Kenwood Excelon Reference DMX958XR

Wireless smartphone goodness and Excelon quality

Kenwood backs their Excelon Series receivers with a 2-year warranty and audiophile-grade components you can count on. But that's not all the Excelon Reference DMX958XR multimedia receiver has going for it. Its 6.75" capacitive touchscreen display can handle video up to 720p from a built-in HD video input for dazzling impact. And with built-in wired and wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, you'll have all your most-used phone features on a big display.

Looking for some alternative music sources? Take advantage of HD Radio® and high-res audio playback, and you can add satellite radio with an optional tuner. Plus, Bluetooth makes hands-free calling and music streaming easy.

Serious phone integration

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto put your phone's content at your fingertips. This stereo's controls behave like your phone's interface, so there's no learning curve. Plug in or wirelessly link your Android™ or iPhone®, and you'll get voice control access to your navigation, phone calls, weather, text messages, and of course all your music. Get more info at www.apple.com/ios/carplay and www.android.com/auto.

Android owners, you can mirror your phone's screen wirelessly using Miracast and the receiver's built-in Wi-Fi. This receiver's micro-HDMI input also lets you mirror the screen from select phones by using a compatible HDMI adapter for your phone (sold separately) and Kenwood's KCA-HD200 micro HDMI-to-HDMI cable.

Higher resolution Bluetooth streaming

The DMX958XR lets you pair two Bluetooth-equipped phones and quickly switch between them for hands-free calling — an excellent road trip convenience. And when you're streaming music, Kenwood's Music Mix lets you pair five phones so everybody can pick their tunes for an on-the-fly listening session.

If you have a Sony Android device that uses their proprietary LDAC Bluetooth codec, you'll be able to wirelessly stream music to this receiver with significantly better resolution.

A brilliant display with multi-camera capabilities

Onboard cameras are a must for safer driving, and this Kenwood gives you four video inputs for front-, side-, rear-, and backup cameras. The crisp resolution on Kenwood's CMOS-740HD HD backup camera complements this receiver's display perfectly. You even get control and playback for Kenwood's DRV-N520 Drive Recorder dash cam. For the best viewing, you can use electronic angle adjustment of your display to tailor the screen's contrast to suit your vehicle's dash location. This Kenwood plays video content in bright, clear detail when you're parked.

General features:

• digital multimedia player with AM/FM tuner
• plays media loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC music files (plus high-res WAV and FLAC)
• 6.75" electrostatic capacitive touchscreen HD display
• HD Radio tuner built-in
• LDAC Bluetooth streaming capability for select Android devices
• Waze-ready with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
• electronic viewing angle display adjustment
• fits double-DIN (4" tall) dash openings

Smartphone features:

• wired and wireless Android Auto compatible
  • compatible with Google Assistant voice control when using Android Auto
• wired and wireless Apple CarPlay compatible
  • Siri voice control for select iPhones
• wired mirroring for iPhone and select Android devices via HDMI (adapters sold separately)
• wireless mirroring for select Android devices
• built-in Bluetooth with dual phone connection for hands-free calling and music streaming
• rapid Android charging via USB port

Audio/visual features:

• 13-band graphic EQ
• time alignment
• Drive EQ and digital signal processing
• 3-way crossover

Expandability:

• compatible with SiriusXM's aftermarket satellite radio tuner (sold separately, subscription required)
• compatible with Kenwood CMOS-740HD HD backup camera
• inputs: rear USB-C input, three camera inputs (HD rear, front, side), rear analog A/V inputs (can be converted to 4th cam input), control input for the Kenwood DRV-N520 dash cam
• outputs: rear video output (RCA), 6-channel preamp outputs (5-volt front, rear, sub)

Other information:

• wired connection to parking brake required to access settings and other features on this receiver (the brake must be connected and set for video display)
• built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
• works with iDatalink Maestro RR or RR2 modules
  • retains factory features in a wide selection of vehicles
  • displays engine performance data on touchscreen
• warranty: 2 years