KENWOOD History Explained!

[@BigFarm_ah365]

Did you know that Kenwood also made home audio as well as car audio products? My KA-127 integrated amplifier and KT-57 tuner are still going strong 33 years after buying them. The CD player needs a laser alignment and I don't remember the state of the tape deck when I (possibly mistakenly) got rid of it along with a substantial library of tapes. I also inherited a Kenwood head unit in the dash of my truck that has a USB input (supposedly) for use with an only with an iPod ( I found a workaround to use a USB stick, but it would have required scrolling through tracks to find something to listen to or more likely in my case listening to the same first- whatever tracks every time I drive. I found that it did have an aux jack located on the back that wasn't listed in the sources. I downloaded the 70 page manual and figured out how to add the aux jack to the possible sources only to have it disappear not long after when I needed to disconnect the battery for some reason. I have since gotten a BT radio thingy and have yet to remove the head unit to retrieve the aux cable that hangs out of my dash. I still haven't figured out all the features of this unit as they are hidden behind arcane button combinations one would need to memorize as the unit only has 2 buttons and 2 knobs and provides no clues as to how to use key combos to achieve anything. I've never figured out how to adjust the clock and have been meaning to disconnect and reconnect the battery at exactly noon some day.

[@Watcher3223]

_"Did you know that Kenwood also made home audio as well as car audio products?"_ Did you know that, for a time, Kenwood even had video products? They sold VCRs and LaserDisc players.

[@jasoncaine2600]

I remember when the excelons came out i ended up getting the xv05v & the x521 with 2 12in kenwoods

[@sharonmay-short1796]

Interesting!

[@X1.7]

Does anyone know about a KENWOOD KRC 711 Cassette receiver? I can’t find anything online for sale or information about that model

[@KenwoodUSA]

We do not have supporting information on equipment from that era. Thanks!

[@jondonnelly3]

Pls build some true audiophile headunits with dsd, aptx hd, flac 24/96 and built in 160w rms amplifier double din to run 3 way active components.

[@KenwoodUSA]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@thomasveron9242]

🇦🇷

[@stanleywhite5477]

plz do a better job with the forever long warning screen at startup Did you ever consider how that is a major distraction and has many time forced my attention away from the road

[@KenwoodUSA]

Thank you for the feedback, this helps improve all aspects of our products to achieve the best user experience. Thanks!

[@jasoncaine2600]

How stupid are you exactly 🎤