Has individual Crossovers for each Pre-Out
Has Bass Management to control your amplifiers Db Gain.
Opens & Closes Fan Exposure Sliding Doors controling ther Fans as well.

Am really a huge fan of kenwood but I must say that the only Weakness that I could say is that it doesn't read Mp3 format disk. You can still add an I-pod or Mp3 player with proper Cables.
cable model#: CA-C1AUX if interested.

Well, what can i say. This particular item is by FAR the Best of its kind. I've had mine since the year 1999, when it was barely introduced. Kenwood has come a long way since they've started. For all of you readers that didnt know, "eXcelon" is Kenwood competition series. I have taking my products to several competitions & won most of them. Have gone against well known brands:Rockford Fosgate,MTX,Alpine TypeR,Kicker....... All I have on my Vehicle is nothing but Kenwood eXcelon. They also sponcer me since I registered my products & Faxed them pics of there name on competition & trophies won ect.

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Have used sony, alpine, pioneer, JVC, Jensen ect.........

the laser must be prime a+ because it plays scrached discs well. I also really like that it has a built in crossover I would have blown my front,and rear speakers because I push my subs hard, can turn the volume all the way up and really put most any sub to the test, I had a similar alpine that sold for quite a bit more, same type options w/crossover and could not blow my subs for any bass option I played with, but I did end up blowing a very good memphis 12 with this kenwood with my gain less than halfway up because I turned up the nf lp level too high on the excelon, opps I was in a altered state of mind, or possibly it was due to hitting a good size 4by obstacle at too high of a speed and shorted it somehow (1 of the 2 blew, seized up actually) then lost the other 12 due to bad karma...rambling on...nobody will probably even read this, because really how many people look for info on this deck and stumble upon this site as I did, maybe somone could email me and prove me wrong if they do read my boredome inspired of...but actually pretty fun way to waste a sunday, anyway back to strenghths...ok mentioned the possibility of blowing high grade speakers ( forgot to mention the alpine which I thought was going to be the best deck I ever owned, with the fancy options, adjustable
.........for anyone which there will be a reward if my pessimistic attitude of everything about this letter except the firs part somewhat sane to the eventual point back to the point now that i typthought about it a reward for anyone that can muster the patience and mud tthrough got to finnish not matter of athe ereerrs just crup gut to the point, heres whats in it for someone/s if there is a decent good deserving interested reply I will surprise with a fair reward that will pay a good (negotiably, not a clue yet)shake for how much honestly you understood and wiknodec if someone gets the crazy state of mind im in I will also tell a promise guarenteed intriguing story,of earlier crazines

other than its outdated and doesnt play mp3 nothing it was top of the line or close to it when it was released, the alpine I mentioned earlier was probably rated better, and more expensive because it was very fancy, but I went thru 2 of the same deck one the motorized face quit working and the other the laser was crap, actually on both of them read error on most cd's after little use got worse and worse as time went on, possibly reading burned cd's the cause because that is 95% of what I play, I really don't know, seemed to have less of a problem with original cd's but eventually those wouldn't read either, well anyway the point was that the kenwood has a good laser and reads all my burned cd's, very durable best i've ever happened to hold onto long enough to put it (durability) to the test go thru decks faster than I go thru ciggies,going to quit ( that will be the proof that you not likely have taken enough wasted maybe not , could be good for the unlikeluckydog that proves he read this and emails me a short letter telling me what you though of my what I already know is crazy mostly guess of 25% at most useful time management, but hey on the other hand I might be out gambling and possibly losing more than I can afford instead of this ( can't make up my mind, well I've decided even if this review is (most likely proof read by some sort of a editor and rejected because it's not right at all but mayby the first half of my review will make it stick and not get rejected, the only rule I think I stuck to I mind you kind sir of an authority if you are reading this or even got this far I think this review of yaaaaaaaa stat of emergency almost in the near past but made it good, I can explain that sentence to anyone that reminds me of it if you are interested in something crazy (on a quick.well attempt to interest anyone in my one of a kind well I will go with my first though thatrunning out of space so i will end and hope that this does somesortofgood pen pal or business

this has been a very good deck so far I don't know when it was released, but a high estimate would be 4 years ago and for that age and probability of use it has been a very good buy, skips a little on pretty messed up cd's but has; I believe been the best deck purchased out of around 20 decks purchased over the years from this perticular pawn shop. a 10 out of 10 for its age and style. but need to upgrade to a newer one if anyone wants to purchase it I will make a good fair deal, trade or fair deal of any sort really. call me at (406)314-0393, but to tell the truth it will probably be traded in to a pawn shop if not reached very soon, but I do have other kenwood equip. since I had not a place to pit put pat whatever dangit I va can't just finnish this and go just do it jack finnish with the what was su.....stopping >??***!!!!!finally what should have been an hour ago here it is flthd25@yahoo.com. I really hope this reaches thought of letter in a bottle crossing the ocean paradigm simply..somone and I;m serius if I get an interesting reply of negative or positive feedback on this stupid ok im done,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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apline deck year,class,style,comparative featrs. the only thing better about the alpine was the neat anglemotrzed faceplate+graphics the price paid and the crappy, anoying wreck (as a matter of fact I believe it did cause me to go in the ditch at least once one of 2 factors drinking bevg.or ^:;erase spot(sorry)things at once namely drinking beverage and my screwed up alighnment didn't helprambling againi'm too far along to stop or change course though!Please!* if anyone at all has the time to tell me if they stumbled upon this rambling and actually had the time to read my drawn out 4 of 5 people (guess)would say drawn out review if that what you would call it, I prefer to call it yah0 yaaa ooo *&^%$#@#(cause of wink root of all bad recent ings and there are a lot of themlife destroysactions that will do justthat-imade upthat word fill in the blank with how you interpreted my crazy,progresssion of careless(didn't set out to be this sort of*&&^%$4lackofword erased a sent.or so sorry for the confussions not doing well I th have utilized in a:(sorry about the mor than prvious confuse gap erased to make roomelse to do but unrust my...? well rusty typing and exercise my vocab a little which is very neglected

lots and lots of features

there are no weaknesses

I love this system, i have no amps on this system yet but i will. all i have is the deck and 2 jensen 6 by 8'S in the front an 2 jensen 6 by 9's in the back. and bass box in the vary back. it really sounds great. it has very clear sound.

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none. all kenwood

Completely adujustable clarity/quality, 3 Pre AMP's, easy installation, great documentation (it's a novel), plays burned CD's like a champ

No face plate to fit my stock location (1998 Nissan 240SX SE), no MP3 (this was a new technology at the time, but for 400 bucks I think they coulda/shoulda squeezed MP3 playback in)

I bought mine right when they came out, and I think it must make a difference because I'm the only one on here that hasn't had a single issue. I've never had any skipping issues (other than the occasional pothole) and not a sigle part failure. I push the stereo hard too, as it's the center peice to a 3500 watt system (it's responcible for driving my tweeters, everything else is powered off of Kenwood Excellon Amps). Also, I've influenced many other people to buy the same head unit, and I've never heard of anyone having any issues.

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Sony, Pioneer, JVC, like them, but not as much.

Lots of features. Good Power and Clarity

Doesn't last long

This radio has disapointed me. Worked fine for the first month or two then the radio would cut out then come back on a few minutes later. After a month of this problem, now the stereo won't even turn on. Tried re-installing, reset,etc.... Don't waste your money on this deck!

Label CDs, RDS, slanted toward the driver, easy to see at night.

Lights went out for channels, EQ lights don't work anymore. Never buy another one.

Good watts from radio, easy to use.

The unit has a fairly decent dot matrix display. The controls are easy to understand even for the novice. 3 higher voltage pre-outs.

After about 2 months or so, cd's would skip for absolutly no reason, or if about volume level 30-32 the sub would cause it to skip. After a while of hard use the music would distort and become muffled. And the unit would over heat more than any unit i have seen before. I had it serviced, they replaced the laser eye, and most of the moving internals, and still had the skipping problem. Once had a 150 dollar pioneer that never skipped, which should tell kenwood they need to head back to R&D and figure out what they are doing wrong.

Being a Pioneer man through most i my car stereo career, i decided to change and try something different. I chose the kenwood excelon, because of the sleek look, 3 4.5 volt pre-outs. And the seemingly never ending audio tweaks you could make.

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Looks like it's back to pioneer.

The radio works when it's not turning itself off and on.

Everything is a weakness about these models. The face doesn't fit the unit. CD's skip all the time. It turns on and off on own. And the LCD screen scrolls its own language of nonsense.

This stereo is the worst thing to come off the Kenwood Line.

It is a very nice deck to look at! Sound quality is good also

Less than a month of using this deck the mechanics of the flip down face broke on me - $175. it skips during chilly weather,then all the lights to the lower buttons failed - estimate $1-200. days later i get in my car in the morning and it folds down like i was inserting a cd and then does nothing more. I am very disapointed in this product and now after all this i have been swayed into the direction of pioneer!! your loss kenwood!!!!!

I enjoyed the unit when it worked properly but that didnt last very long at all. It becomes very expensive to maintain.

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Pioneer,JVC,Alpine,Sony,Clarion

Good SQ on preamp side. Dependable, never had any problems with Kenwood decks. Actual sound is warm and not peppered up. I had a JVC deck that screamed on highs and lows but no mids at all. This deck sounds much better.

Low slope crossovers, skips very easily, deck gets a bit hot when running hard for a little while.

Very nice deck for the money. If you're looking for a good SQ deck (high s/n ratio, dynamic range, preout voltage) at a low price, this is a great deck to buy. If you plan on playing 135+ db, you can be assured this deck will skip. Max volume is at level 35 but begins to distort about 30 or so. Internal EQ is a nice feature but slopes do seem a bit shallow. Great deck for an entry level sq system. Get an external xover and eq if you want true control over your sound.

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Comparable to most deck manufacturers mid to highend lines.. Pioneer, Sony, Alpine etc.