Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- DMX8709S
- |
- SKU:
- 6530839
Customer reviews
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 154 reviews
(154 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.5
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers recognize the 6.8" - Android Auto & Apple CarPlay - Built-in Bluetooth - In-Dash Digital Media Receiver as a great product with many positive attributes. Customers appreciate the seamless integration of Apple CarPlay, the good sound quality, and the ease of use. Additional features such as screen brightness, included features, installation, price, backup camera, and equalizer were also well-received.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Wireless AndoidAuto/carplay is horrible
|Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Other than the wireless carplay, android auto feature being the absolute worst with constant skips, the wire feature of this is much better.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Ford Excursion Electronics Upfit
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent user interface with clear powerful sound. Looks factory installed in dash. Front and rear camera interface is a game changer for my older SUV.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works great and the wireless functionality is great. Works with multiple remotes including the RC-406. I bought this radio for my dad as a Father’s Day gift last year after he noticed mine in my Camaro restomod.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Apple carplay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
92 Camaro
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great option to add Car Play to a 92 Camaro! Bought this car for my 16 year old with only 22,000 original miles and wanted her to be able to use hands free for calls, navigation and music.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great radio
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love kenwood radios, they always treat me well and bring my older vehicles to modern times!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome stuff
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This product is excellent! Makes my 2008 Corolla feel like a new car haha. Did the Best Buy free installation and they did a great job! Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
GREAT HEAD UNIT
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.GREAT head unit! Great install! We really enjoy it!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
My Toyota camry SE 2.5 L
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Awesome radio, the technician very knowledgeable and helpful.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Kenwood Rules
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love the Kenwood head unit. I tried the pioneer and sony before i got the Kenwood. Ive used Kenwood for the last 25 years it works great
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Apple carplay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I waited so long to afford this! It’s a blessing!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This radio is amazing and the installer was too. We are a military family and don’t have a lot so this was very special to us
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
DMX-8709S
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice radio and the fitment excellent algo the customer service was great.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Good unit will buy again for another car
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very good unit has everything you need for a good price highly recommend
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice head unit
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This works pretty well. Touchscreen is responsive enough, plays music loud. However, GPS tracking when parked is really weird and sometimes the audio cuts out.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommend
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great replacement for standard Honda accord radio. Seamless connection.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Apple carplay, Screen brightness, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wireless android auto, good amp. It's great!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought and installed this myself in my 2010 F-150 with the base sound system (with sync, no navigation). It was a little tricky, as most adapters for my truck don't have a proper connection for the on/off ignition power wire. After tapping into another wire that is powered by ignition on and off, it works perfectly. I used a PAC SWI-RC adapter module to wire up my steering wheel controls, and with the American International dash kit, it really looks like a stock stereo. This thing does everything you want from a receiver! It puts out 22w RMS to each door speaker, which isn't mentioned in the description from best buy. This makes my infinity reference speakers sound great, which have sounded pretty bad since I installed them a couple years ago with the factory head unit. I also have a kicker compRT 12 inch sub in a good size box, and this unit delivers a good, clean signal to my amp so my sub gets every nuance of each low note! The screen gets as bright as you could ever need it. I thought it was maxed out at first at 10 brightness, but it just kept going up and getting brighter as I adjusted it. I settled on 15 brightness during the day, and it's very visible on a clear sunny Texas day. The touch screen is very responsive, though there are some times when I have to wait for around a half second for it to register my inputs. Not an issue for me at all. My only gripe is that all the buttons are touch buttons, including the volume. This isn't an issue since I have my steering wheel controls, but it may be something that concerns others. The equalizer and crossover are good. The crossover addresses the front speakers, rear speakers, and sub, so you can separate your speakers from the sub at low frequencies to keep out bass distortion at higher volumes. It also provides adjustable decibel falloff, so you can make a more distinct cutoff between frequencies I use Android Auto for my pixel phone, and it works flawlessly. Not much to say on this point. Wireless connection was a must for me, I don't wanna deal with cables. It runs Google maps very smoothly, and automatically switches the maps from light to dark mode based on the dimmer setting which runs on the night/day functions of my truck lights. Spotify automatically pulls up all my playlists and recent searches. It's exactly what you expect from Android auto. I'm very happy with this purchase. Don't second guess it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Apple carplay, Screen brightness, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good radio but needs simpler menu navigation
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The only reason im not giving 5 stars is that its only been a week since installing and there are a few things that are annoying. First off, the sound is great, im not using an amp, 6 speaker system in a toyota camry (2× 3-1/2s, 4x 6x9s). The apple and android car play both work, but it does delay connecting sometimes. The screen is clear and can be brightened and dimmed . BUT this is where things get tedious: Any sound or screen adjustments require allot of button pressing through menu options. There does not seem to be any quick way to change brightness or to make sound adjustments without going through a series of selections which is distracting as hell while in the car. The auto brightness doesn't seem to function very well. This is my biggest complaint thus far, the menu navigation is just too tedious.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Apple carplay, Features
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Kenwood double din
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy installation has all the features I wanted like wireless car play
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
kenwood
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good radio upgrade over the stock unit. Apple car play is simple. Still figuring out how to set the clock other than that great purchase. Back up camera is good. Equalizer is good.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Apple carplay, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good choice and a fantastic upgrade
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased to refresh the radio in my 1995 Accord. Very happy with the unit, sound equalization and customization, and color tuning for the buttons - I was able to match the Honda dash color. Great install! In addition, the Android Auto works flawlessly, I'm able to connect wirelessly use the phone, dictate texts, and stream Pandora, Spotify, or my USB files with excellent sound quality. To top it off, the video inputs allow for easy integration of a rear view camera, and it switches over seamlessly, even reducing volume level when in reverse to reduce distraction. (this feature can be disabled if you like). To top it off, this is a great choice! Now my oldest vehicle has the most up-to-date electronics of all my cars. Would buy again!
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Corporate nonsense
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great product, but purchased online (open box in excellent condition) and was missing the gps cable when it arrived at my home. This was not mentioned in the description of the product online. I would have ordered the cable in advance of installation if it had been mentioned. The cable is $60 through Kenwood and is supposed to be included in this purchase. Corporate Best Buy refuses to resolve it and keeps sending me to the store who only provided the installation. The only helpful person in this process is the technician who installed the stereo for me. Avoid Best Buy at all costs. They have zero interest in makin anything simple. You just get sent to a call center abroad who can’t help you. I’ll never buy anything from Best Buy again. It’s a failing corporation
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