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<blockquote data-quote="neo_styles" data-source="post: 8594389" data-attributes="member: 644168"><p>Be careful on the power rating of head units. They may be CEA-compliant, but they're not necessarily accurate depictions of how much clean power they'll put out.</p><p></p><p>That Kenwood KMM is, at least in my opinion, merely "okay" in comparison to the rest. Those 2.5V preouts seem meager at best. If you're powering straight off deck power, your better bet would be <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_158XB100BT/Sony-MEX-XB100BT.html?tp=5684" target="_blank">this model</a>. Yes, there have been reviews complaining about it having power-on issues, but those have also been reported to be fixed by firmware updates.</p><p></p><p>Ideally, though, I wouldn't pay much mind at all to a deck's power ratings and, instead, focus on saving up for a separate amplifier. It'll pay off far more in the future.</p><p></p><p>Any reason you're not a fan of the Clarion?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neo_styles, post: 8594389, member: 644168"] Be careful on the power rating of head units. They may be CEA-compliant, but they're not necessarily accurate depictions of how much clean power they'll put out. That Kenwood KMM is, at least in my opinion, merely "okay" in comparison to the rest. Those 2.5V preouts seem meager at best. If you're powering straight off deck power, your better bet would be [URL="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_158XB100BT/Sony-MEX-XB100BT.html?tp=5684"]this model[/URL]. Yes, there have been reviews complaining about it having power-on issues, but those have also been reported to be fixed by firmware updates. Ideally, though, I wouldn't pay much mind at all to a deck's power ratings and, instead, focus on saving up for a separate amplifier. It'll pay off far more in the future. Any reason you're not a fan of the Clarion? [/QUOTE]
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