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[Choice] Kenwood Excelon dnx9980hd or Pioneer AVIC Z130BT?

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Old 04-14-2012, 09:31 AM
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One thing really confuses me....with the 9990HD.....which harness retains all of your stock features. The car is a 08 convertible with navigation, bose, and I use the onstar all the time. Does it matter with heads up display (it currently shows some navigation and cd info)?
currently the GMOS100 will do everything but the heads up features
Kenwood has a new Maestro harness coming. Just is not finished yet.
This is going to be retail of 169.99 half the price of the gmos100

not sure if the Maestro harness from Kenwood will work with HUD yet
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currently the GMOS100 will do everything but the heads up features
Kenwood has a new Maestro harness coming. Just is not finished yet.
This is going to be retail of 169.99 half the price of the gmos100

not sure if the Maestro harness from Kenwood will work with HUD yet


I am having a 9990HD installed on Tuesday. How big of a deal will it be to switch harnesses (to the Maestro) if it will support headsup display.

I went back over to the shop that will be doing the install this morning. After discussing what additional features the GMOS100 will support, I decided the cost difference was not worth it.

I will be really interested in the new kenwood harness if it supports the heads up display.
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wait for the Kenwood 9990HD
This is going to be awesome.

The new KEnwoods are going to be 3 times faster this year and you will love it.

The Pioneer units I will have info on next week when we get back from CES
I have a 9980HD and don't have any problem with it being slow. It's my understanding the people complaining are the ones with Ipod/Iphones hooked up with like 10 billion songs on them that is causing the problem. Also I decide on the 9980HD because Kenwood removed feature from the 9990HD that are on the 9980HD and I couldn't pass up $700 for a brand new 9980HD.
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Originally Posted by c5 BearsFan
currently the GMOS100 will do everything but the heads up features
Kenwood has a new Maestro harness coming. Just is not finished yet.
This is going to be retail of 169.99 half the price of the gmos100

not sure if the Maestro harness from Kenwood will work with HUD yet
Did you get my email regarding the options available for speakers? I saw the speakers you advertised, and did know how they compare to the factory bose speakers, and also what else is available?
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Did you get my email regarding the options available for speakers? I saw the speakers you advertised, and did know how they compare to the factory bose speakers, and also what else is available?
I will look for it now
I am about 150 emails behind- I am sorry. I have had 7 installs this week for customers and just running behind on emails

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My 9980HD has always been slow as molasses and there's no Ipod/Iphone involved. My understanding is that Kenwood has recognized the problem and apparently their best response is to offer the 9990HD. AFAIC the 9980HD never should have been released. It is not a good idea to buy something that has not been out long enough to be well evaluated by unbiased audiophiles.

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I have a 9980HD and don't have any problem with it being slow. It's my understanding the people complaining are the ones with Ipod/Iphones hooked up with like 10 billion songs on them that is causing the problem. Also I decide on the 9980HD because Kenwood removed feature from the 9990HD that are on the 9980HD and I couldn't pass up $700 for a brand new 9980HD.
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Originally Posted by TNX ZORA
My 9980HD has always been slow as molasses and there's no Ipod/Iphone involved. My understanding is that Kenwood has recognized the problem and apparently their best response is to offer the 9990HD. AFAIC the 9980HD never should have been released. It is not a good idea to buy something that has not been out long enough to be well evaluated by unbiased audiophiles.
The 9990HD is night and day different than the 9980 and even the 6980
many changes to speed of the units.

The 9990 is a 2012 model as the 9980 unit is no longer available.

The 80 series Kenwood were slower yes as well as the 60, 40 and 20 series.

Each year they improve on something

Pioneer had horrible NAV in the past. They listened as well and upgraded the nav to a much better NAVTEQ based nav
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Originally Posted by c5 BearsFan
I will look for it now
I am about 150 emails behind- I am sorry. I have had 7 installs this week for customers and just running behind on emails

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Thats fine...I understand..are you going to be in bowling green next week?
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Thats fine...I understand..are you going to be in bowling green next week?
no sorry I am not
I have 7 installs booked for next week

Thanks for understanding



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