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Kenwood KDC-BT945U

In-Dash CD/MP3/WMA Receiver with Full-Dot LCD Display and Built-in Bluetooth

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GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE. CONTACT US 24/7 • In-dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, WMA Player • Built-in Bluetooth • White LCD Display • 50W x 4 Chan. Max • 22W x 4 Chan. RMS • 3-Band Equalizer with Car Type EQ • 3 Sets of 4V Preamp Outputs • Rear Auxiliary Input • 24-Bit D/A

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GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE. CONTACT US 24/7 • In-dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, WMA Player • Built-in Bluetooth • White LCD Display • 50W x 4 Chan. Max • 22W x 4 Chan. RMS • 3-Band Equalizer with Car Type EQ • 3 Sets of 4V Preamp Outputs • Rear Auxiliary Input • 24-Bit D/A

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Full-Dot LCD Display Receiver

The Kenwood KDC-BT945U is an In-Dash CD/MP3/WMA with Full-Dot LCD display with built-in Bluetooth. White LCD text display, white button lighting, and MP3 ID3 tag display provide an easy to read menu. This receiver also features a built-in tuner with 18 FM presets and 6 AM presets, Sound Excellence DSP, 3-band parametric equalizer with 9 selectable tone curves, Bass boost with two adjustable levels, and the Dual Zone capability feature that allows the playing of separate sources to the front of the vehicle and the rear of the vehicle simultaneously.

Expandability options for this Player are not limited. With the built-in rear USB port, you will have full control with the latest iPods and iPhones, giving you even more playback options. Sirius and XM Satellite radio has two packages if you are interested in those services. HD Radio and full compatibility with your steering wheel controls are just some other expandability options that will satisfy you if you decide to purchase the Kenwood KDC-BT945U Receiver.

 
 
 
 
 

General Features:

  • In-dash AM/FM, CD, MP3, WMA player with Remote
  • Built-in Bluetooth technology supports hands-free calling with a compatible Bluetooth phone
  • Flip-down, detachable face
  • White LCD display with 5 lines of text
  • Wireless remote control included
  • White button lighting
  • CEA-2006 compliant amplifier
  • Power Output:
    • Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels
    • RMS: 22 watts x 4 channels
  • CD Text Display
  • MP3 ID3 Tag Display (Title/Artist/Album)
  • 1-year Sonic Electronix warranty

Playback and Audio Features:

  • Playback of CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, WMA, and AAC
  • AM/FM tuner with 18FM/6AM presets
  • Sound Excellence DSP
  • Selectable car type equalizer adjusts the sound to your particular type of vehicle
  • Digital Time Alignment (DTA) lets you adjust the distance from the driver to each speaker for optimal sound reproduction
  • 3-band parametric equalizer with selectable tone curves (8 Preset, 1 User)
  • Advanced 24-bit digital to analog converter for enhanced audio
  • 0-Bit Mute Circuit
  • Bass boost with two adjustable levels
  • Digital E Crossover features a high-pass filter and a low-pass filter
  • Highway sound mode
  • Dual zone capability

Expandability Options:

  • 3 Sets of 4V preamp outputs (front, rear and subwoofer)
  • Integrated Bluetooth: Enables phones, headsets, and portable devices to be paired for audio streaming and hands free calling with included voice microphone
  • SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready: Kenwood SIRIUS Package required and sold separately
  • HD Radio Ready: Kenwood KTC-HR300 required and sold separately
  • iPod/iPhone Ready: Standard iPod-to-USB cable will work, however Kenwood recommends the automotive grade KCA-IP101
  • Rear 3.5mm auxiliary input: Enables the connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
  • Steering wheel remote ready: PAC SWI-JACKv1 or the Axxess ASWC required and sold separately
  • CD Changer controls

Bluetooth Features:

  • Built-in Bluetooth technology for hands-free talking
  • Bluetooth version 2.1 +EDR Certified
  • Bluetooth range up to 32.8 ft.
  • Supports SMS and A2DP
  • Bluetooth profiles supported:
    • HFP: Hands Free Profile
    • HSP: Headset Profile
    • SPP: Serial Port Profile
    • A2DP: Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
    • AVRCP: Audio/Video Remote Control Profile
    • PBAP: Phone Book Access Profile
    • OPP: Object Push Profile
    • SYNC: Syncronization Profile
  • Works with all compatible Bluetooth that are paired
  • Includes an external wired microphone

Specifications & Details


In-Dash Receiver Specifications
Receiver Size
Single DIN
Anti-Theft Security
Detachable Faceplate
Wireless Remote
Yes
Peak Power Output
50 watts x 4 channel
RMS Power Output
22 watts x 4 channel
Preamp RCA Outputs
3 Sets (6-channel)
Dedicated Subwoofer Preamp RCA Output
Yes
Preamp Voltage
4 volts
Built-In Equalizer
3-band parametric equalizer with selectable tone curves (8 Preset, 1 User)
Display Type
TFT-LCD Display
Expandability Features
Inputs
Auxiliary (Rear)
Steering Wheel Control Compatible
Yes (Accessory required and sold separately)
Tuner
AM/FM Tuner
Yes
FM Presets
18
AM Presets
6
Warranty and Return Policy
Parts Warranty Duration
1 year
Labor Warranty Duration
1 year
Warranty Provider
Sonic Electronix

Item Details


Manufacturer:

Model Number:

KDC-BT945U

Weight:

5.00lbs

Internal SKU:

kdcbt945u

Internal Product ID:

22916

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Customer Ratings & Reviews



5 star
55%
4 star
27%
3 star
9%
2 star
9%
1 star
0%



Durability
4.6
Value
4.5
Features
4.5
Design
4.8
Usability
4.3

Customer Reviews

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Great Value!

It is amazing how cheap quality decks are these days. Even better, is that this 200 dollar deck pretty much destroys my last 2 decks in features and sound quality that cost like 500 bucks at the time.

Pros
- Easy navigation
- Features
The ones it has are good. They don't load it with a bunch of crap your not going to use just so they can market it as having more features.
- SQ
- Nice EQ customization
- Nice display and navigation through folders and songs on USB flash drives

Cons
- Red led light does not blend in well with the deck
- Poor lcd
I bought this as I did not want a fancy display though the name scrolling has some obvious ghosting which I find annoying. An option to disable scrolling as well as alternate the text would have been nice.
- USB is hit or miss
I wanted plug and play USB, which for the most part it is, though I sometimes have to keep reinserting the flash drive a few times until the deck to properly reads from it. This only is an issue when plugging it in. Once it is read it works fine the entire time it stays plugged in.

It may work better with the software, but I will not have anything to do with crapware on my computer. I wanted pure drag and drop and plug and play (on both ends), and ease of use, and except for the issue above, that is what you can expect with using a flash drive for music instead of discs.

Overall, this deck is awesome. I only described the cons in detail in case there is a chance someone from Kenwood reads this and can fix later on down the road.

If you are reading this because you are thinking of ditching CD's and migrating to USB flash drives instead, DO IT. CD's scratch and skip and digging through disk binders is a pain that we be a thing of the past. Flash drives are dirt cheap,~10 bucks for a 4 gig, which can hold roughly 40 albums in mp3. Get a 16 gig drive and you can load it with a lot of various music for when you feel like a genre change.

By Kev on April 5, 2011

17

found this helpful.

Excellent unit WHEN it works!

Pros:
- Excellent Sound Staging features
- Ease of BT phone pairing
- Versatile Unit

Cons:
- The USB source worked half the time. says "reading" but wouldnt work. Had to reset unit to get USB working again.
- Quality of BT call was not too decent even after adjusting Mic Gains and Echo reduction levels

By Lekan on April 15, 2011

15

found this helpful.

I love this head unit

The best parts of this head unit are the 4 volt pre amp out puts and bluetooth. The BT works great for phone calls but it does have the best sound for music. Overall if you don't use the BT for music it is eas ily the the best head unit for the price!

By bwymike on March 1, 2011

15

found this helpful.

Nice Reciever

I find this receiver to be about a 7 out of 10. There is great sound quality, it is definatly much better than any stock radio. There are also many fine adjustments that can be made so the music can fit your style, it also has a very simple setup. It is very easy to control and navigate. The only disadvantage of this receiver is that the screen gets kind of fuzzy when the name of the song scrolls across the screen. It gets quite annoying and really makes it hard to read sometimes. Other than that great head unit.

By Eli on January 14, 2011

16

found this helpful.

Great sonund at a great price

I was looking for a new headunit for my car to go along with my new speakers and sub. I found this head unit on other websites for almost 100 more dollars. I found this website and saw they had the same products but almost at half the price. I couldn't be happier at my purchase and will be purchasing a new amp in a couple of weeks. This site is amazing and I wish I found it a long time ago.

By Ethan on March 24, 2011

14

found this helpful.

awsome product

I loved this radio and the this company for the great price and timely shipping I shopped around for this particular radio and saved about 100$ buying here. I have since traded the truck and will be looking for this in the future for my new truck.

By Jason on December 2, 2010

13

found this helpful.

Nice Unit

I got this to replace a JVC AVX44 and im definitely impressed with the sound quality improvement. There a few things that could be improved though.

Pros: OUTSTANDING sound quality, very noticeably different and improved over my previous head unit. Tons of audio adjustments, Highway sound, Supreme Sound, not a bad parametric EQ either, time correction etc. Ipod interface is pretty nice, loads flash drives quickly, menus are easy to navigate and it looks awesome in my car.

Cons: When using a flash drive there is no Random All setting, only for each folder. So if you have a bunch of subfolders it wont shuffle through all the folders, only the one you have selected. There is a skip forward button on the unit for USB but no backwards! Granted its not hard to go into the menu and select a folder but is it really that difficult to have that function on the unti?

I havent used the bluetooth yet but the menus are easy to navigate. Over all i would definitely recommend this unit. The music sounds so much crisper and detailed its like hearing songs for the first time all over again. The sound quality easily makes up for the minor drawbacks.

By cody on June 28, 2010

14

found this helpful.

Good Deal

This cd player is good because it gives out a very clear sound for my basic system.

By Jake on April 20, 2010

13

found this helpful.

Great Radio but just not for me

I beleive this a great radio but its not really for me its really complicated. It's really hard to set it up. Just not worth the money I paid for it.

By kenneth on November 27, 2011

11

found this helpful.

Awesome!!!

I love this deck so much. It's got it all. I have had many decks and this one definitely surpasses them all. The sound quality is so good and powerful!

By brady on August 2, 2011

11

found this helpful.

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