KENWOOD DMX809S eXcelon 6.95-Inch Capacitive Touch Screen, Car Stereo, Wireless and Wired CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth, AM/FM HD Radio, MP3 Player, USB Port, Double DIN, 13-Band EQ, SiriusXM

I've had many headunits and kenwood excelon has always been my favorite. And as a long-time android phone user it can be hard to find options not more focused on carplay. This one does it right! It's a nice compact size leaving plenty of room to hide wiring behind. Setup is a breeze, and the startup process doesn't take long at all. Connecting wirelessly is among the easiest I've ever had to do. The sound quality is surprising for the money, and the functionality within android auto rivals some brand new vehicles. I also added a universal backup camera which this unit does great with. Just make sure you aren't trying to run the camera in AHD because this head unit doesn't recognize that format. Overall, I'd highly recommend this if you want to save 30%+ over some of the other options. This offers plenty of value.

Kenwood never fails to impress! Works awesome. The menu and overall operation isn’t super convoluted at all. It’s actually really easy to use. 10/10, would recommend! And for those wondering, the Apple CarPlay works wirelessly. Plugging your phone in to the unit is not needed to use it.

I have the 7709 wired model as well as the dmx 809s. The 809 does a great job with Android auto. The hd radio sounds great. And the video quality of the backup camera is good. The only slight complaint is the same as with all of them, they're never as bright as a factory stereo. So a little dim in bright sunny day. But not horrible. I'm very happy so far.

Great head unit! I’ve always been a Pioneer guy and my last several Pioneers have had serious issues with the wireless CarPlay. This KENWOOD works seamlessly and sounds amazing! It has so many features for the sound quality it’s fantastic! I highly recommend this stereo!

Wireless CarPlay is trash. I thought pioneer was bad, this head unit is even worse. If that’s why you’re looking at this, move on. Kenwood’s customer contact info is bad as well. Definitely don’t recommend, kenwood and pioneer should sell a spare starter for your car for as often as you have to shut your car off to reset the wireless CarPlay

I had Kenwood’s top of the line unit put in 10 years ago. It was a great unit but Kenwood stopped supporting the firmware. This unit appeared comparable according to the specs but oh what a beast! Every note in my truck brightened up and clarified so much I had to turn down all the gains on my EQ and run almost a flat response. The accuracy and fidelity of this unit was so bright it almost drove me out of the truck until I adjusted the gain on all channels. A smooth rich sound starting coming through with accurate sounding musical notes. I love the touchscreen rather than the tactile buttons but that is a very subjective choice. The display is non cluttered but bright and clean. They all have a glare problem in direct sun but I won’t take a point off for that. It has adjustable cross over functions to even finer tune your notes but after the eq adjustment I didn’t find it necessary. I had the hdmi cable attached during installation as an option as it plays different formatted video for my wife. I haven’t tried the function yet but one can assume it will work well as even the aftermarket backup camera was color, bright, contrast, etc adjustable. The trees always showed up pink until now. Green trees fully adjusted with Kenwoods system, There are more features on this unit I haven’t even touched that are extremely fine tunable for the picky audiophile. This isn’t even their top of the line unit and I’m thoroughly impressed. I would recommend this very unit to anyone with a very discriminating ear.

Great sound even with the existing speakers. Easy to set up and us Android Auto.

Sound and installation were good but back up camera does NOT have setting for mirror so I can’t fix everything being backwards. No connectivity issues so far or responsiveness. Fits well in my 2004 f350 with some minor trimming so far value for money isn’t the best with back up camera issues.

I really like this deck. Intuitive controls. Great sound. And it has wireless CarPlay and the ability to add a rear camera.

Me encanta su sonido, es un poco lento al encender y conectarse por android auto, pero es sonido es muy bueno. Si quieres que se escuche bien te lo recomiendo. Yo se lo compré a amazon estados unidos.

Este modelo depende de la comunicación con el smartphone para hacer uso de las aplicaciones en el dispositivo, excepto la radio y alguna memoria usb que se coloque directo al dispositivo. Considero que debería tener el sistema operativo Android y poder cargar aplicaciones necesarias.

cette radio pour moi est juste wow, le son est d'une qualité incroyable , avant j'avais une boss élite et la j'ai toute une différence , les ajustements audio sont parfaits, je la recommande fortement , android car play se connecte bien sans fil,mon sub 12 pouces est vraiment réveillé,

The sound quality of this unit is not even comparable to the stock stereo on my car. The only grief with this unit is the display brightness which is really poor on sunny days. Despite having the illumination wire connected correctly to dim and un-dim with the headlights the display contrast ratio is simply not good unless you only drive a clunky truck on a rainy day to judge the brightness of the display. Forget about having a sunroof open if you want to read the screen on this in the daytime. Time and money spent on getting this installed would have been fully worth if kenwood didn't cheap out on the display which I doubt can do even 200 nits brightness to work properly on a sunny day. Since the angle of the unit can't be changed without custom 3d printing your own mounting for your specific car dash, I sourced and installed an anti glare screen protector which helps a little with the glare from the glossy screen but it cannot overcome the poor brightness levels available on this unit. TLDR buy this for sound quality not for navigation features from your connected phone as you will be struggling to see the screen during daytime.