The Kenwood Excelon KDC-X897 CD receiver not only plays music from your CDs, iPod®, and more, but it also comes with built-in Bluetooth® for hands-free calling and audio streaming. You'll enjoy great sound, remarkable versatility.

Bluetooth gives you hands-free calling convenience, plus a wireless connection to the songs stored on your compatible music player. If you're an Android™ user who's a little tired of your old radio's complicated Bluetooth pairing issues, you'll love this receiver's SSP (Simple, Secure Pairing) technology. If you're an iPhone® aficionado, the KDC-X897 automatically pairs with your iPhone via USB and gives you full Siri control.

Pair your compatible phone to the KDC-X897 and you can talk hands-free by simply touching the dedicated "phone" button when a call comes in. And the receiver can reply automatically to text messages to let your contacts know that you're busy driving. An external Bluetooth microphone can be placed in an optimal location within the vehicle for improved hands-free communication.

 This Kenwood receiver is ready for your iPod, iPhone, or Android. Once you connect your iPod or iPhone to one of the front-panel USB inputs, you can use the receiver's controls to search through your albums, artists, and playlists. If you've got your music on an Android device, you can download Kenwood's free Music Control app from the Android market to enjoy a variety of search and playback features. If you store your music on another device, you can plug into the handy front-panel auxiliary input.

You can also enjoy music from your local AM/FM stations or your CD collection. A sleek-looking, protective CD door/cover keeps airborne particles from interfering with the internal mechanism.

If you're a satellite radio fan, the KDC-X897 is SiriusXM-ready. All you need is a tuner and a subscription to enjoy stations that never fade away.

If you enjoy Internet radio on your iPhone, Android, or Blackberry™, you'll really enjoy playing music from Pandora®, iHeart Radio, and Aha™ Radio on this great-sounding receiver. You can scroll through your stations, bookmark songs, and give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down right from the receiver's face.

The KDC-X897's text display gives you all the info you want, plus you can personalize the look by choosing the display and control illumination colors that make you happy. The crystal-clear 3-line display can be switched to a 2-line format with a larger font that makes it easier to read phone numbers, song titles, and source data.

In most vehicles, you can use an adapter to connect your vehicle's steering wheel controls to this Kenwood stereo. Connect a few wires, program the adapter for your car and this Kenwood, and you'll retain the convenience of your steering wheel controls.

General Features:

    CD receiver with AM/FM tuner
    built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and audio streaming
    built-in MOSFET amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
    plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RW discs including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC music files
    automatic iPhone pairing with Siri control capability
    detachable face with selectable 2- or 3-line display, plus variable display and control colors
    remote control
    System Q Sound Control (8 preset EQ curves and 3-band equalizer)
    speaker size settings
    Supreme Setting improves the sound of files encoded at low bit rates
    3-level bass boost
    high- and low-pass filters; subwoofer level and phase control
    compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)

    2-yr limited warranty

Expandability:

    iPod/iPhone direct control via USB input — no adapter necessary, but adding Kenwood's optional connecting cable lets you leave your iPod cable at home
    Pandora, iHeart Radio and Aha control with iPhone, Android, and Blackberry
    compatible with Kenwood's Music Control app for Android phones
    compatible with SiriusXM tuner
    inputs: front-panel auxiliary; dual front and rear USB inputs
    outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (4-volt front, rear, and subwoofer)