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I did NOT use a mounting kit. I just put the tray in, then put the cage in, extended the tabs and slid the deck in. Real easy and its nice and secure.

 

Niiiiice...I'm planning on an mp3 deck myself, any reasons why I should get a kenwood myself?

Does the sound quality improve when only the deck is changed?

And one last question, what the heck is that red bulb between the emergency switch and defroster button on top? Alarm?

 

I think its a great deck for the price. I haven't had a single problem with it. I think the only thing i would change is that no matter what, there is some pause between songs (i think this is relevant for ALL mp3 decks, not just the kenwood). So if you like live albums, it can be kinda annoying. it scrolls CD text, ID3 tags, and Folder names if they are longer than can fit on the display at one time. Also, there are a couple display options (red/green illumination, graphical display options).

yup. just the deck can make a world of difference. but i would recommend a sub or something for a little more bottom end. i currently have a JL 12" powered by a Fosgate Punch amp. Works fine for me and my limited budget.

yeah, its the Alarm LED.

 

Anyone else who's looking for an MP3 deck check this out:
http://www.audio-warehouse.com/mp3.asp

 

How the heck do I know what is better? I guess more dough = better?
But dammmmn...400 bucks for a deck is a little too much.
Perhaps I should consider selling my organs...hehe jk.

 

nice looking deck.

 

nice i have the same deck....more $ will give u 3 amp preouts that are 4volts, built in EQ, faster MP3 decoding blah blah more nicer display....i'm gonna swap mine for a Z828

 

Stupid question....

How many cds does that deck hold. I was in my friends s2000 and he had the same unit.

But I swear I saw images for 6 cds. Is there an internal or external changer?

And if it is external is it a special reader or does the head unit do the work?

Thanks

 

How does it compare to the 828?

 

It plays the same as the 828, it just doesn't have all the graphics and all the pre-outs. The only thing I don't like about that deck is that I have to wait a while for the next mP3 to play. I wish I had purchased the Sony(choking) which between all the MP3 players is the quickest.

 

from wat i hear its true the Sony loads faster, bu the quality sucks *****....i tihnk waiting a few seconds is worth the quality.

 

yeah, a friend of mine has the sony deck and it doesn't scroll id3 tags or the file name if it is too long to fit on the display. One thing about the kenwood i have noticed recently is that the liquid crystal display doesn't like the cold weather very much. until the unit heats up, the letters take a while to fade when scrolling the text so everything seems to blur together.


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It would be cool to see a pic of that deck mounted below the factory head unit. it would look so stealth. Kenwood has a $20 mail in rebate for that deck.