Kenwood KVT-514

Once you have used it you find a LOT wrong with it

I have the KVT514, KCA BT200, KST HR200 installed in a Ram 2500. The sound quality is good, however the rest of it is a mess. Almost all of the buttons on the touch screen are on the right side of the screen, as far away from the driver as possible. The screen is big but the buttons are small. If you play music from a USB stick on "Random" expect to hear the same 20 or 30 songs all of the time and very rarely any others. I would expect it to randomly play all of the songs on the USB before starting over. Have never found any of the "hidden" HD radio stations that are advertised. The way the blue tooth interacts with the phone is dangerous. Looking up a phone number is an involved process. 1st if you do a search and enter a letter ALL of the names with that letter are displayed and you have to search through all of them. Then you have to reach all the way across to the right side to touch the small "display" button, and then hit the small dial button. If you use a programmed number you have to hit the program button (it is big) then hit the small dial button to connect. If the call fails the system locks up and nothing can be done until you turn it off and back on again to reset it. This means pulling over to the side of the road and shutting the engine off as there is no on/off button on the unit. Much more to say, but not enough room. All in all I am very disappointed in the system and really wish I had bought something else.

Very Happy

I am extremely happy with going back to Kenwood. I had a kenwood cd player, then went to a Soundstream Indash and the sound quality was terrible. All my bass was gone. Upgraded the alternator, big 3 wires and got an additional battery and still didnt help. Ordered this screen from Sonic and it is more powerful than the original cd player i had. I cant even really turn my bass knob on, and it knocks hard. Shipping was instant from Sonic. I didn't use the wiring harness they sent me and think i hooked something up wrong because it pops when turning it on/off. Gonna take it to be done right. This screen is well worth the money. I will never order away from Kenwood again and will always use Sonic to order. Lowest Price i found.

Amazing buy

Installed easily into my 2000 Camaro with the included wiring harness (although for Camaro, Firebird, or any other car with the factory Monsoon deck and amp... good luck with rewiring. There are like 3 dark green wires, 3 orange wires, etc. It was easier for me to just cross my fingers and start touching wires). It looks sharp and has a lot of kick. The ability to upgrade is the best selling point of this deck too. I got the iPod cable with it and the total control feature works great. Excited to purchase the Garmin navigation system, the XM module, and the Bluetooth. Sonic Electronix had great customer support that other sites didn't have, and I reccomend talking to the sales reps on the phone to know exactly what you are getting (especially if you have a more complicated system like the Monsoon p.o.s. that came with my car). The prices are also great. I'll be shopping here in the future!

multimedia and more

I have owned this unit now for about a month. The sound quality and picture are outstanding. The bluetooth is bananas!! The navigation is coming next! And my order will come from the guys from sonic electronix also. Quality products.