Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

This unit was very easy to install and I am not an experienced installer but I do have some mechanical ability. The instructions that were provided were clear and concise and the wiring harnesses that Crutchfield provided worked perfectly and had simple instructions that meshed with unit instructions. Crutchfield also provided instruction for getting the trim that is particular to my vehicle off that were simple to follow. The unit performs as advertised and does everything that it claimed to do. It is very intuitive in its operation although you might not think so reading the instructions. Sound quality is excellent.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Awesome stereo

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Can't believe technology has come this far!

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great unit

The kenwood DDX6906S reciever is a nice addittion to my 08 gmc. I love the android auto and the back and front cameras, they really come in handy when parking and pulling my toyhauler. not the easiest to install but not bad either.

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Kenwood Excelon 6906s

Purchased this product from Crutchfield and received it earlier than expected. Love the head unit and all the features! I just installed a 5 channel amp, Alpine Type R components and a 12" JL TW3 sub. System sounds great. I'm still tweaking the system with all the settings the head unit offers such as the 13 band eq, time correction, crossover settings and all the other options that helps improve the compressed files are great. I have just started ripping my CDs as high res FLAC files that are awesome quality and compatible with this unit. I haven't even mentioned the DVD playback which is great quality as well. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting a great head unit at a great price. And you can never go wrong purchasing from Crutchfield with all the assistance and customer service they offer. The only thing I am currently trying to figure out is how to turn off the speed comp setting that I cannot find the location to change. The volume goes up as I accelerate and down when I brake. I'm calling a tech next week but no complaints at all.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Nice radio. If you're buying it to replace a factory unit integrated dvd, you will definitely need right angle/ low profile 3.5mm jacks for the back of the radio so that it will fit in the space. You may still need to cut/ remove some factory plastic to help fit. The Crutchfield staff and tech support is unbeatable!

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Just buy it, and the predone wiring kit, and git er done!

This Kenwood is great! Apple Car Play, bluetooth only if you want it, doesn't start playing music automatically like my Toyota radio. Backup camera I installed is great too. I love the camera button. It's the reason I didn't buy Pioneer (no camera button.) I also think the tough screen is great. Some other review complained it wasn't good, but I have no complaints. This was the same price as other online stores but didn't come with customer service, $50 off install kits, tech support (which part of dash to cut, which wire to tap the camera into), and all the rest of the stuff I needed to install. I saved $350 to not have the local big box store install it. They also tried to sell me components I didn't need. The prewire kit was worth it. Don't try and save a few bucks, just get the prewire kit...it's basically plug and play!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

It works great makes My factory speakers sound a whole lot better every think works as it should I put it in my 2008 Chevy Silverado crew cab.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

So far I love this new radio after years debating I took the plunge however I would second think about buying it from Crutchfield. You would be better off going to a car radio shop and get it done locally. I had a very bad experience with Crutchfield and found they do not know as much as I was led to believe about installing the unit. I found more information on youtube.

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Amazing radio!!!

Amazing upgrade from stock! The Idatalank Maestro really makes this unit come alive! Well worth it!

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Pleased with KENWOOD Excelon

KENWOOD Excelon is excellent! Very pleased

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Great upgrade

Made a big improvement form 15 year old factory unit. Great to have bluetooth now for handsfree calls and lots of control with adjusting the sound.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Good performance and robust - more capabilities than I will ever use!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

I am very happy with this Kenwood model 6906S. I used the existing speakers in my truck but the sound quality is a lot better now. It must be the Kenwood amp.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

This is a good unit for the money. my only complaints are when using a flashdrive it will not shuffle through my song if they are separated by the artist, the computer does that automatically. In order to get it to work properly, you have to open each file individually and move the song over to the flashdrive. the other complaint I have is it is difficult to use the touchscreen while driving down the road, but I am used to having buttons.

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AWESOME!

excellent unit. Installed in my 2009 Challenger RT. When set up with a kenwood amp and speakers, Maestro communication unit, this setup is a blast (literally.) Crutchfield made the parts, connections, finding the right adapters very easy.

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Great system

Great system. Sounds great nice features. The hard buttons on the left side are small and hard to use when installed in a Camaro but steering wheel controls take care of that.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Very pleased with the performance and features of this Kenwood head unit. I put this in my 2002 Buick Park Ave with the 9 speaker system. I hooked up the microphone for the hands free feature for my android phone and added a back-up camera. I also added an ASWC-1 steering wheel control module. All the features work well. My other vehicle is a 2019 RAM PU with the U-connect system. The brand new Ram has a few subtle features that are nicer than the Kenwood but, overall the Kenwood does the same thing for a lot less money. Makes my old car seem like a new toy.

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I love this stereo

First I replaced my factory speakers in my 2014 challenger with infinity reference. Sounded only marginally better. Added 500w 10 sub. Still not impressed. Added the kenwood ddx6906s......absolutely amazing sound. I picket it for the 22 watt rms, 5volt sub preout, android auto and the tunability of the sound stage and equalizer. The more time I spend tuning the stereo speakers, loudness, bass boost, etc. The better it gets. This unit helped triple the sound output of the vs using low level converter in stock system. Android auto works perfect on my note 9. However my wife's Samsung A7 is not???? A little frustrating as this is her car. Produced error code 4446 and 4448. Guess last upgrade is a new phone for her.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

I love this radio, it does everything the radio in my new 2019 GMC Acadia does and more, completely satisfied with it. I recommend this radio to everyone.

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Good Value

This unit has a lot of nice features and has a quick compliant touch screen. I have not been able to use it much yet but the sound is clear and produces the best quality my speakers are capable of generating. I'm not happy with the Blue-Tooth interaction as it requires you to glance at the screen when selecting a number to call.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Overall I love the unit. Couple of minor issues - lowest eq band is 63 hz vs 30 like most eq so at best (with bass ext on) you can have under 63 hz have the same setting, which isn't great since many boxes have their ports tuned to 60 hz (+3db @ 60 hz) - lack of hard transport buttons - auto playing Bluetooth when it binds even when it was paused when the car was shut off

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Easy to use and great sound

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Easy install and setup, great sound for our motor home!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Clean look and great sound.

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Great radio at a great price.

Great radio with great sound. An under rated thing about this radio is the display. One of the reasons we chose this radio is for our grand kids and the screen is clear vibrant and can be seen very well from the back seat!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

To me good sounds and options

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Very nice Unit. Sound is good and unit operates well. Only problem is the Apple Car Play. The phone sounds great when utilizing Bluetooth and the mic gain is adjustable. However, when I utilize the phone through Apple Car Play, people complain I sound far away. There is no mic gain adjustment when utilizing the phone through Apple Car Play. Since hands free phone is essential, I am unable to utilize Apple Car Play because of that flaw. Otherwise the unit is great!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Graphics could be better

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Unit is set up in a non user friendly way.I replaced a cheep double din that was getting very slow and could not be updated.The Kenwood has a much better sound system but does not have near the usable items.This may have to do with new driver safety rules.I am keeping the unit but am let down on it,the sound is the only reason.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

I have not installed system yet can't rate. It

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Kenwood sounds in a Camaro 2rss.

I only had problems with one wire hook up from the radio plug wire harness to the data wiring harness and the support team help me out. Went back to the shop and install the unit in 30 minute. Turn the system on and wow, wow, it was a great sound. I like every thing this system has to offer from Crutchfield.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Purchased as a gift for teenage daughter. Needed hands free phone, but received so much more. She loves the radio especially the blue tooth connection to play "her music". Would most definitely purchase again.

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Android Auto Update didn't cooperate...

Was updating an older dual din Kenwood so installation wasn't hard. Overall the radio itself has been great once I worked through some quirks. One was the Android Auto, however after investigating and tech support help I believe the issue is phone related to the Type-C phone jack on my phone is worn. One problem I had was trying to do the Kenwood Android Auto software update the technician...I could never get it to run correctly. Did have a hiccup with my cruise control quit working after installation, but tech support helped me with that. After several attempts, we shotgunned it and reseating the sensor connection at the brake pedal appears to have resolved it. I would give the radio 5 stars if not for the update issue. Since I got it on sale. definitely not getting less than 4 stars. Crutchfield Tech support...well you get 5 stars alone.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Product very easy to manage

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Great radio with two cameras, some minor things that are liveable.

Excellent radio and functions. Exactly what I expected from a Kenwood. I am not for sure if my backup camera issues (have had a couple of instances where the backup camera did not come on when I put the truck in reverse) are from the radio or from the iDatalink module. I am leaning on the iDatalink since it ties truck harness wiring to radio. Overall it is good. I could not give it a 5 star due to the Android auto issues. Android auto is a cool function, but it needs to be a Bluetooth function and not a USB wired function. Also could not give it 5 stars because I was not able to view more truck sensors like I could with the Torque app. It would be nice to have the Torque App on the radio.

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Worth the money

Great radio with all the features. Found out the hard way about the difference between a Sirius receiver (my OEM radio) and a SiriusXM receiver (this model) The SiriusXM models DO NOT get the same channel lineup that the Sirius receivers get. You get less channels! I lost some of my favorite channels when I swapped from the OEM receiver to this one. Of course Sirius will let you add those channels back for $20 more per month! Bunch of BS.

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As good as it gets. Especially for the price.

I have Kenwood in both my vehicles and another one that I sold a few mounths ago. That should tell you something right there.

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New purchase...so far so good.

Just purchased today and still getting used to all the features and controls. Love the large touch screen interface and the unit sounds amazing. So far so good, but need to dive a little deeper on sussing out the controls.o

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Great Receiver For The Price!

The only thing preventing a 5 star review is the very poor user manual. It is meant to be a menu-driven set up process, but it is not very clear for the average person who is not an audio guru. Once you figure it out, the sound quality is fantastic and the capabilities are very impressive.

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Sounds great, many audio options for your car/tastes

Easy install with harness. Sounds great, with many options for tweaking sound to match/blend with your vehicle. Touch screen is responsive (no remote) and all forms of media sound good, from thumbdrive to CD. Easy to operate and user friendly screens. I have no amp and this unit drives the speakers (aftermarket) well.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Very nice

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The Az. Men

This unit works as advertised. Everything works as I should so I have no complaints at all, touchscreen is very responsive menus are easy to read and navigate so what else price was good as well. Never had issues with Kenwood Excelon!!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Kenwood whats there to say, its the leader in car audio! The screen delivers HD quality, and so many way to tailor your music. If its not Kenwood, you not hearing it.

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Wow...no CD text?

Would have been a five star rating but for some reason the major manufacturers of car audio receivers today have sold out to MP3 audio. I listen to a lot of store bought CDs mainly for sound quality. For a video screen based unit you would think they would at the very least include some sort of Meta Data or CD text information to be displayed on the 7" video screen. No way. They display nothing unless you are playing music from your phone. That being said.....this is a good deck and I am happy with the sound quality and feature set. The GUI is coherent and easy to use. The guys at Crutchfield have been extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with. Thanks again for the support.

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Love it!!!!!

Beautiful sound, love the touch screen. Great investment!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

The new Stereo works great, Crutchfield was quick to fill the order, I added the harness to go with my car and it worked perfectly. very satisfied with my purchase and will be back if i need anything else. thank you Mike Sousa

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Disappointing unit that fails to deliver in many ways.

I choose the Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S to replace the original factory radio/cassette and CD player combo in my 95 Prelude. I choose the Kenwood because it was a name I trusted, others had recommended the brand, it had a CD/DVD drive, it supported Android Auto and it supported an optional backup camera. The sound quality is perfectly fine. Paired with Infinity Reference speakers and a Rockford Fosgate 10" subwoofer in the trunk, the unit sounds very good. But the Android Auto feature repeatedly crashes. That same Samsung S8 phone and USB cable got me all over New England so its definitely the Kenwood (Google Kenwood, Android Auto and crash to see how common this problem is). Plus the interface is a disaster. When playing CDs the eject button is buried 3 menus down. There is no volume knob, just an up/down rocker switch which does not auto-repeat, so you have to repeatedly mash the down button to drop the volume when road noise drops (coming to a stop) or the next track is recorded at a different level to the previous one. The backup camera mode overlays a warning that manages to sit exactly in the field of vision obscuring the image. Also there is no OFF button. The unit powers up when the car starts and even "Standby" mode does not shut it off. This is a problem for cars with powered aerials that rise and lower with the radio. There is no way to lower the aerial at the car wash other than shut off the engine.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Overall happy with the layout of the buttons/controls, the screen clarity is a big improvement from my older Kenwoode DDX393. The processor in the unit is definitely faster too.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Easy to operate and top notch sound works with steering wheel controls

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Some buggers, but can't beat good sound.

I like Kenwood equipment. Great sound and reliability. I wish the settings and programming were a bit easier to do. Never the less, you can't go wrong with this brand.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Awesome display, super easy to install. Haven't even gotten through all the features yet.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Very easy to install and use. Very Happy

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

A good radio the only thing that sucks that i wasn't aware of is the Apple car play and Andriod auto only work if it hooked up through the usb to the phone. Other than that the radio sounds great and works good!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Great product. Always loved kenwood decks. Easy to use installation was easy.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Great head unit that has many options for the car stereo enthusiast. I am amazed at how easy it is to make changes based on the genre of music on the fly. All the Audio category listings make it very easy to do so. Android Auto is a plus!! I would definitely recommend this head unit to others.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Overall this is a great head unit, as others say. The UI is generally easy, the touch screen works well, and it has incredible options for manual adjustment of your sound. The addition of vehicle integration (with the appropriate adapters) for things like Check Engine codes, and other specs as available plus OEM backup cam , steering wheel controls, etc is great. Too many good things to list. A few things that are not the best are the buttons on the left side of the screen. In general the buttons are bit too stiff to press easily while driving and can be hard to discern which is which when not looking. There is a maximum of 2 connected simultaneous devices for phone calls (and only 1 for audio streaming). I have not tried to pair more than 2 devices so I am unsure of its maximum capacity. Switching between the two phones for audio streaming, while not difficult, is not intuitive. It isn't as simple as pressing a single option to swap, or being the only device connected if the primary isn't in range, you have to go through a menu tree to change. Additionally if the phone is not in range when the vehicle is started (remote start for example) and the headunit is unable to auto connect at startup I have not found a manual way to initiate the connection without powering the head unit off and then turning it back on. Again this is not difficult, but it is not intuitive either as other brands have had a "connect" option. The option to eject a disc is also only via the menu.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Great radio

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Love this in my 14 Mustang GT. Finally have some technology in the car. Android auto works great. Speakers sound much better with some extra power going to them

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

What can I say, this Kenwood audio system works great! It's more than I expected. The sound is awesome, the features and adjustments you can make to really make your music audio sound amazing. The Apple car play app really integrates my phone and music to one source when I,m traveling. Thank you!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Best radio ever had does everything it said it could and so much more. The sound is fantastic couldn't have picked a better one. Installing was easy along with the set up. Highly recommended. Along with fast shipping only two days to get it.

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Easy install, works great! Connected to my phone quickly and easily. Would definitely recommend!

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

radio works well and car play works pretty well Plus it will play a dvd if your stuck somewhere for a while

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Kenwood Excelon DDX6906S

Just got mine and it's very smooth. The sound quality is great and it has a ton of settings for adjusting the audio.

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Zero complaints

Simple to install, sound quality very high. Clean design simplistic user interface loads of adjustability. Insanely happy with this purchase beautiful paired with my fosgate 12"

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