Kenwood eXcelon KDC X590 - radio / CD / MP3 player / digital player
Manufacturer: Kenwood Part number: KDC-X590
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Keep your eyes on the road!
by subn
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January 4, 2007
Pros: USB input, AC-Drive voice prompts, 2-year warranty
Cons: ?compatibility with large USB drives
Summary: I just installed this head unit today along with Kenwood 1739 6.75" 3-ways in the front and Kenwood 1660 6.5" 2-ways in the back of my 1994 Camry....
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Summary: I just installed this head unit today along with Kenwood 1739 6.75" 3-ways in the front and Kenwood 1660 6.5" 2-ways in the back of my 1994 Camry.
I love the USB input, which I've fed through a hole into the pocket underneath the unit. You can also feed it into the glovebox, where you can keep it attached to a USB drive. with MP3, WMA or ACC(!) encoded files. ID3 info shows up on the display.
What sets this unit apart is the AC-Drive feature. When you burn a CD or load up a USB drive using the included Phatnoise (PMM) Software, a nice female voice prompts you the names of the folders as you scroll through! PMM is set up to look a bit like iTunes and is easy enough to use. I love being able to search through music without taking my eyes off the road to read an 8 character display. This feature alone makes the deal for me.
The sound quality is also excellent from this higher end unit. The circuitry in Kenwood's Excelon line is supposed to be superior, and this unit has a 24-bit DA converter. Kenwood backs the unit with a 2-year warranty (as compared to typical 1-year).
I also have the optional AUX input adapter, and so I can play my ipod through the headphone output as well.
So far the cons:
- Flip down face seems a bit flimsy, although I feel this way about most in this price range. But hey, if it breaks within 2 years i've got the warranty!
- I've read on reviews that the USB input is limited to 4.5GB drives or less. This is not in Kenwoods documentation, so I don't know.
I am very happy so far.
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Buy at your own risk
by Redskinrex
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December 24, 2006
Pros: I'm still hoping to find some
Cons: Useless as Ipod player
Summary: I bought this along with the interface for IPODs and it's been a complete disaster! The instruction manual could not be worse if Kenwood tried! Navigating music on the ...
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Summary: I bought this along with the interface for IPODs and it's been a complete disaster! The instruction manual could not be worse if Kenwood tried! Navigating music on the Ipod is a lesson in futility at best. The instructions in the manual are of no help whatsoever and do not correlate with the way the head unit works. Because of this I'm frequently stuck listening to the same few songs or folders on the IPOD over and over as opposed to having access to all 974 songs I have on it. (And yes, the repeat function is OFF!)
This unit is so poor with the Ipod that I'm considering ripping it out and putting in a unit by Sony that will allow me full, logical and reasonable access to my Ipod.
Buy at your own risk.
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Specifications
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Manufacturer:
Kenwood
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Part number:
KDC-X590
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Description:
Marketing description is not available.
General
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Product Type
Radio / CD / MP3 player / digital player
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Recommended Use
Car
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Form Factor
Full-DIN - In-dash unit
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Width
7.2 in
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Depth
6.1 in
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Height
2.1 in
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Weight
3.1 lbs
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Faceplate Type
Detachable
Audio System
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Sound output mode
Stereo
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Equalizer
Yes
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Audio system controls
Balance,
Fader,
Volume
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Amplifier max output power / channel qty
50 Watts x 4
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Amplifier continuous power / channel qty
22 Watts x 4
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Crossover type
Active crossover
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Crossover low pass frequencies
80 Hz,
100 Hz,
120 Hz,
60 Hz,
50 Hz
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Crossover high pass frequencies
80 Hz,
40 Hz,
180 Hz,
100 Hz,
120 Hz,
220 Hz,
150 Hz,
60 Hz
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Crossover bass boost gain
0 to +18dB
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Amplifier distortion factor
0.008%
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Audio system built-in display
Fluorescent
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Audio system CD changer control
Yes
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Clock
Yes (digital)
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Additional features
Telephone mute,
Dual-zone capability,
ID3 tags support,
IPod ready,
Dual volume control,
Satellite radio tuner control,
Flip-down console,
HD radio ready
Equalizer
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Equalizer type
Parametric
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Equalizer band qty
3 bands
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Equalizer factory presets
Top40,
Rock,
Jazz,
Easy,
Natural,
Pops
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Equalizer factory preset qty
6
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Equalizer user preset qty
1
Radio
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Type
Radio tuner - AM/FM
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Tuning display
Fluorescent display
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Station preset qty
24 dBi
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AM station preset qty
6
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FM station preset qty
18
CD System
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CD system type
CD / MP3 player
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Digital audio standards supported
WMA,
MP3,
AAC
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CD system response bandwidth
10 - 20000 Hz
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Signal-to-noise ratio
110 dB
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CD system dynamic range
93 dB
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CD-R compatible
Yes
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CD-RW compatible
Yes
Digital Player (Recorder)
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Digital player device type
Digital player
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Digital player supported digital audio standards
WMA,
MP3,
AAC
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Digital player additional features
USB flash drive playback
Connections
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Connector Type
1 x Front channel output ( RCA phono x 2 ),
1 x Subwoofer output ( RCA phono x 2 ),
1 x Rear channel output ( RCA phono x 2 ),
1 x USB,
1 x System components control bus
Remote Control
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Remote control type
Remote control
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Remote control technology
Infrared
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