Kenwood excelon vs pioneer avic

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Went with the pioneer avic wt8600nex 10.1 inch and a pioneer back up camera. Having it all installed Thursday.
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nice I guess they beat kenwood to market, this must have just been released I guess I will put one in the Silverado.
 
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nice I guess they beat kenwood to market, this must have just been released I guess I will put one in the Silverado.
It just came out. Installer was on the phone with his supplier ordering the regular sized model. Guy told him the 10.1 was available for my truck.


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Going to call him tomorrow and make him order it.


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there cheaper on ebay if you shop around, if you go the maestro website you can build the virtual system and it will tell you which modules you will need besides the RR, just write them down and look them up on ebay or amazon, when you get it then you have to program it on your computer and then have your installer wire it up
 

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The installer is encouraging me not to use the RR. Says the car specific stuff lags and is unreliable. Apparently there is another way for me to keep the steering wheel control functionality and rear entertainment etc.


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That seems strange, I haven't had a single issue with mine.
 

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You sure on that ? That was a feature I wanted.


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you can do navigation but only with your phone, no built in gps or the option to add one for when there is no cell signal, when kenwood releases there 10" it will have garmin gps built in
 
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you can do navigation but only with your phone, no built in gps or the option to add one for when there is no cell signal, when kenwood releases there 10" it will have garmin gps built in
That pisses me off. Why would they not include Navi. Kenwood is coming out with 2 large screen units. One with Navi and one without.


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That pisses me off. Why would they not include Navi. Kenwood is coming out with 2 large screen units. One with Navi and one without.


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To stay at a competitive one point would be my guess and that car play and Android auto is an option a lot will not choose nav anymore.
 
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To stay at a competitive one point would be my guess and that car play and Android auto is an option a lot will not choose nav anymore.
Yea from what Panasonic just told me as long as your en route using CarPlay or android play for Nav and you hit a dead spot the radio should still keep the signal for navigation. I’ll keep you guys posted regardless as to how it works.


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Yea from what Panasonic just told me as long as your en route using CarPlay or android play for Nav and you hit a dead spot the radio should still keep the signal for navigation. I’ll keep you guys posted regardless as to how it works.


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I prefer using Android auto versus factory nav as it is always up to date and shows traffic info.
 

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I went with the Alpine X308U 8” In-Dash Bluetooth CarPlay Android Navigation GPS Car Receiver. I boightbit in Ebay and offered the guy 1K. He took it. Money is tight for some most eight now, so you can score in some serious deals.
I also picked up the wood grain surround dash panel, off ebay to compete the install.

I'm in middle of entire rebuild, so its sitting here waiting for engine and tranny rebuilds, so I'll hv power to do install.
 

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I have a Kenwood in my truck and the pioneer in my suburban. Been using both brands on and off for 25 years or so. Kenwood has better Navigation (garmin), but if you connect CarPlay, you now have access to google maps, and Maps (Apple). The new Excelon decks are nice!

However I really like my pioneer avic deck! It does everything I need it to and more, both units are packed with features, but with all that being said I say I like the Pioneer more than I like my Kenwood.


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I have a Kenwood in my truck and the pioneer in my suburban. Been using both brands on and off for 25 years or so. Kenwood has better Navigation (garmin), but if you connect CarPlay, you now have access to google maps, and Maps (Apple). The new Excelon decks are nice!

However I really like my pioneer avic deck! It does everything I need it to and more, both units are packed with features, but with all that being said I say I like the Pioneer more than I like my Kenwood.


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This was probably the best answer I’ve got so far on the subject.Thanks for the honest input on both brands. Can’t argue with a guy that owns both.In the end I went with the pioneer DMH-WT8600NEX. Having it installed tomorrow. I’ll post pics and videos after.


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This was probably the best answer I’ve got so far on the subject.Thanks for the honest input on both brands. Can’t argue with a guy that owns both.In the end I went with the pioneer DMH-WT8600NEX. Having it installed tomorrow. I’ll post pics and videos after.


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Glad I could help Sir!


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Glad I could help Sir!


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Definitely did Man.Nowadays it’s like having to many choices on the menu. Makes the decision that much harder.


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Definitely did Man.Nowadays it’s like having to many choices on the menu. Makes the decision that much harder.


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True, but you had the right idea in the first place. Prioritize what you need from your deck, read up on the product, demo it if possible. Purchase, install and enjoy!


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Did you get any pics of the Pioneer DMH-WT8600NEX installed. I'm curious how it looks in our interior.
 

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Hey guys- Nav is not needed for our head unit search. You’ll use Waze or whatever via Apple/ android car play.

I have a Yukon Denali with factory nav system and I stopped using it years ago for my phones waze, Apple maps. My other vehicles have car play so it’s all on the head unit and I don’t use those factory navs either.

The kenwood has 5v pre amp output which helps so much. The ddx9907xr type models come with 2 usb inputs vs dmx/dnx (10.1”) have 1 usb. May be important if you’re running Dsp,portable DAC etc..

Kenwood also updates with new options vs some others who just rerelease with same ole crap.

Hope this helps a few. I’m happy to help answer any questions as well. I’m pretty tied into the sound quality side of car audio.
 

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