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Kenwood KMM-X705 Excelon Digital Multimedia Car Stereo - Single DIN with Bluetooth, AM/FM HD Radio, Alexa Built in, Variable Color, SiriusXM

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Brand Kenwood
Connectivity Technology RCA, Bluetooth, Auxiliary, USB
Controller Type Ring, Amazon Alexa
Special Feature Pandora, Spotify
Compatible Devices Smartphone, Speaker
Connector Type RCA, USB, 3.5mm Jack
Audio Output Mode Stereo
Product Dimensions 3.94"D x 7.17"W x 2.09"H
Item Weight 2 Pounds
Number of Channels 4

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  • SMARTPHONE CONNECTIVITY: Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calls and streaming music, as well as the ability to use your smartphone like a wireless remote control with the KENWOOD Remote app. Alexa works just like the Alexa products you have at home
  • AUDIO QUALITY: Sound quality enthusiasts will love the playback support of various types of music formats including FLAC files. Simple on-screen or app-assisted sound customization is also available for the EQ & Digital Time Alignment. HD Radio Amazing Sound with no fees
  • EXPANDABILITY: Inputs include front-panel USB port and aux input and Six 5-volt RCA Preouts (Front, Rear, Subwoofer) Includes high quality external microphone. Compatible with SiriusXM Tuner
  • DETAILS: Premium 2-year warranty, 13-Band EQ, Pair two phones for simultaneous hands-free calling and up to five for music streaming. Match your interior perfectly with variable-color display. Drive EQ improves sound to compensate for exterior road noise
  • EASY INSTALL: This Car Stereo is shorter in depth than standard models, installation is made easier in a wider range of cars and applications than ever before.
  • INSTALLATION SIZE (WxHxD): 7-3/16" x 2-1/16" x 3-15/16" (182 x 53 x 100 mm)

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    Customer Ratings
    4.34.3 out of 5 stars65
    4.44.4 out of 5 stars57
    4.54.5 out of 5 stars108
    4.64.6 out of 5 stars263
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    3.93.9 out of 5 stars30
    Sound quality
    4.7
    4.2
    4.7
    4.7
    5.0
    4.8
    Bluetooth connectivity
    4.5
    4.3
    4.2
    4.4
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    Remote Control
    3.4
    3.6
    4.3
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    Easy to install
    4.4
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    number of channels
    4
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    connectivity tech
    Bluetooth, USB, RCA, Auxiliary
    Bluetooth, USB, Auxiliary
    Bluetooth, USB, Auxiliary
    Bluetooth, USB, Auxiliary
    Bluetooth, USB
    Bluetooth, USB, Auxiliary
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    remote, application
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    SiriusXM
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    Pandora, Spotify
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    KMM-X705S
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    Product Description

    What's Included Digital media receiver (10A fuse) Face (attached) Trim ring (attached) Sleeve (installed) Wiring harness Microphone w/ bracket (attached 10' cable terminated by a right-angle mono 3.5mm connector) 2 Removal tools 4 Pan-head ISO-screws 4 Counter-sunk ISO-screws Face-fixing screw Quick Start Guide 2-year Warranty Card

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    "...I love it, the features, the connectivity, the sound quality! I never knew that my truck speakers could sound so decent...." Read more

    "...Anyway, this Kenwood is great stereo." Read more

    "...audio installation place in the Phoenix area said he too was blown away with the sound. Everything starts with the head unit." Read more

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    5 Stars
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    Bought this newer Kenwood to replace an old one that finally died after 10 years of great use. This new model is far better than the one it is replacing. The music sounds better coming out of this unit, it is clear and loud, a lot louder than the model it is replacing in my truck. If you have the cash to spare go for the eXcelon model than the standard Kenwood radio. You can hear the difference, it's like night and day. The wiring harness that comes with this is not pre-stripped so you will have to strip the ends of the wire yourself. My old Kenwood harness that was still attached in my truck did not fit this newer model. In the attached picture of the harness the left side is what came with the radio and on the right side is the harness adapter I bought. Had this radio installed in about 20 minutes. If you're thinking about buying this one, do it.
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    Paul
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch Sound !
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023
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    I was disappointed at first after tweeking many parameters and not achieving the sound I wanted. Then I dug deeper into the more advanced parameters and features and wow! I encourage users to take your time with the parameters and you will be glad you did. Very impressed with the achievable sound quality but you have to take the time to experiment. Many many parameters.
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    Leo
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Love it!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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    I Cringed at the price when I bought it, but now that it's installed, it is well worth it. I love it, the features, the connectivity, the sound quality! I never knew that my truck speakers could sound so decent. lol hopefully it last for the life of the truck.
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    andrew
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loud
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
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    My car audio system consists of a Power Acoustik gothic 4 channel amp 1200. Two pioneer 6.5 and two pioneer 5x7. This little system Rocks! much louder than with the last deck. pioneer deh80prs. One other thing, the 80prs was nothing buy trouble. First the cd player went out. Then the face plate display cracked with these strange lines running from top left to bottom right. Anyway, this Kenwood is great stereo.
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    R Clark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good sounding radio that gets LOUD!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
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    Nice small radio that fits easily, has lots of adjustabilty on sound. Gets real loud too, haven't had it maxed out yet, just too loud!
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    Sam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing head unit
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023
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    I decided to upgrade the old system in my '98 Jag XK8, this was an incredible choice and really makes my system. Many features, still figuring it out. It's connected to A Kenwood Excelon 4 channel amp that powers my Infinity Kappa component speakers in front and Kenwood Excelon duals in back. A Kenwood Excelon 2 channel amp powering my Pioneer 10" shallow mount subwoofer. Absolutely amazing system. The folks who installed my speakers, highest rated car audio installation place in the Phoenix area said he too was blown away with the sound. Everything starts with the head unit.
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    Tony R
    5.0 out of 5 stars High Quality Sound!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023
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    Bought this newer Kenwood to replace an old one that finally died after 10 years of great use. This new model is far better than the one it is replacing. The music sounds better coming out of this unit, it is clear and loud, a lot louder than the model it is replacing in my truck. If you have the cash to spare go for the eXcelon model than the standard Kenwood radio. You can hear the difference, it's like night and day. The wiring harness that comes with this is not pre-stripped so you will have to strip the ends of the wire yourself. My old Kenwood harness that was still attached in my truck did not fit this newer model. In the attached picture of the harness the left side is what came with the radio and on the right side is the harness adapter I bought. Had this radio installed in about 20 minutes. If you're thinking about buying this one, do it.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars High Quality Sound!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023
    Bought this newer Kenwood to replace an old one that finally died after 10 years of great use. This new model is far better than the one it is replacing. The music sounds better coming out of this unit, it is clear and loud, a lot louder than the model it is replacing in my truck. If you have the cash to spare go for the eXcelon model than the standard Kenwood radio. You can hear the difference, it's like night and day. The wiring harness that comes with this is not pre-stripped so you will have to strip the ends of the wire yourself. My old Kenwood harness that was still attached in my truck did not fit this newer model. In the attached picture of the harness the left side is what came with the radio and on the right side is the harness adapter I bought. Had this radio installed in about 20 minutes. If you're thinking about buying this one, do it.
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    Gbls
    1.0 out of 5 stars VERY DISSAPOINTED!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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    I've had a Kenwood KDC-X998 since 2016. It was quite possibly one of the most feature-rich head units ever made, with a few BIG problems though... The detachable face had the connecting plug just under the power/volume/select button. Although I haven't used the unit more than about 50 hrs. in total and didn't detach the face more than 5-6 times (as it was installed in my RV), the unit would power off when pressing buttons on the faceplate, because the contacts of the faceplate would move and lose connection. Finally, it just stopped working (for this very reason). The second problem was that it overheated like a stove! The sound would cut out and the unit would start acting wired when playing CDs at 40% volume. I had to install a heat sink in the back with a thermostatic fan (it worked fine after that). The Bluetooth would connect to phones and 3rd. party audio devices, but it was finicky. It did connect though! The sound was great, the display nice, full of features, CD, dual USB in the rear and front, Aux in the front. So, after it died, I wanted a similar unit! NO SUCH THING! Instead of progressing, Kenwood moved backward. I got the next best thing: the KMM-X705 (because of the dual USB with one in the back; I want to have the stick out of site). Looks nice, but same crappy design of the removable faceplate, except they moved the connecting plug in the middle, so it isn't prone to movement as much.
    The heatsink is still too small, but perhaps the unit doesn't overheat as much since it has NO CD PLAYER, so it uses less power! Yes, they sell a model with a CD Player, but it doesn't have dual USB ports, and there is still no AUX connector in the back. Nice sound, lots of sound settings available (some useful, some just bloatware), and NO REMOTE (must purchase it separately). So, why do I hate it? The Bluetooth! It's just TERRIBLE! It connects to smartphones, but it will not connect to any Bluetooth audio devices (I've tried about 15 devices and wasted 40 hrs. trying to get it to work). It goes into pairing mode, asks to press the volume knob, waits about a minute, and then disconnects. I called Kenwood customer service and after speaking with a top-level "expert" (who was condescending), they finally admitted that it does not work with other devices except smartphones. The whole concept of Bluetooth is to connect audio without wires! Why would the "bright minds" at Kenwood produce a modern device equipped with Bluetooth and design it in a way that it doesn't wirelessly connect to other audio devices equipped with Bluetooth (except for smartphones)? It defeats the very purpose of WIRELESS AUDIO Bluetooth! After all, this is an AUDIO device. NO NFC either! The sensitivity of the radio leaves much to be desired (receives fewer stations than my previous model in the exact same placement and location. Navigating the setup menu is convoluted, many menus don't have a way to get back, etc. A screw hole to attach the faceplate permanently and keep it from moving is provided, but no screw is included (if you live in a safe area and wish to do so). It looks like it was designed to appear good on paper, check the boxes of the marketing points, and please "the focus groups", to sucker customers into buying the unit, but it is built for planned obsolescence (as my previous unit which worked for only about 50 hrs. during 7 years). The Bluetooth version is 4.2 (the current version is 5.3) and there are NO FIRMWARE UPDATES! NO MORE KENWOOD FOR ME! I'm returning it!
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    Scott D. Gibson
    2.0 out of 5 stars Dead on Arrival
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
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    Returned for refund. Would not power up. Check, double checked and triple checked wiring. Ground? check, Red to ignition on? check, yellow to positive all the time? check. Checked the head unit fuse and the car fuse. Still nothing. I even tried to use a portable power supply and nothing.

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    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice combination of HD-Radio, FLAC and Hands-free in a single DIN
    Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2023
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    Can't beat the amount of features packed into this unit. Tried it out on the bench before installing to make sure everything was working first. This was replacing a Sony that couldn't place FLAC and didn't have HD-Radio. They don't appear to offer these features in a single DIN. I'm not too surprised as the game has moved on to double-DIN car audio now. Everything went together smoothly and works well. There are a LOT of settings on this radio and you'll be wise to download the full manual from the Kenwood website. I have two complaints about this unit. There's no provision to input "lighting" to the unit, hence it can't be made to dim or change colour when the car headlights are on at night. The second is the unit runs very hot. I positioned a small fan quiet fan to blow air on the heat sink when the unit is on (from power antenna output). Now I'm going to upgrade my speakers.
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    Mario Cabello
    5.0 out of 5 stars Calidad de audio
    Reviewed in Mexico on August 28, 2023
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    Para aquellos que como yo necesitamos calidad de audio sin mucho problema en botones para ecualizar este es un buen equipo para disfrutar ese espacio personal en el automóvil con la delicia de la combinación de los sonidos graves, medios y agudos. Excelente!!!
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    Francois Cote
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cheap radio for the Excelon line...
    Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2023
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    Alexa is a NIGHTMARE to use with this radio unit... almost unusable! It crash while listening to music and the sound stream at "phone quality". Volume knob BUG... One of the WORST Kenwood car radio unit of my life... and I own a LOT! But the sound is good like other Excelon.
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