Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X715

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 KDC-X715

Summary:
Decent deck. It provides good power, and looks really cool. Folding face is a plus. I had a problem with a CD skipping. I mean, my subs hit hard enough to make it skip. What is that? Also, the menus were hard to figure out. Only choose if you want an average setup.

Strengths:
Folding face plate. Looks good. Lots of different settings.

Weaknesses:
Skips way too much!!!!!!!!!!! No graphics. Confusing abbreviations in menus.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer DEH-7600MP

Price Paid:  $319.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 kdc-x715

Summary:
great stereo. loved the stealth flip face. had no problems.

Strengths:
good, clear sound. remote was a plus. had the option of in-dash cd and it was connected to a 10-disc changer. flip wasnt too slow.

Weaknesses:
it got stolen out of my car. i guess im not the only one who liked it.

Similar Products Used:
kenwood kdc-c715 10-disc changer

Price Paid:  $200.00 from bought it off of a f

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000 excelon 715

Summary:
Excellent unit: plenty of power, plenty of settings, awesome flip face, awesome sound, nice remote

Strengths:
45x4 powers speakers well, 4.5 v preouts are great, crossovers help to focus the sound of the front and rear speakers and subs to perfection, settings for everything, 5 equalizer presets to adjust sound around, flip face hides deck and adds class and luxury to this already luxurious deck, factory speakers sound great with this deck, especially when the crossovers are set right, remote has numbers on it so you can choose the presets from the remote, att, fm/am, volume, tune/seek(station or track/cd), play/pause buttons, overall exquisite headunit.

Weaknesses:
NONE WHATSOEVER; THE FLIPPING FACE IS NOT TOO SLOW TO RETRACT TO PUT IN NEW CD'S, EVEN THOUGH OTHER REVIEWERS FEEL SO FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER...MAYBE, THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH POWER TO THE DECK?

Similar Products Used:
JVC 900 SERIES (NEIGHBOR'S)-GOOD-SOUNDING UNITS WITHOUT SOME OF THE FINE SETTINGS OF THE KENWOODS, NICE-LOOKING TOO!!!

Price Paid:  $220.00 from Custom Sounds

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2002 Kenwood KDC-X715

Summary:
Great CD player. Worked great with stock speakers and now that I have after market speakers it sounds even better. Plenty of options to keep me busy. Looks great

Strengths:
Very powerfull, great sound, like the flip around face

Weaknesses:
Slow rotating face

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer, Clarion, Eclipse

Price Paid:  $400.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1999

Summary:
i think this head unit works very well never had any problems with it very powerfull preamp out puts hooked up to a excelon amp it will control the sliding door and bass mangement system

Strengths:
cool rotating face, changing collars red to green pre outs are strong built in crosover,

Weaknesses:
exspencive, gets hot,

Similar Products Used:
pioner/ it doesnt compare