Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome Unit

I must say that this is an awesome unit with great capabilities. Sonic ships really fast as I received the unit in little less than three days. Furthermore, the shipping is free. Another plus is that the interface is very similar to that of an I-pod or I-phone. Furthermore, connection between these devices highly effective.

The Garmin navigation system with traffic assist also responds well to sudden changes in direction as a result of traffic. The unit is also very easy to install. There are no extra conduits like is seen in other units. The bluetooth and Navagation are inculcated into the head unit. As a result, it is just a matter of plugging in the navigation receiver and microphone to the unit. The harness for the radio was provided by Sonic for no extra charge. This is another major plus, in my opinion.

The only down side comes with the security function. The security function is only there to fool a criminal that the device is locked. In all actuality, there is no pass code if power is cut like is seen in other DNK and KVT models. All in all, it is a terrific buy. It looks fantastic in my 98 Toyota Supra.

Satisfied with the Kenwood DNX6180

I purchased this car receiver with very specific objectives in mind. First off I would like to say that I'm living in Japan and supporting the military. I went to Autobacs in Japan and they didn't have anything that could compare to this Kenwood, plus their prices were 3x as much for less features and their devices weren't in English. I really wanted a Garmin Navigation because I previously owned a Garmin Nuvi until some kids broke into my car and stole it, so that is why I wanted an in-dash unit. Other than that my objectives were:
- Radio must be in English
- Must be intuitive
- Bluetooth to pair with my iPhone for hands free talking
- Garmin Car Navigation
- Rear facing USB for a solid state hard drive I have with my MP3's on it
- DVD either on disk or read from SSD
- Sleek design that fits into my car
- Rear facing camera

I must say that this receiver fits all of those objectives. The only thing that I wish Kenwood would have done was unlock the device so I can install my, previously purchased, maps of Japan to load onto the device. Also the navigation has this annoying "agree" button every time the device loads up you must push the button to get the navigation. I really wish there was a way to turn that off. The reason I went with Kenwood is because it uses Garmin and Garmin seems to be the leader when it comes to Maps of Japan. Now I need to see if I can barter with Garmin and how much it will cost me to get the device unlocked so I can load the maps of Japan. This device will be nice for when I eventually move back to the States I will already have a device that I like and enjoy. I hope this review helps you in making your decision.

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I could not be more pleased with this installed well works great and vary easy to use Sonic electronix could have not have been any more fair, fast, and reliable.

Nice piece of equipment.

Very satisfied, overall, very good quality. One minor drawback is that Kenwood has not kept pace with the newest and best cell phones, consequently it will not pair up with my new Blackberry.

Awesome Value!

I'm very happy with Kenwood DNX6140, works as it supposed to I didn't have any problems at all, the sound is perfect, the directions with GPS are great, the bluetooth works perfect with my cell, I recomend this product. Sonic customer service is great to help you with everything you need. Thank you.

Kenwood DNX-6140

Great Unit, full of features for all your needs. Great Price - Sonic is a class act when it comes to buying car stereo. A +++

The absolute best!

I liked this nav unit so much (over the competition) that I've installed 3 of them so far. You get the best of all worlds: Kenwood for great sound; Parrot for cutting-edge Bluetooth technology; and Garmin for GPS. Rather than trying to re-invent the wheel Kenwood wisely let each of these three features be designed by the three best companies in each category and seamlessly integrated all three modules into a robust, easy-to-use and fully-compatible product. I can't say enough good things about this unit. After a couple of years messing with the competition the first install of the DNX-6140 was an "Ahhhhh" moment.

Good Unit

Looks great installed, improved from my factory sound quality. The navigation is Garmin so of course it is excellent. Bluetooth has worked great for me so far, people on the other end say it just sounds like they are on speaker phone; which is to be expected. I use it with the iPhone and it is compatible and works great. The only issue I have experienced is that the Bluetooth automatically wants to use my iPhone as an audio source every time; overriding the iPod player. I have to go into the Bluetooth menu every time and override this setting, which is annoying, but not that big of a deal. I had it professionally installed in my 2006 Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition for about $85.

Good all around, full-feature audio-nav device

Installed this unit in a Porsche 996 for an excellent fit. The DNX-6140 has many features that make this the best full-feature navigation radio at a bargain price.

Navigation - Integrated Garmin navi works flawlessly every time.

Bluetooth - Parrot works flawlessly however there are two small notes. First if you leave your vehicle with the device synced, you will have to resync manually upon your return. Callers here a bit of an echo sometimes. Very excellent device otherwise.

IPod integration is flawless however you cannot play your videos through the adapter kit. Additionally, once you select a genre you cannot list all songs within that genre. Playing randomly through a genre only works if you set up a root level playlist.

Menus are easy and intuitive as are some minor creature comforts. The display has a wide array of color options with a random feature for fun.

As others have said the power of this system is incredible. The front channel is connected to Infinity Reference 4032cf at 2ohm/speaker. The rear channels are connected to Polk Audio MM521 at 2.6ohm. Also, take advantage of the subwoofer option on the rear pre-outs. Rockford Fosgate Punch P300-1 with one 12" Alphasonik 300 Series subwoofer in a 1.4 cubic foot sealed enclosure thumps the daylights out of everyone in the car.

The Kenwood DNX 6140 is possibly the best value, full-function double din unit on the market today.

BUY THIS RADIO!!!!!

Overall this is a great product that is easy to use. We used this radio in a new 2011 Mack CXU613 Sleeper Tractor (18-Wheeler) and our customers love the features; especially the Garmin GPS, Blue-Tooth and the optional iPod feature. The only current downside to this product, and only related to the trucking industry, is that Garmin was not able to download the 'Trucking Industry' maps which is very important to truck drivers. Apparantly it causes problems with the Kenwood's operations. They say they are working on it, and will repost when I receive my update CD.

BEST desicion i made in my LIFE!! LOVE THIS UNIT!!

Let me tell u, I made the SMARTEST decision picking this headunit over the F90 from pioneer. The #1 reason? LAG AND BOOT UP TIME!! Here are some specs i have on my kenwood:

Startup time: AMAZINGLY FAST for basically a computer loading up. I have music playing in about 10 seconds (hooked up to an ipod, dvd, radio, or aux port in front) and the gps is ready to go in about 23 seconds.

Bluetooth sync up: about 10 seconds, i'm ready to make phone calls. I can even send TEXTS!! Yeah u heard me, i can read and send texts through my headunit!! It's the bombest stuff. However since my phone is older (samsung sync) i have some trouble with it, but i don't text while i drive anyways so i don't use the function much.

DVD playback: I did the ebrake mod. All i did is when ur wiring up the pin harness to the radio harness, u gotta ground the light green wire that's for the ebrake. Now i can drive and watch dvd's and also use the navi to type in a location.

Ipod connection: The ipod hookup is literally instantly. 10 seconds and it's playing music. I have only 2 MINOR downfalls to the unit. The navigating through the headunig is extremely fast and quick to find songs or playlists, there is NO lag!! One of them is that the headunit has a memory function. Let's say ur listning to ur playlist and ur on a song and u plug it in to the car, the headunit will continue to play where u left off. Very awesome featuer. HOWEVER, if u turn off the car with the ipod plugged in and turn the car back on, u will clear out the memory and ur music will start from the first song (so mine is ABC123 by the jackson 5 [RIP MICHAEL JACKSON U WERE THE GREATEST!!!]) so i'd have to go back and find the song. Not a huge hassle but it does get annoying if u don't disconnect ur ipod.

Another minor thingie. I keep music videos, cartoon episodes (mainly family guy, simpsons and spongebob) and LOTS of movies on my ipod. When i watch them using the ipod dock connector, for some reason the picture gets stretched and i lose about 3/4 inches of the picture on both sides. I thought it was zoomed in but it's not. Nothing huge but u lose a little bit cut off the sides. THIS DOES NOT DO IT WITH DVD'S. U see dvd's perfectly, only when i watch movies/music videos/cartoons through my ipod. Maybe i'll figure it out, but i got over it (and i'm a perfectionist!)

DVD playback: I watch dvd's while i drive, so? I listen to it it's funny listening to spongebob going to work. The navigation is very simple. You touch a portion of the screen and it allows you to highlight the dvd title screen or functions. Super clear and crisp video while watchin dvd's! Amazing quality!!

GPS: Okay this was a dealbreaker for me for sure. I LOVE the navi on this thing! It's powered by garmin and so it ALWAYS has reception and it's PINPOINT accurate! The instructions states that you have to mount the gps antenna on the outside of the car, but behind the headunit there is a long metal rebar. I just stuck it to that (magnetized) and hoped it would work through the plastic of our dash. I have ALWAYS full reception all the time!

Sync up time to a satellite, literally seconds. Re-routing is also very fast, taking only about 4-5 seconds on how to get back on track. The screen is also very crisp and clear and is easily readible.

Radio: right now i'm using just the regular tuner, but i'm gonna get an HD tuner very soon. The radio however is very strong and comes in clear, a LOT clearer then the oem headunit. I also love it cuz u can customize the radio station settings. It also picks up the data from the radio (like on KISSFM it will tell me what song is playing and by who).

Equilizer and settings: There are LOTS of settings for this unit. No joke, there is a crap load. I'm still getting used to it and still learning about new functions. The equilizer is a bit hard to understand and a little difficult to find that sweet spot where the sound is always clear, but i'm almost there. I've only had it for a week, GOSH! lol.

Design: Definitely a HUGE decision maker between this and the F90 because both of them have rotary volume knobs. I HATE button volumes and prefer rotarys. One reason why i picked the kenwood over the pioneer is because you actually have something to grab onto. The wheel sticks out about 3/4 inches thick and it's fully rubber, so grabbing it is no problem. The pioneer is only about 2mm thick and might be a bit to grab on, especialy because the rotary also has buttons (u can push it up, down, left right). The kenwood only goes in for the att function for quick volume dimming (po-po).

The buttons on the side has quick access to GPS, telephone, rear view camera, and turning off the unit. The display also has a million colors to choose from so u will find that perfect color to match ur interior or any color u desire.

All in all, i made a GREAT deicision picking the kenwood dnx-6140 over the pioneer f90BT because of all the facts above. Would i buy it all over again? HELL YEAH!!

Slowwwww

I would recommend this unit if you have plenty of time on your hands between functions. If you want to use your iPhone for music, you must buy the cable. Overall, my Motevo that I paid $379.99 for, had much better features. The Garmin GPS is excellent! Overall, this unit is waaaayyy out of date!

Good value

The Kenwood DNX6140 is a good value. Lots of useful features, excellent GPS (even in Canada), very good DVD player with easy to use features. The bluetooth allows me to program in all 4 of our phones and switch between them on the fly. It has a USB port that supports an Ipod, usb thumb drive with music, or other MP3 player. Only issue is that it only recognizes 500 songs if you are using a thumb drive without dividing the music into subdirectories. But this is not a big deal though. This is a very good unit.

Good buy

Product arrived and functioned as expected. Nav is excellent as well as the bluetooth. I really enjoy putting my music on thumb drives. Still finding new features on this unit. Ver satisfied with the purchase.

Great product

I have had this product for 6 months, i would strongly recommend this product, it almost does too much, one issue with the navigation software was fixed with a download that was easy to install. The one issue I have is the clock and radio station display is small very small and hard to see if driving and trying to glance at the time and radio station. Very good product overall.

Very cool

Installed this in a UK Saab 93 viggen convertible which involved a saw and faith! Sounds great! Few things I don't like are the colours on the nav screen but functionally excellent. Got it hooked up with a brodit iPhone bracket and all looks factory. Bluetooth handsfree and iPhone music stuff is rocking too. Got euro maps easy enough too.
Live it love it

Kenwood DNX6140

Overall the Kenwood DNX6140 is an outstanding product. There are two things I find a bit annoying. When connected to an ipod if you select a playlist with just a few songs, it will play them over and over ...

Second, the volume level for audible instructions is quite loud and as far as I can tell is not adjustable.

Simplicity yet sophisticated.

I bought this unit after having purchased a Pioneer AVIC-F90BT that turned into a brick in a week. So far I love it. It is simple, yet well laid out. Great resolution from any angle (I have an older 4Runner where the stereo is mounted low). Loads fast (usb, iPod and DVD's). Great on screen controls with easy to follow sub-menus. I only have 2 complaints:
1) Either rear output or Sub output, not both (which I've gotten over).
2) Garmin map is a little cheesy (cartoonish).

Overall I'm very happy with this deck as well as the great price and customer service I received from Sonic. I would recommend this deck to anyone looking for a reasonably priced NAV/DVD Stereo.

Great Value

Best bang for the buck! Garmin Nav. makes it super easy to use! I searched high and low for a nav system under $1,000 and I couldn't be happier!

Excellent Unit !!!

This is the unit to get if you are looking to get if you want an all in one ! the GPS is great, the bluetooth is a great feature, and the screen quality is excellent when watching a DVD. It was well worth the price, and of course you won't be sorry with the Kenwood name. A great deal from Sonic.....