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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1346382" data-attributes="member: 561023">If you buy a Kenwood deck that is part of the eXcelon lineup and/or any of the 25th Anniversary gear online from anywhere but Crutchfield, correct. I list them separately as I do not know if Kenwood considers the 25th Anny gear is considered eXcelon stuff as it is not marked as such. I digress....at any rate, there are several online outlets that are authorized to retail the &quot;regular&quot; Kenwood equipment. I&#039;m not entirely sure why but KenwoodUSA is a bit more particular about who they allow to legitimately sell the eXcelon/25th Anniversary stuff...and Crutchfield is the ONLY online retailer that is authorized by the manufacturer to sell it.Really? I haven&#039;t looked extensively online as it wasn&#039;t at all important to me...the only place I had a glance was on eBay and the one time I looked they were only going for around $50 than on Crutchfield.&nbsp;I reckon it all boils down to how much importance you place on a valid warranty. Kenwood has made great efforts over the past year or so to correct previous quality control issues, eliminating design flaws, and just generally trying to get back to where they once were - widely viewed as a manufacturer of top-shelf gear. I bought an XXV-01D from Crutchfield today...to me it&#039;s worth it for several reasons:A) Valid warranty - even if the deck is absolutely flawless in its build and design accidents happen! I&#039;d rather have the warranty.B) Getting it from Crutchfield assures me that I&#039;m not getting a refurb. Not all refurbs are bad things.....I&#039;ve seen too many people buy them and have great luck with them. But on eBay or other similar outlets the possibility exists that you&#039;ll get a refurb and not know it.....after having paid full retail price for it! No thank you.C) I&#039;ve got a month to decide whether or not it was a worthy buy. If I don&#039;t like it....I can send it back and get a complete refund no questions asked! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1346382, member: 561023"] If you buy a Kenwood deck that is part of the eXcelon lineup and/or any of the 25th Anniversary gear online from anywhere but Crutchfield, correct. I list them separately as I do not know if Kenwood considers the 25th Anny gear is considered eXcelon stuff as it is not marked as such. I digress....at any rate, there are several online outlets that are authorized to retail the "regular" Kenwood equipment. I'm not entirely sure why but KenwoodUSA is a bit more particular about who they allow to legitimately sell the eXcelon/25th Anniversary stuff...and Crutchfield is the ONLY online retailer that is authorized by the manufacturer to sell it. Really? I haven't looked extensively online as it wasn't at all important to me...the only place I had a glance was on eBay and the one time I looked they were only going for around $50 than on Crutchfield. I reckon it all boils down to how much importance you place on a valid warranty. Kenwood has made great efforts over the past year or so to correct previous quality control issues, eliminating design flaws, and just generally trying to get back to where they once were - widely viewed as a manufacturer of top-shelf gear. I bought an XXV-01D from Crutchfield today...to me it's worth it for several reasons:A) Valid warranty - even if the deck is absolutely flawless in its build and design accidents happen! I'd rather have the warranty. B) Getting it from Crutchfield assures me that I'm not getting a refurb. Not all refurbs are bad things.....I've seen too many people buy them and have great luck with them. But on eBay or other similar outlets the possibility exists that you'll get a refurb and not know it.....after having paid full retail price for it! No thank you. C) I've got a month to decide whether or not it was a worthy buy. If I don't like it....I can send it back and get a complete refund no questions asked! [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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