. Not a very good algorithm (but this is a stereo company, not a programming outfit).
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Junior from youngsville, NC
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This is a great unit for just a everyday radio. I put this in my wife's car and it works great... this is the radio for big openings and great sound. The sound from this radio running to an eq then to a crossover and then to amps is powerful, crisp, and solid from highs to bass. A very great buy if you like kenwood..... I'll take this unit any day over a in-dash TV... Unless it's a kenwood TV....
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David from Gering, NE
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Is a great looking unit is a bit of a challenge to program at first but worth the time to do so I am completly satisfied with it and would recommend it.
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