Saturday, November 12, 2011

Kenwood Car Stereo Lets You Listen To The Future Of Car Audio

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This brand is a household name for every car audio enthusiast. Mention the name Kenwood car stereo and they will know what you’re talking about. Kenwood car stereos have produced high quality consumer electronics, test equipment and communication equipment since 1946. Kenwood car stereos primarily specialize in the design, engineering and manufacture of wireless communication infrastructure but are also renowned in the production consumer mobile and home entertainment systems. Kenwood car stereos are also committed to creating the finest quality components with state of the art technologies that has earned them a huge following in the audio products scene. At present, Kenwood car stereos have a very impressive product lineup that would make anyone drool over, whether he is an audio enthusiast or not. For the regular Joe who isn’t really into technical stuff, and is just looking for something nice to put into his ride, Kenwood car stereos offer sleek designs that will surely satisfy anyone’s craving for aesthetic. Tech-freaks and geeks will also be impressed with the specs a Kenwood car stereo has. A lot of Kenwood car stereo units nowadays include popup LCD panels for watching VCD/DVD movies. The Kenwood KVT-717DVD 7.0” Wide, Fully Motorized In-dash Monitor DVD/WMA/MP3 Receiver is a good candidate for any situation. • 7.0 inch Wide Color TFT Active Matrix Display • Full-automatic Open/Close with slide and angle adjustments • Interactive Touchscreen Control with OSD • Audio Easy Control Mode while Playing Visual Source • Selectable Wall Paper (6 Patterns) • Installer/Backup Memory of Audio/Video Setup • Maximum Output Power : 50W x 4 (MOSFET Power IC) • 3 Preouts with 5V Pre-out Level • 2 RCA AV Inputs / 1 RCA AV Output • Video Input for Rear View Camera • RGB Input for Navigation System • System Q/ System E's+ • DVD Menu Direct Touch screen Control • MPEG 1/2 Video files (.mpg) and JPEG files (.jpg) Playback • Dual Zone Source & Volume Control • DVD±R/RW Compatible • External Media Control — iPod Ready • Optional TV Tuner For those who might not get what the hell all of these means, just imagine this: a really thin monitor panel that smoothly retracts and extends at the push of a remote, crystal clear movie and picture playback, all encased in a beautiful black matte finish polymer casing done with a space age design. If all you want is a just a regular car stereo for playing CDs’, listening to mp3s or the radio, Kenwood car stereo have a lot to choose from. A good head unit would be the KDC-MP928 AAC/WMA/MP3/ CD Receiver with External Media Control. • Auto-Slide Detachable Faceplate • Rotary Encoder & Jog Control Knob for Easy Operation • 4096 Color OEL Display • Display Customize Function • Maximum Output Power : 50W x 4 (MOSFET Power IC) • ACDrive (Advanced Codec Drive) • AAC/WMA/MP3 Playback • G-Analyzer (Graphic Motion Analyzer) • Built-in DSP : DTA/System Q(4band P-EQ)/Digital E's/SRS WOW Digital Effect • O.D.D. (Offset Dual Differential) D/A System for Sound Quality • Installer/User/Backup Memory of Audio Setup • SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready • HD Radio Ready • External Media Control — iPod Ready • Dual Zone Source & Volume Control • AUX Input • Gold Plated 3 Preouts with 5V Pre-output Level The Kenwood car stereo auto slide detachable faceplate allows you to take the faceplate (one which has all the buttons) in order to prevent theft by taking away the functionality of the unit left in the car.
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The Pioneer Car Stereo

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Look at any good car stereo system and you’ll probably see a Pioneer car stereo unit plugged into the console. Alongside with quality speakers and a strong lineup of accessories like LCD panels and navigational devices, Pioneer products/Pioneer car stereos have earned a huge following the world over.

The Pioneer Company is a Tokyo-based corporation, and is one of the world leaders in digital entertainment products. The Pioneer Company was first founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a small radio and speaker repair shop business but today, they are recognized as a leader in technology advancements in the consumer electronics industry.

The company is truly deserving of their name. They are respected for many innovations such as interactive cable TV, the Laser Disc player, developing the first Compact Disc player for the car and the first detachable face car stereo, DVD and DVD recording, plasma display, and organic electroluminescent display. Their strength in optical disc and display technology is complemented by its state-of-the-art software products and manufacturing capabilities.

Nowadays, Pioneer car stereo units are not just simple head units. A car stereo can easily be comprised of several items built into the console of the car. Hardware like navigational devices, DVD players with LCD panels, coupled with the standard array of compact disc, mp3 and cassette players now usually go together. One would be hard-pressed not to acquire all of these, as it is such a delight to see these units work harmoniously. But traditionally, a Pioneer car stereo unit is a head unit with a radio, cassette and cd player. No matter how bare-bones this might sound, anyone will surely be impressed with the sound quality and features a Pioneer car stereo can boot.

Something like the DEH-P90HDD Pioneer car stereo single CD player head unit. The DEH-P90HDD allows you to record CD Audio (from the unit itself or from a changer) onto a 10GB hard disc drive, which holds about 200 audio CD's (using ATRAC3 digital compression). Your CD's are recognized by the pre-installed Gracenote CDDB database, which includes auto-playlists that make finding a specific CD easy. This Pioneer car stereo unit can also play your MP3 CD's plus CD Audio, CD-RW, and CD-R discs. Also, the MagicGate Memory Stick player lets you play recorded Memory Stick tracks. The Organic EL display is easy to read and accepts image downloads, so you can customize its look. Built-in DSP offers a 13-band graphic EQ and a huge variety of tools. The DEH-P90HDD is XM Ready and provides a steering wheel remote.
If cassettes are your thing, the KEH-P4020 Pioneer car stereo cassette player head unit is a good product to choose. It is a full logic cassette system with multi-color display, 45Wx4 High Power, EEQ™ equalizer system, Tuner, IP-Bus System Control, flap face and has a detachable face security.

If you’re planning to buy a Pioneer car stereo unit, why not match it with a set of Pioneer speakers too? Pioneer car stereo has made another innovation in their REV Series speakers, which incorporates technological breakthroughs in their IASCA award-winning Premier Reference Series (PRS) speakers. Rev Series speakers boast Pioneer’s Kevlar Fiber Composite Cones, Soft-dome tweeters and Wave guides. Each speaker features a bright yellow cone and distinctive wave guides, plus a six-spoke grill with a titanium finish that simulates chrome wheels.

With all these impressive products, is it still a wonder why they call Pioneer car stereos “Pioneer”?
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It’s A Sony Car Stereo

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It’s a Sony. We all know their slogan and yes, they need not say anymore. Sony is a dominating and well respected name in world consumer electronics. From the Aibo to the PlayStation to the Vaio, Sony has created, innovated and excelled in the production of almost anything electronic under the sun. The Sony Corporation, based in Tokyo is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Their music, motion picture, television, computer entertainment, and online businesses also make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. So it is not surprising to learn that Sony car stereos are also well renowned in the automotive audio market. In 2005, Sony car stereos launched their latest carrier car audio product, the Sony car stereo Xplod series which has an amazing lineup of head units, speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers, changers and accessories. It is impressive both in performance and aesthetic value. A good head unit from the Sony car stereo Xplod Series is the CDX – M9900 CD Receiver/Changer Controller/MP3 Player which boasts these features: - 32,000-color TFT display - Video Input for External Source Playback - CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 playback - 4-Volt F/R/Sub Preouts w/HPF & LPF - 52W x 4 High Power - CEA-2006 Power Compliant - CD/MD Control, CD Text - XM Ready - BBE MP, DSO, EQ7 - Auxiliary Input - 1-bit D/A Converter - Drive-S with 120dB S/N Ratio - SSIR-EXA tuner, 18FM & 12AM presets - Red key illumination - Supplied wireless card remote (RM-X145A) - Optional wireless rotary remote (RM-X6S) - Optional wired rotary remote (RM-X4S) This Sony car stereo goes best installed with matching items from the Xplod series such as: Sony car stereo XS – V6941H 6 x 9” 4 - Way Speakers: - 6 x 9" HOP Woofer Cone - Stroke Stabilizer Surround - 2-5/8" Cone Mid - 1" Balanced Dome PEI Tweeter, Super Tweeter - 400W Peak Power (100W RMS) - Flexible Mounting Options Sony car stereo XM-2100GTX 2/1 Channel Amplifier: - 600W Max Power - 100W x 2 RMS into 4 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz @ 0.04% THD - 250W x 1 RMS into 4 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz @ 0.1% THD - CEA-2006 Power Compliant - Variable 50 - 300 Hz low pass filter - 40 Hz EQ boost - MOSFET power supply - RCA & speaker level inputs Sony car stereo XS-L102P5 10” Subwoofer: - 10" Polypropylene Cone - 1200W Peak Power (330W RMS) - Unique cone design offers superior rigidity - Gold-plated Binding Posts - Small sealed/bandpass enclosure optimized - 4-Ohm Voice Coil - 2005 Subwoofer Parameters Like other modern car audio manufacturers, the Sony car stereo also offers video capable units for playing VCDs, DVDs. A good item from the Sony car stereo Dream System Series is the MV - 900SDS Mobile DVD Dream System. - 9" wide screen TFT display with swivel function - DVD/CD-R/RW/VCD/MP3 Playback - Built-in wired FM modulator - Reversible display image - Slot-load DVD Mechanism - Memory Stick® media for playback of JPEG, MPEG, MP3 - Built-in Stereo Speakers - A/V Input - A/V Output - Optical Digital Output (Dolby Digital®, dts®) - IR transmitter for wireless headphones - 2 sets of wireless headphones included - Wireless card remote included This unit is encased in a grey metallic finish and is ideally attached on the ceiling of the vehicle. It is also an amazing fact that a lot of enthusiasts also incorporate the PlayStation into their Sony car stereos, which is probably one of the reasons why the Sony car stereo system has earned quite a following.
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