Do Kenwoods break alot?

[stones 10+ year member]

I know motorized flip is when the entire face moves and is connected to little arms that shift it downward and tilt it, but what exactly is mechanical flip, and how is it different?

It means no electric gizmos to move the face plate, you just press the button and it flops down.

 

[Spr0ket 10+ year member]

I had one of the first models of the flip faces of Kenwood. It just broke around the first of the year. I now have another Kenwood and the old unit is fixed and setup in my friends car. The electronics wise the units I've had (5 in total for car audio) have been nothing shy of well built. I've had Alpine, Panasonic, Sony, Aiwa, Pioneer, and Clarion. I love the Eclipse stuff, but I hate their service department.

 

[IRACEMYCOPCAR 10+ year member]

All kenwood MASK cd players had ribbon cables on them that kenwood knows is defective, i was told that anyone that had one could send it in and get an updated part installed free of charge. i have seen a lot of them with the same problem. the non flip models were all good though, i just wish the kenwood's had a nicer display.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

i have the one with the motorized face, it doesnt seem to have any problems with it. Or does it start after so much use

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

Have a Kenwood deck and Amp in the trash as we speak. No big loss. They were "gimmies" anyway.

 

[Justinw303 10+ year member]

Alright guys, thanks for all the replies and the help. I think I'm going to go with the Kenwood deck I posted on the first page.