Kenwood KDC-X5200BT

Kenwood knows how to deploy high-end in-car audio systems. A good basis for their construction will be the KDC-X5200BT media receiver, ranked among a small category of devices designed for playback

Hi-Res Audio. Flexible sound settings

The strength of the model is the wide possibilities of “fitting” the sound to the type of car body and the ears of specific listeners. Here you have a 13-band equalizer, and per-channel adjustment filters with support for delay adjustment (for two- and three-band modes), and built-in sound enhancers in the manner of Sound Realier (enhances the spatial perception of the music scene), Drive EQ (levels out auto noise) etc. The main protagonist of the audio system is an advanced DSP audio processor.

Versatility

The car radio is "friendly" with all major audio track formats, including confidently "reads" FLAC files (24 bit / 96 kHz). The sources of musical content for it are CDs, USB data carriers, devices connected via the AUX connector, and, of course, mobile gadgets. The smartphone is connected to the media receiver via a Bluetooth wireless network. The head unit provides quotas for connecting two phones in constant mode and up to five mobile devices in music playback mode.

Rear interfaces

All physical connectors of the car radio are displayed on the back of the case. The "loin" side of the model got hold of a full set of line inputs (Front, Rear and Subwoofer in 2WAY mode, "tweeters", midbass and subwoofer — in three-channel), as well as elongated branches of the USB cord and AUX input. That's just the length of the last "tail" leaves much to be desired. Summing up, Kenwood KDC-X5200BT rightfully takes the position of one of the best devices on the market for connoisseurs of truly clear and deep car audio.