eXcelon Quality Comes at a Great Price
Kenwood’s KDC-X395 is an In-Dash CD/MP3/USB Player with an included remote control and light blue Dot-Matrix Display. The blue button color illumination and MP3 ID3 tag display provide an easy-to-read menu display. This receiver is equipped with great audio features such as the separate Subwoofer Controls, CD/Audio Text Display, 24-Bit Digital Analog Converter (DAC), and a 3-Band parametric equalizer.
There is no shortage of expandability options for this Kenwood Receiver. Equipped with a front panel USB port, you have direct connectivity to your iPod or iPhone while providing a charge, full controls, and playback of your iPod/iPhone through the receiver. There is also a front panel 3.5mm auxiliary input (headphone jack) which allows connection to portable media devices. iTunes Tagging, Bluetooth-Ready and full compatibility with your steering wheel controls are some of the other options that make this Head-Unit a fantastic purchase.
General Features:
- In-dash AM/FM, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, AAC player with Remote
- Detachable face plate
- 14-segement, 13-character bluish-white backlit fluorescent display
- Wireless remote control included
- Power Output:
- Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels
- RMS: 22 watts x 4 channels
- MOSFET amplifier
- CD/Audio Text Display
- MP3 ID3 Tag Display (Title/Artist/Album)
- 1-year Sonic Electronix warranty
Playback and Audio Features:
- Playback of CD, CD-R/RW MP3, WMA, and AAC
- AM/FM tuner with 18FM/6AM presets
- 24-Bit Digital Analog Converter (DAC)
- System Q 3-band Parametric Equalizer with 8 selectable tone curves (7 Preset, 1 User)
- Seperate subwoofer control: -15db - +15db
- Subwoofer low-pass filter: 50, 60, 80, 100 or 120hz
- 2-way control allows your iPod playback features (play/pause/browse/etc.) to be controlled via your car stereo controls or from the iPod itself.
- iTunes Tagging lets you mark your favorite songs from the radio and stores them to later view in iTunes
Expandability Options:
- 3 Sets of 4V preamp outputs (front, rear and subwoofer)
- SIRIUS or XM Satellite Radio Ready: SIRIUS Radio Package or XM Radio Package and subscription required and sold separately
- Optional Bluetooth: Kenwood KCA-BT300 required and sold separately for hands free calls and audio streaming
- iPod/iPhone Ready: USB-to-iPod cable required and sold separately for audio control, charging, and playback
- Front-panel auxiliary input: 3.5mm (headphone jack) allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
- Front-panel USB input: USB port allows connection and control of digital devices such as flash drives, portable media players, etc.
- Marine remote ready: Kenwood KCA-RC60MR required and sold separately
- Steering wheel remote ready: PAC SWI-JACKv1 or the Axxess ASWC required and sold separately
- CD Changer controls
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(previous model, replaced by Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X397)
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(previous model, replaced by Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X396)
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Wayne from Point Pleasant Boro, NJ
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This head unit will have friends asking where did you get it. It's the perfect modern with a usb, aux and sat radio hook up head unit, and a sharp looking one with the digital read out, you will be very happy with this unit.
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Craig from Hiram, OH
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This head unit is pretty amazing. It is full of features ive never seen b4 so there gunna take a little to get used to, SQ is amazing on this head unit and it just looks sexy. After a few months of owning it i will post back how its doing but so far i love it.
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Stephon from Ogden, UT
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I am pretty impressed with this deck so far. I would say it is probably the best deck in it's price range. The subwoofer controls are nice as are the 4v pre-amp outputs. The s-n ratio is phenomenal. CDs sound better on this deck than they ever have. It has more tuning adjustment than I could ever use. The only gripe I have with this deck is that I wish you could see the display better when the sun is hitting it. I just hold my hand up to shade it when I need to, but it is a little distracting if you just want to quickly glance at the clock. Looks great at night or when the sun is not shining directly on it though.
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Robert Man from Detroit
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This is one of the best stereos I ever owned, easy install great sound features, only thing I recommend if you already have a factory amp in your vehicle like I have in my 2000 durango, get the wire harness intergration with rca plugs that go in the back of radio, you will get a premium sound and better balance and clarity, made my infinity speakers sound like they were brand new, talk to sonic they carry the harness for your vehicle.
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I own a previous model of this receiver. The rotary knob also had up/down and side to side functionality, like a joystick, that always did things you didn't want it to. It looks like Kenwood corrected that with this newer unit, so picking your next track should be a very painless procedure.
The music search function is excellent. You can search through your music on CD, iPod, or USB drive, while listening to the current track. You can also easily change directories (different folders) while searching. The music search function works really well.
I also love the crossovers on the Kenwood eXcelon units. Setting up the crossovers properly makes the sound quality of your system a lot better, even if your speakers and amplifier already have crossovers.
The higher voltage pre-outs increase sound quality because you do not need to set amplifier gain as high. Look for high voltage pre-outs any time you want to use amplifiers in your car stereo.
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