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Kenwood Excelon vs XXV
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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1431700" data-attributes="member: 561023"><p>Umm....technically the Kenwood 25th Anniversary edition XXV-01D head unit <em>is</em> an e<span style="color: Red">X</span>celon unit. It is currently Kenwood's top end non-DVD e<span style="color: Red">X</span>celon in-dash receiver.</p><p></p><p>In the XXV-01D there are better-quality power supply capacitors and allegedly better cabling in the preamp outputs and aux input pigtails than those found in the rest of Kenwood's head units. Additionally, the obvious, it has a better screen than the KDC-X889 and lesser models.</p><p></p><p>While I cannot make a direct comparison between the XXV-01D and the KDC-X889 I can say as an upgrade from an '04 model e<span style="color: Red">X</span>celon KDC-X679 it was well worth the price of admission to me. It sounds great, it looks great, in my particular install it took less than 3 minutes to have it securely in the dash and operating, and it allows (for me) a first foray into decks equipped with digital time alignment (a seemingly insignificant ability until you have and use it! I won't own a deck without it again)</p><p></p><p>It has Quad (4 of them) 24-bit Burr Brown Digital-To-Analog converters in place of the industry standard Quad 1-bit DACs and YES it makes a huge difference in the playback of your fave discs. There's an audible difference between this and a deck that came with a single 24-bit Burr Brown DAC (my previous e<span style="color: Red">X</span>celon).</p><p></p><p>Available for $450/shipped from an authorized retailer complete with a valid manufacturer's 2 year warranty or for considerably less elsewhere on the 'Net sometimes with a warranty and sometimes not ~ depending on the source.</p><p></p><p><em>Long Story Short</em>: I love mine and would recommend to anyone looking that they give strong consideration to picking one up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1431700, member: 561023"] Umm....technically the Kenwood 25th Anniversary edition XXV-01D head unit [I]is[/I] an e[COLOR=Red]X[/COLOR]celon unit. It is currently Kenwood's top end non-DVD e[COLOR=Red]X[/COLOR]celon in-dash receiver. In the XXV-01D there are better-quality power supply capacitors and allegedly better cabling in the preamp outputs and aux input pigtails than those found in the rest of Kenwood's head units. Additionally, the obvious, it has a better screen than the KDC-X889 and lesser models. While I cannot make a direct comparison between the XXV-01D and the KDC-X889 I can say as an upgrade from an '04 model e[COLOR=Red]X[/COLOR]celon KDC-X679 it was well worth the price of admission to me. It sounds great, it looks great, in my particular install it took less than 3 minutes to have it securely in the dash and operating, and it allows (for me) a first foray into decks equipped with digital time alignment (a seemingly insignificant ability until you have and use it! I won't own a deck without it again) It has Quad (4 of them) 24-bit Burr Brown Digital-To-Analog converters in place of the industry standard Quad 1-bit DACs and YES it makes a huge difference in the playback of your fave discs. There's an audible difference between this and a deck that came with a single 24-bit Burr Brown DAC (my previous e[COLOR=Red]X[/COLOR]celon). Available for $450/shipped from an authorized retailer complete with a valid manufacturer's 2 year warranty or for considerably less elsewhere on the 'Net sometimes with a warranty and sometimes not ~ depending on the source. [I]Long Story Short[/I]: I love mine and would recommend to anyone looking that they give strong consideration to picking one up. [/QUOTE]
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