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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1373680" data-attributes="member: 561023">Ever since the discontinuation of the D-Mask+ faceplate mechanism (excepting their having strangely brought it back on the &#039;05 KDC-X689 for some reason unbeknownst to me...) Kenwood has been making high-quality head units. I&#039;m an admitted Kenwood fanboi to a degree but having said that they are making nice decks again. It&#039;s been several years since I had a non-eXcelon unit so maybe that&#039;s the difference for me....but nonetheless a blanket statement that all their gear is bottom-shelf equipment is a subjective opinion at best and flatly wrong at worst. I started with a Coustic RX504 some years ago. Burned it up and got a Blaupunkt SQR49 Boston. Three of those in a row fried themselves with the original Blau code protection feature short-circuited. After that I bought a cheapie Kenwood dual-shaft tape deck that to this day hasn&#039;t give out (the guy I sold it to still has and uses it currently in his &#039;85 Monte Carlo SS)The only Kenwood deck that has given me any real trouble was a KRC-302 tape deck that I spilled a half-full 12oz Sprite into. The cassette part never worked right again (had it fixed 3 times under warranty and it never lasted)My KDC-X569 started giving me a TOC Error with any and all CDs before it went out of warranty - sent it back to Crutchfield and it hasn&#039;t had any issues since. Other than those two - one my fault and the other not Kenwoods have been reliable as a rock for me. I bought the new 25th Anniversary deck and so far I freggin love it!Sorry - I have to disagree with a statement that they don&#039;t make quality HUs at all. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Have a nice day!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1373680, member: 561023"] Ever since the discontinuation of the D-Mask+ faceplate mechanism (excepting their having strangely brought it back on the '05 KDC-X689 for some reason unbeknownst to me...) Kenwood [I][B]has[/B][/I] been making high-quality head units. I'm an admitted Kenwood fanboi to a degree but having said that they are making nice decks again. It's been several years since I had a non-eXcelon unit so maybe that's the difference for me....but nonetheless a blanket statement that all their gear is bottom-shelf equipment is a subjective opinion at best and flatly wrong at worst. I started with a Coustic RX504 some years ago. Burned it up and got a Blaupunkt SQR49 Boston. Three of those in a row fried themselves with the original Blau code protection feature short-circuited. After that I bought a cheapie Kenwood dual-shaft tape deck that to this day hasn't give out (the guy I sold it to still has and uses it currently in his '85 Monte Carlo SS) The only Kenwood deck that has given me any real trouble was a KRC-302 tape deck that I spilled a half-full 12oz Sprite into. The cassette part never worked right again (had it fixed 3 times under warranty and it never lasted) My KDC-X569 started giving me a TOC Error with any and all CDs before it went out of warranty - sent it back to Crutchfield and it hasn't had any issues since. Other than those two - one my fault and the other not Kenwoods have been reliable as a rock for me. I bought the new 25th Anniversary deck and so far I freggin love it! Sorry - I have to disagree with a statement that they don't make quality HUs at all. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] Have a nice day! [/QUOTE]

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