text: Watch a video Watch a video review from one of our experts Front Back Back Remote Photos (8) Videos (3) View larger Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Navigation receiver (New Stock) Item #: 113DNX890H 80 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $849.99 Shop all In-dash GPS Navigation Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by Dominic Devito Quick guidance from Kenwood's flagship navigation receiver Not only do you want a navigation receiver that won't slow you down with time-wasting search results for your favorite destinations, but you also want one that gives you the most possibilities for entertainment on the go. That's where the Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD receiver fits the bill — it's got a 6.95" touchscreen display that puts control of your music, video, and phone options right at your fingertips.And the latest Garmin navigation functionality with Insta-Search and Insta-Route helps you find points of interest and routes five times faster than with previous models. This Kenwood uses predictive text so you'll even save time typing in the name of your destination. You can also take advantage of smartphone connectivity that'll put most of your phone's favorite features conveniently right on the receiver's screen. Take advantage of your phone's conveniences The DNX890HD connects you to many of your phone's favorite features on the road, but it works in different ways for different devices: iPhone®: With a separate cable, you'll get control of your Pandora® Internet radio, Aha Radio, and iHeartRadio apps through the receiver's touchscreen when connected. App Mode also gives you limited control over other select apps on your phone. The DNX890HD also offers compatibility with your iPhone's Siri® feature for select email, Bluetooth® calling, and iPod® commands. Android™: You'll get control of your smartphone's Pandora, Aha Radio, and iHeartRadio apps through Bluetooth, so no cable needed. The Kenwood Music Control app also gives you easy search and playback functions of your Android phone's music through the receiver. BlackBerry®: You'll get Pandora Internet radio app control through Bluetooth, so no cable needed. Free built-in NAVTEQ traffic reports NAVTEQ traffic information for major metropolitan areas comes with the DNX890HD, at no cost to you. You'll be able to see congestion along your route and find a way around it from the driver's seat. Bluetooth for hands-free convenience Built-in Bluetooth lets you make and take calls through the receiver via your compatible phone. When your iPhone's connected with a cable, the receiver will automatically send a pairing request to your phone — all you have to do is accept or deny the request. The Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD also supports wireless audio playback (AD2P) and control (AVRCP) of any Bluetooth enabled audio player or smartphone. HD Radio™ tuner The DNX890HD also features an HD Radio tuner. You'll enjoy much-improved AM/FM sound quality when you're tuned into a local participating station, and there's no subscription required — just tune it in like a regular radio station. Better connections, brighter sound, and bigger video This receiver will play all your CDs and DVDs, including discs loaded with music files, while two rear A/V inputs offer connections for more audio/video sources. The DNX890HD offers a pair of USB inputs so you can easily complement your iPod with a thumb drive or other digital music source. The 13-band equalizer, digital time alignment, and other tools really let you tweak the sound settings to get your system sounding right in your vehicle. The high-resolution 6.95" WVGA screen gives you the big picture for viewing video from DVDs or other sources when you're parked. You can tap into video content on your iPod or iPhone with the help of an iPod cable (not included). When you're on the road, you can play movies through a rear-seat monitor for your passengers. It's a great way to keep things interesting on long road trips. Expand your system You can hook up a satellite radio tuner (not included) to the receiver and discover how great it is to drive with your favorite stations everywhere you go. You can also connect a rear-view camera, so you can see what's behind you as you back out of a tight parking space. If you're looking to add amps and subs, you can take advantage of three sets of high-voltage preamp outputs available, including a dedicated subwoofer output with low-pass filter and level control. iDatalink Maestro lets you keep your SYNC features If your Ford vehicle comes with factory SYNC features, you don't have to worry about losing your favorite conveniences to get navigation and better sound — the DNX890HD offers compatibility you won't find in many other aftermarket radios, courtesy of iDatalink's Maestro module. For SYNC systems, you'll be able to retain voice-controlled features, steering wheel audio controls, and factory audio functions, plus enjoy expanded functionality including gauges, climate controls, a distance sensor, and tire pressure monitor. The DNX890HD will also be compatible with GM OnStar and Chrysler uConnect systems, with adapters from iDatalink coming soon. Want to keep your car's steering wheel audio controls? In most vehicles, you can use an adapter (not included) to connect your vehicle's steering wheel controls to this Kenwood stereo. Connect a few wires, then program the adapter for your particular car and the Kenwood, and you'll retain the convenience of your steering wheel controls. Note: Bluetooth compatibility of this device may vary, depending on your phone and service provider. Note: If you're going to use your iPod with this receiver, be sure to check "Details" for specific iPod model compatibility with this receiver or its optional iPod adapter. Product Highlights:General features:DVD/CD player with 6.95" touchscreen and AM/FM tunerfits double-DIN (4" tall) dash openingsbuilt-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and audio streamingPandora control for iPhone (cable required), Android, and BlackBerrybuilt-in HD Radio tunerbuilt-in iPod control: Kenwood cable required for full access to audio/video contentremote controlNavigation features:built-in Garmin navigation system with Insta-Route and Insta-Searchmaps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, plus 6 million points of interestfree lifetime NAVTEQ traffic serviceAudio/video features:plays CDs, DVDs, and USB memory devices (see Details for full capabilities)13-band parametric EQ with digital time alignmenthigh- and low-pass filtersExpandability:works with SiriusXM satellite radio tunerinputs: two rear USB inputs, two rear A/V inputs, rear-view camera inputoutputs: A/V output; 6-channel preamp outputs (5-volt front, rear, subwoofer)Other information:compatible with iDatalink Maestro to retain factory SYNC functionalitycompatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)warranty: 2 yearsOur 60-day money-back guarantee Why install a car stereo with built-in GPS? Imagine taking a trip as your car's receiver gives you directions, finds the best restaurant for dinner, and plays movies for your back seat denizens. Navigation receivers cover all the bases, with GPS guidance, DVD playback, and a host of other useful features. You can search through millions of points of interest to locate gas stations, restaurants, museums, and other interesting spots, wherever you are. Most receivers offer Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling, along with the ability to search through your iPod playlists with touchscreen controls. Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Reviews Average Customer Review: 80 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. 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Enter the URL of your YouTube™ video review or product demonstration. e.g., "http://www.youtube.com/v/o79TWHh598U" 500 characters left Pros 500 characters left Cons * Agree to Terms By checking this box you agree your review becomes the property of Crutchfield, that you are over 18 years of age, that you own or have owned this product, and that you are located within the United States or its territories. Please see our Review Guidelines for more information. We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. dont buy refurbished from Kenwood Written By Jeremy, CT on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) not happy with this product. I bought it because i like Garmin but setting up the phones to bluetooth was difficult. receiver required updates and the nav just stopped working after 6 months and come to find out refurbished only offers a 90 day warranty. Ridiculous for something at this price point. Kenwood please stand behind your products Was this review helpful? Yes No KENWOOD EXCELON DNX890HD Written By rwasson69, Washington on Sunday, June 14, 2015 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Nice head unit with lots of great features Pros: responsive touch screen, good blue tooth, navigation woks well tons of extra feature when using I Data Link interface system Cons: Sometimes phone pairing for my IPhone 5s gets lost and I have to re pair my phone Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Written By Joseph H, Texas on Thursday, January 22, 2015 I bought this unit to integrate with my older ipod, the navigation feature, cd & dvd playback and the 5v pre-out for my Orion old school amp. The extra voltage made a noticeable difference in terms of my stereo getting louder with less effort. The sound quality pretty much remained the same compared to my Pioneer App Radio II it replaced. Yes it is a little complicated to use at first but after about 1 hour of tweaking, it's not so bad. I'm really glad I bought this unit. I'd highly recommend for the advanced user that appreciates some of the features. Pros: Advanced features 5 volt pre-out Good sound quality Navigation Good menu CD DVD Cons: A little pricey. Was this review helpful? Yes No DNX890HD Written By JK, California on Sunday, November 23, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) User unfriendly, too many menus, too distracting to use while driving. Terrible sound, first unit that sounded worse that a stock CD player. Like the other guy I'm glad it was broken, says a lot about quality control. Pros: Nice navigation. Cons: Too many to list Was this review helpful? Yes No Happy so far. Written By Stephen, Parker, CO on Friday, September 19, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I got a refurbished unit and so far I have not had any problems. Installation went smooth with the install kit and wiring harness. No issues with software update, navigation update, or Bluetooth. It would be nice if it dimmed with the OEM dimming switch. Pros: It made the Shaker 500 system in my car already really come to life. I enjoy having stereo, phone, navigation, and backup camera all in one unit. Cons: Some features take outside searching to access. I had to research on the internet how to dim the display, for some reason they don't include this with the manual. I also discovered that the SMS message feature does not work with my iPhone 4, kind of disappointing. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No DNX890HD Refurbished-Do Not Buy Written By Yerpointis, Savannah, GA on Monday, June 16, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Worked mostly like it was supposed to but would not accept firmware updates. Too much money for only a 30 day warranty. Glad I found out mine still had problems in first week. Crutchfield was great with the return. Pros: Great features Cons: Unreliable 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Horrible radio Written By David, Cincinnati, OH on Friday, May 23, 2014 I bought 2 of these: 1 for my car and 1 for my wife. They have been horrible. Waste of money. Bluetooth telephone is horrible and it at times will not recognize the garmin maps. had to reset the device, upgrade the software, no luck. have to send to kenwood to service it. This is the first and ONLY time I will ever buy a Kenwood. I will stay with Pioneer in the future. Pros: NOTHING Cons: EVERYTHING 1 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Buy Written By Gary S, Omaha, NE on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought online from Crutchfield and did the install myself. Had to call a couple times with questions just to make sure I was staying on-track but the technical support team was great answering all my questions. I also ordered Axxess steering wheel control module and Sirius satellite radio tuner both of which were easy to install. I am not sure if the negative reviews on here are just pure audiophiles who have a higher standard than an everyday guy like myself but I cannot find a single thing that was on my list of "must haves" that has fallen short. Granted, it takes a few seconds for the unit to get started; but once it does everything is top-notch and I'm willing to spare the few extra seconds it takes to get there. All-in-all, I would recommend this unit to anyone. I drive a 2007 FJ Cruiser and the unit looks like it was custom made to fit in the dash. Great buy and great service. Pros: Great user interface; all extras work great. Cons: None. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Don't do it! Written By Super Mario, San Diego, CA on Saturday, February 22, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I'm normally a Kenwood Excelon Fan but, the DNX890HD is the worst HU I've ever owned, although the one I received was dysfunctional, it was sluggish, touch-screen was inaccurate, either you had to press twice, or accidentally hit the wrong icon, the Garmin Nav was slow, the backup camera took forever to connect (i was already backed up and going forward by the time it went on), sound wasn't good, overall not good, replaced with a Alpine! Pros: Kenwood. Crutchfield very supportive and replaced (with a higher cost unit, Alpine) Cons: Everything about it! 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Written By Troy D, Roscoe IL on Monday, February 10, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Easy to install. Lots of features, and sounds great! Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood excelon dnx890hd Written By alvin, ma on Tuesday, February 04, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This head unit is pricy but it is top shelf with a lot of extras that help wit the price great picture on the dvd and camera this unit is great i love kenwood. Was this review helpful? Yes No Best Head Unit i have EVER owned! Written By RP709, PA. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 I see a lot of negative and positive reviews and none of the ones I have read mentioned whether or not they updated their firmware and maps. I did not buy my unit from Crutchfield (which is unusual for me) but the first thing I did before playing around with the various menus and settings was to download the latest firmware, and map updates. I don't know if the unit had any issues before the updates, but it certainly did not after. Out of the 30-50 head units I have owned and installed from the age of 15 to 40 this is by far the best and obviously the most advanced, and I have zero complaints. My install is in a 2004 Ford F150, I love the screen, have no issues with daylight washout, or with nighttime dimming, I wonder if the dimmer wire was hooked up to the correct location for the reviews that say its too bright at night, and screen angle plus antiglare screen protector takes care of the sunlight. I went with everything except satellite radio, back up camera, parking sensor bypass, 2 amps, add on USB/A/V input, Kenwood iPod cable, I even installed a relay for the ext. sw. and programmed my ext. sw. to turn on my LED interior lighting from the unit screen, and uploaded custom backgrounds. That is about it, update everything, you will need a 2 GB SD card for maps, and a couple GB thumb drive works fine for the firmware. Most if not all GPS units have a 28-30 second boot time, and while some are a bit faster than others, that is not a fair con. Pros: Garmin, speech to text, video, inputs, audio adjustments, sound quality, ease of updates, Android WIFI, Bluetooth Cons: Price, though it has come down since I bought mine so its not really as much of an issue 7 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No 2007 Mustang GT & Excelon DNX890HD Written By Harley, Albuquerque NM on Monday, January 27, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Very pleased from start to finish. Spoke with Rhonda to make sure we had all the necessary parts for a 2007 Mustang GT Premium. The stock shaker 500 CD Changer crapped out so over 2 months of comparing and pricing and looking at features I may add for later on, I was drawn to this unit. Placed an order on a Monday night and had the product in hand Thursday evening, a day before the quoted day. Took 4 hours to install, 1 hour to fit adjust with just the factory components to hook up. The wiring harness instructions were a bit vague at first but combined with Kenwood install instructions and Crutchfield install guides I ended up with a factory looking harness. Had to fit and refit a couple times to get proper edge to edge clearances on the face plate and console. System has been running for a week with no problems, lockups, or issues with syncing my phone (HCT one-max) and apps. I am hoping Kenwood expands on its app compatibility but for now it has everything I need and room to expand for a playstation, camera's, and more. Hands free works fine but why can't it read the names from my phone book for inbound calls. May be just a setting, don't know yet. The microphone does echo even with all the anti-echo adjustments. Video is great and plays every format I tried, some not advertised, but if you need a codex to play it, forget it. This is my first NAV unit and I am mostly satisfied. It makes you realize how bad the factory speakers are. let the shopping begin. Pros: Great sound and even without the extended base and loudness turned on. Bluetooth hookup is simple and hasn't missed yet. Clean design that looks good in the factory mounting location. Large enough screen that reading the navigation instructions doesn't fully distract from driving and you can turn off the turn by turn announcements. Cons: Gets 4 starts because: If your going to offer a Ford adaption harnes the least you could do is offer a pre-wired harness that doesn't require you to spend 2 hours soldering. That would cut the install time in half. Text entry for locations and searches are circa 2000 and can be annoying so its a good thing the speach to text actually works well. Has built in gauge app, but no link to the OBD-II system, if I cant figure out how to link that without an I phone I won't get that awsome option 1 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Very Nice Written By D.T., Miami FL. on Monday, January 27, 2014 I will say 4-1/2 stars. The system is very nice. I use this with the IDaltaLink Maestro RR and the MU1 faceplate for a 11 Mustang Shelby. The sound is great, and the radio responds well. I would recommend everyone to download the 1.7 update and use it. It helps the system out greatly. Boot up times are not nearly as long as I have read on in some reviews. My boot times are pretty fast. Using the My Mustang, all of the sync features work flawlessly. I have also used the Pandora features, and again, the interface is great. ANother great feature I have is the vehicle info, and gauges setup. Nice and accurate, and it even allows reset of car codes on the fly ! The A/F is one of the reasons I wanted this, as my Shelby is fully modded. With this system, I do not need to buy any extra gauges as this will tell me all I need to know. As for Nav. I have not had a chance to put it through its paces, but I do like how the interface is setup. In closing, I would say for any Mustang owner with the base shaker, this unit is well worth it. Fit is great, and the extra features is worth it. Only con I have is that the Ipod features need a Kenwood cable to work with the KENWOOD intyerface, but the sync one works fine. Pros: Great sound great interface well worth it. Cons: Stupid Kenwood Ipod cable needed for the Kenwood interface 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Buy! Written By Jeff D, Pittsburgh Pa on Saturday, January 25, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This stereo from crutchfield is such a great buy! I ordered this online along with the Axxess steering wheel control module and Sirius satellite radio tuner three days ago and it arrived yesterday for my 2014 Subaru Wrx STI. I am not sure if the negative reviews on here are just flukes or they didnt know what they were doing during the install, but the mounting kit and wire harness made this thing a cinch to install. It took some extra time to run the satellite radio and navigation antennas correctly but overall it was easy and this thing works like a charm. The operating system flips between modes without hesitation, the hd and satellite radio tuners on this deck also work quite well. The display is nice and it does dim correctly if you use the orange illumination wire on the harness and go into your dislpay settings and set the dimmer to sync mode. The 890hd bluetooth paired up to my Iphone 5 automatically with no problems at all. I would recommend this head unit to anyone looking to upgrade, and if you dont know what you're doing with installation, have a pro audio shop do the install. Great buy! Pros: Easy install, snappy user interface, syncs well with iphone 5 Cons: none 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Head Unit With Expandability Written By P.Krug, Rochester, NY on Monday, January 20, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I replaced my factory unit in my 04 Forrester with a set of Polk speakers. It sounds great. There is so much flexibility in the customization of the sound. I purchased this unit for the Garmin navigation and the integrated Bluetooth. The Bluetooth works perfect. My HTC integrates with the Kenwood and the phonebook downloaded automatically. The txt message reader doesn't work though I knew that as I checked the Kenwood site before I purchased the unit. I also don't want to be distracted by txt message anyway. I use the Pandora and I Heart Radio integration regularly. As well as My HTC one that is Bluetooth connected my old iPhone 4s is connected to the USB and added Kenwood added adapter. My iPhone is used as an iPod touch by my choice. Both phones play nice with the Kenwood. Too bad the Garmin connect app for my phone does not connect unless I disable both the Pandora and I Heart Radio. Not a deal breaker the most useful items in the app had to pay for with subscription to Garmin. All in all this a great Unit and I would definitely would buy again for my other vehicle. Pros: So much customization, with dual zone head rest can be added for video for the kids. Serious/XM can be easily added. Dual USB ports. Great equalizer and other custom menus to tune your speaker for the best sound. Cons: Garmin connect can be an issue. Check with Kenwood.com to make sure your phone is on the compatibility list. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No really nice unit Written By spudrunner01, Mountain Home, ID on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Just installed it today and all functions are performing as advertized. Pros: Many Cons: None so far Was this review helpful? Yes No Glitchy, but good sound and GPS Written By N, Michigan on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Absolutely it is glitchy. I updated the firmware and it improved but still every once in a while the sound won't play until the station is changed and then changed back. The Bluetooth doesn't always connect to my phone. Irritating. GUI has some less than logical changes. Return to last page on some interfaces, not others, and not in same place every screen. 1 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood Written By Scott, New Martinsville, WV on Sunday, January 12, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought this radio to replace my stock radio. So far I haven't had and issues with it. I think the unit is a little pricey for all that it is. It looks great and sounds great but really is only a $400 or $500 unit. Was this review helpful? Yes No This receiver is amazing! Written By Jerry, Southeast, IA on Sunday, January 12, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This thing is full of features (DVD, Nav, CD, Rear Camera Monitor, Vehicle System Info, Touchscreen)! I installed this along with the Maestro in my 2012 F150. I was able to retain all of my factory features. My favorite part is the gauges screen and tire pressure info. Cruthfield's customer service is second to none! They swapped me out receivers after the first one I ordered wouldn't do everything I wanted. They also helped me out with the XM/Sirius tuner. I had a little trouble with the Maestro after I installed, 2 calls to Crutchfield Tech Support and I was up and running! I ordered the refurb DNX890 and it looks and performs like a brand new one. I would not hesitate on buying another refurb Kenwood stereo. Pros: * Display is amazing! * Gauages & tire pressure screen are very useful * Able to retain all of your factory features * Price (I was able to pick this up for less than half of what a new one costs) Cons: The only con would be the amount of the install time. I spent about 5 hrs total (including soldering the Maestro harness to the Kenwood harness) 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No My truck finally has a decent sound system Written By Jim, Kingston, NY on Thursday, January 02, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I bought this unit in late October as a replacement for the factory head unit which came with my 2011 Toyota Tundra. I've had it installed for 2 months now and I couldn't be happier. The Garmin GPS system is accurate and easy to use. I also installed the Kenwood CMOS 210 backup camera system as well, which I would also recommend if you are thinking about getting a camera. The sound quality on this unit is very good. The 22 watts per channel combined with the other audio options (equalizer, loudness and extra bass) allow you to customize the sound to your liking or you can use some of the sound presets. As far as the installation goes, it wasn't much worse than any of the other car stereo installs I've done on my other vehicles, but be advised--this install is not a plug-to-plug install. You are going to have to splice into other wires in the vehicle's electrical system. In my case, I had to splice into the reverse and parking brake wires. It's not daunting, but if you are unsure about making these types of modifications, you might want to allow someone with more experience to do the install or help you. These wires are not hard to locate. The Crutchfield tech staff is pretty helpful, plus if you Google your vehicle's wiring system, there are probably good wiring diagrams available online to use as an additional reference. All things considered, I'm very pleased with this purchase and wish I had done it sooner. Pros: GUI is easy to use. The 13 band equalizer sure beats having just separate bass and treble controls. The picture on the backup camera is very clear--much better than I expected. Power output is very adequate--no amp was necessary. Boot time was also faster than I expected. Note: this is second Excelon receiver I've purchased in the last 10 years from Crutchfield and I hope I have as much luck with this one as I did the last one. Cons: None. I've had no operational issues at all, like freezing. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome unit Written By Joey A., Logan, Utah on Sunday, December 22, 2013 Purchased the refurb model unit with the most current updates. Had it professionally installed with the steering wheel controls on my 2013 Toyota Tundra. I've had for about 2 weeks now and everything works as described. Unit does have a slight delay during start up, but it doesn't bother me at all since I warm my truck up. GPS, Bluetooth, video, USB works great. I had a backup cam installed today and switches over as soon as I put it into reverse. Some say there's a delay, but that wasn't the case for me. I love this unit! Definitely recommend this NAVI unit. Pros: Everything!!! Cons: NONE!!! 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Ehh! Written By Jonny, Atlanta GA on Monday, December 16, 2013 ok so I was torn between giving this unit 2 or 3 stars. Lets start with the fact that my Pioneer avhp4400bh had been stolen from my truck. I decided to upgrade the unit to the kenwood 890hd and I can tell you every negative thing you've read about this unit is true. Yes the gui looks great but it becomes extremely glitchey really within hours of install. The unit freezes and you find yourself constantly messing with it while driving. It is very dangerous in this nature bc you end up focusing on it too long while on the road. I can not believe Kenwood would allow their "high end" products to go into production like this. The GPS is great but it doesn't make up for the lack of smooth function. Not once did my pioneer glitch! It always worked perfect thus the stellar reviews! Beware of this product. you will become frustrated at times will on the road and have to mess with the unit just to change an album from your ipod or some other basic request. It comes with a master reset and a memory option. The manual says to store your custom settings in the memory so that if your vehicle ever loses power or you change that battery your setting wont reset. What they actually mean is... This system is notorious for freezing up and needing resting so to save you the extra headache save your custom settings. With that being said the sound is much more powerful. Pros: GUI looks great, Garmin GPS is best on the market, will impress people on looks alone, lots of cool extras you can add, gives a much deeper richer sound to your system than pioneer products Cons: system freezes up at odd times! too much attention spent on troubleshooting while driving (dangerous) Apps are glitchy expensive for the amount of negative issues 5 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great GPS Written By DeyanN, Glenolden, PA on Sunday, December 01, 2013 Great navigation, I installed it in my Jaguar X-Type to replace the factory stereo. It sounds amazing the picture for the videos is great. I do like the dual zone view, if I ever decide to put TVs in the head rests I can patch the Movies there for the people in the back. I love the navigation a lot of POIs and it stops you right in front of the address. The start up time is great less than 30 sec from start to the playing of the videos on my USB Drive. Overall I will definitely recommend this. It was very easy to install, No fuss no Mess. Pros: Everything Cons: none Was this review helpful? Yes No Awesome unit Written By Rudy C, Las Vegas, Nv on Saturday, November 23, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) It's a great head unit lots of features/ options Pros: Clean look, sound quality, very expandable. Cons: The only issue more ways to show Clock with bigger Fonts. 2 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Excellent Unit - Great Vehicle Update Written By Carter, Charlotte, NC on Thursday, November 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent Unit. I bought this unit along with a CMOS-310 Backup Camera and the SXV200V1 Satellite Tuner as an upgrade for my 2007 Audi A4 Cabrio. This added all the features that I was missing with backup camera, satellite radio, HD radio, bluetooth phone connection, and iPod control. I also bought the Steering wheel interface and the Audi replacement radio interface - these are a must. Install took about 8 hours, but it is amazing. Looks factory. Everything works. Response time is great once it booted up. Had a slight issue with getting sound out of my iPod, but a quick call to Crutchfield resolved that. My only complaint is that the bluetooth phone interface doesn't allow you to use the onscreen keypad to dial unless the parking break is up. LOL I found this funny since it is a safety feature but you have to touch all over the screen while driving to select a source, change a channel, etc. Whatever, it's minor since all of the voice recognition and phone book access work all the time. Navigation is a little choppy sometimes, but so was my Garmin, so it's good to, especially since you get HD Traffic updates. For anyone looking to update your car, I highly recommend this setup. Pros: Everything!!! Feature rich, easy to use (once you learn the interface) and connected easily to my car with the PAC interfaces. A bit pro is Crutchfield and PAC-Audio support (PAC answered a question for me during install). Cons: None, really, other than the safety feature that disables not only the DVD from playing when the car is not in park but also disables the telephone on-screen keypad. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Good unit, no problems Written By Zach G, Lenexa, KS on Sunday, November 03, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have used this unit for a couple of weeks and had zero problems with it. The unit has not frozen on me once. This unit came with the newest software already installed. GPS navigation has worked better than expected. I have had no reception or system issues. It calculates the route relatively fast. It's nice to have control of the GPS via Garmin's Android app. I love that it shows the actual interchanges on the interstate. This allows you to find the appropriate lane in unfamiliar places. Hands free calling has worked well with my Android phone and integrated well into steering wheel buttons. USB music is a bit slow to load and transition between songs. It isn't slow enough to be a deal breaker, but it it noticeable. This unit does dim at night, but you have to configure your screen settings correctly first using the hidden menu. Press and hold the on screen menu button to find the hidden dimming options. Being able to access my Mustang's ODBII data using Measrto RR is a great feature. Any data the car looks at can be displayed as a gauge on the screen. Also, having the climate controls on screen allows for a more clean install in the dash. Pros: Allows Ford ODBII data to be displayed as gauges Integrates climate controls Great navigation features Menu structure is easy to navigate Cons: USB is a bit slow to load Unit boot times take a bit also Unit will dim, but the options are hidden Was this review helpful? Yes No Good unit but it has problems. Bad problems. Written By David, Nashville, TN on Sunday, October 27, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've had this unit for about a month and a half now. Initially I was pretty pleased with it. Tremendous audio control with the EQ, the Bluetooth hands-free audio for the phone is superb, and the Garmin navigation is pretty much tops. But there are some problems that likely will have me returning it. Bad problems. First, as others have said the display really cannot be dimmed enough for nighttime viewing. Your best bet is to drop the dimness all the way to -10 and then drop the "black" setting to -10 also. That helps. Unfortunately the display is also almost worthless in bright sunlight. I will never understand how Chrysler, Ford and others can obtain a nav unit with a screen that works great at night AND great in the daylight, but the big 12-volt audio companies can't seem to pull it off. Second, in the past week I have had the unit start freezing up. Frequently. Chronically. The only fix is to either power off the unit by powering off the vehicle, or hit the RESET button and then have to restore all of your settings from the handy integrated "settings backup/restore" feature they provide. It's extremely annoying to suddenly have the unit stop responding to any hardware or software button controls while you're driving. We've also experienced just today the nav system went into a coma and kept saying it was trying to locate GPS satellites. Yet another "freeze" of the onboard software. Rebooting fixed it. The freezing issue alone is why I'm returning it. Pros: Lots of features, superb Bluetooth handsfree audio. Cons: Seems to be lacking CPU power -- screens are very laggy at times. Recently have had troubles with the system freezing up entirely, requiring power-cycling or resetting. These issues might could be fixed by a firmware revision by Kenwood, but they seem really slow to release new versions. Also, the dedicated iPhone input doesn't work with the iPhone 5 no matter what Kenwood says. Not with the current firmware at least. Doesn't matter what cables or adapters you try to use. 9 out of 12 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No DNX 890 Hd Written By corn23, South Holland Il on Saturday, October 26, 2013 iPhone 5 users stay away from this unit it really is a bad unit for iphone 5 users none of the features work no less u have a iPhone 4 or 4s for them it's fine the navigation sucks the unit freezes constantly. It just looks good that's all can't change display screen also I have the maestro this is just a bad unit. And good luck with kenwood support no help at all. So take my advice if you have a iPhone 5 stay away and save your money. Pros: Looks good Cons: No iPhone 5 video freezes up navigation is slow not good for iPhone 5 users bad unit 5 out of 7 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Meh Written By Jim, Virginia on Monday, October 14, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I picked this up to replace the head unit in my Subie Fozzy. The sound quality is definitely better than the stock unit it replaces however I feel it falls short for the price. The initial boot on start-up is slow but not unbearable. The main screen is not customizable to allow you to remove icons that you don't use, which leads to needless scrolling. There also seems to be a serious lag on some menu functions that is long enough for you to question whether the icon you touched registered or not, causing frequent miss-selections. Hopefully these issues will be resolved in a software update. The Navigation works great, the integrated traffic is nice, and the fit and finish blend right in especially with the ability to change background colors to any shade you choose. Pros: Looks good Navigation Bluetooth integration good sound quality Cons: Laggy Slow 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Had to get a replacement Written By Mark B, New Jersey on Wednesday, October 09, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I had to get a replacement DNX890HD as the GPS function of the first unit did not work - it was stuck on "Searching for Satellites". I talked to Crutchfield Tech Support & after trying several things (resetting the unit, disconnecting & reconnecting the GPS Antenna, etc), Tech Support decided that they would send me a second unit. Once I received the replacement unit, I first plugged in the GPS antenna from the replacement unit into my old unit, as it would be easier to replace just the GPS Antenna instead of the entire unit. That did not work, so I replaced the entire unit, and have had no issues since then. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Not ready for prime time Written By JamminAkbar, San Francisco on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 This has been a waste of time and money. DO NOT BUY. I design products similar to this for a living, and while on the surface it looks good, there are so many issues with it that I am truly sorry I purchased it. The biggest problem? The screen intermittently locks up after a few seconds of operation. In looking over recent forum posts, this seems to be a common problem with Kenwood products. I updated the OS (I think 6 updates are now required to get it to 6.0) and the problem remains. Kenwood wants me to send it in for "evaluation" but from the posts I have seen, most of the time they just send it back without finding the problem. Factory reset does not work consistently, and when it does, it only helps for about 1 week. Oh, I did find an undocumented feature to dim the display! Hold the MENU mutton down on any screen for about 5 seconds, and you get a menu to dim the display. This is undocumented BTW, and their tech support staff were of no help at all. I've asked them to just send a replacement unit, but they refuse. I HAVE to send it in! With customer service being such a competitive differentiator these days, you'd think they would bend over backwards to help clean up their image... If someone made a nice double DIN mount for an iPad, I'd rip this puppy out and replace it in a heart beat. VERY disappointed. So, guess what, I've got a useless brick in my dash that "sometimes" works Pros: Nice looking on the surface Cons: Engineers responsible for this abomination need to be "reassigned" where they can do no further harm to Kenwood's "reputation"... 14 out of 16 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No So this is supposed to be high end???? Written By CH, charleston, SC on Monday, September 23, 2013 "Coolness Factor" Build Quality Ease of Use Sound Quality Value I first got the Sony 601BT. I liked it, but I wanted a little more sound tweaking and an easier way to drill into USB drive. I saw this for refurb and thought man, I bet it does everything! And I can get it for a great price! There's only 3 things that are good about this thing. 1. Sound control is great. Good crossover control, EQ, Time alignment (once you use this you can't go back), and some other useful dsp features. (Some are garbage. Space enhancer and elevation...) 2. Nav seems good. I didn't use it a lot, but it was easy to use and accurate. (Never got traffic updates working) 3. If you own a ford, the maestro seems cool. (Haven't tested this) Everything else was an utter disappointment and I can't believe the full retail cost of this unit. USB playback is awful. There are strict folder and file restrictions and it won't read your music if it doesn't conform. I've used mp3 players for years, since the old rio players, and I've never seen anything as bad as this. I removed all folder structures and placed music on an external HD (I put a 120gb SSD in it) and while it seemed to read most of it, it took several minutes to think about it. Flash drives are faster, but you can't have too many folders.Never seen this with any other device.The Sony makes quick work of the external HD and plays it all Pros: If you really really use GPS, this is good for that. Or if you don't have much digital music. But whatever you do, DON'T spend full price on this. The refurb was very nice. You can get extra warranty and still come out much cheaper. Even so, if the top 3 reasons don't apply heavily to you (and you don't have tons of mp3's) don't get this. Alpine is good, look at them. (I can't speak for the GPS on these, but I've used their current dvd headunits). Also, this kenwood played flac files. Which is good Cons: Even when you do use a USB flash drive, moving between music is really slow. The interface and menus are rather ugly and those are slow too. You can set your own back ground, but it only comes with 1 background that looks like a splash screen from and old 8 bit nintendo game. It changes colors... wow. Other than the top 3 pros, it doesn't really have any other capability than other units. If the sony had a little more sound adjustment and GPS, it would rub this kenwoods face in the dirt. 3 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Worth ever penny. Written By Brian, Mo on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I put this in a 05 Ford Excursion and love it. It was very easy to install. Had to do a little extra wiring work to keep the factory rear entertainment system but it wasn't to much extra work. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great choice for F-150! Written By Mike, PA on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Very happy with my choice on the DNX890HD. Combined with the iDatalink Maestro model and T-harness, it is a great solution for the Ford F-150. All Sync and steering wheel controls work perfectly. You also get the added bonus of OBDII inputs which lets you see individual tire pressures (stock system just gives you warnings) along with check engine codes & diagnosis. The screen is very bright (and easily dimable despite what you might have read online - hint, read the manual.) Also very touch responsive and fast. Absolutely no lag entering an address in the NAVI which by the way is outstanding as you would expect from Garmin. Love, love LOVE the built in Pandora app. Only issue I had was getting bluetooth from my Galaxy S4 to play nice between the Kenwood unit (for Pandora) and Sync (for audio calls). I attribute this to the S4 software not Kenwood. In the initial F150 setup screen make sure you uncheck the use OEM bluetooth or some such setting. I don't know why but that works. 8 out of 9 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice Head Written By Txcomp, NW AR on Friday, September 06, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Nice head albeit a little slow to boot up. I have a 32G flash drive in the USB output and it takes even longer before music is playing. Its almost like the unit is cataloging all of the tracks beforehand. Great sound quality and nice EQ. More icons than I'll ever use but I just ignore the extras. GPS works well. Pros: Customizable, great SQ, lots of tenability, easy to install Cons: Slow to boot, especially with a large flash drive. 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Written By JustinS, Valencia, PA on Friday, August 23, 2013 This is a great overall unit. The only thing that I have noticed in the past month of having this in my 07 Classic Silverado 2500 is that sometimes it is slow when skipping to the next song, and will occasionally freeze for no reason and need to be reset. Like what was said in the other reviews, I hope that future firmware updates will free it of doing these things. Other than that, great product and very happy with my purchase. Pros: Sound Quality, Overall look, Features Cons: Sometimes lags, has locked up a few times 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No worth the money Written By JB, Florida on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have had this head unit for a couple weeks now and have nothing but positive things to say about it. The software is excellent (make sure you update it, screen froze twice and unit was slower to respond before updating, excellent after). Within a day or two I fully understood all the functions and could use all the features with ease. Blutooth with s3 works perfectly. Two family members have factory navi in their suv's and imo this unit blows them away. They are clunky to use with confusing menus and reroute slowly, also require you to pull over to enter addresses which is very inconvient when you have a passanger and your driving on the expessway out of state! I have read reviews which said the unit is too bright at night, it's easily adjusted by turning on headlights and holding the menu button for 1-2 seconds to get to the screen brightness setting. Pros: All the features I was looking for with well thought out software. All frequently used features are 2-3 clicks away Cons: None 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No email@example.com Written By Kenwood DNX890HD, Fairfield, CT on Wednesday, August 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Awesome product Mostly intuitive interaction but dimmer function has to be taught the first time Pros: ease of use, integration with oem systems and speakers , garmin nav system with re-routing when traffic congestion is detected Cons: none so far 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No GREAT UNIT ! I am totally satisfied. Written By JoDavid, Canton, OH on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 I read the low rated reviews to hear the worst-case accounts. I saw complaints about speed, the screen being too bright, and functions not working. Most were found to be related to self-install efforts. I had the DNX890HD professionally by a certified dealer ( into my 2013 KIA Sportage ). The Navigation panel is great! Garmin is the way to go. The radio is awesome. YES - you DO have to read the manual AND get used to the control panel functions. Once you do, you will be completely satisfied. I want to say to others, do not be scared away from this unit like I almost was. The brightness can be dimmed. The unit is fine with the version 1.6 firmware update. You can turn off the HD radio function (which I like). If you want so many bells & whistles, you cannot expect "one-button does everything" functionality. This is one man's opinion, but I would recommend this unit to others and would readily buy the same unit again. Pros: Large screen, great Garmin navigation, nice sound, and the ability to still use my steering wheel controls, bluetooth phone option, and the back-up camera with such a large screen! Cons: It does take a little time to read the manual and get used to the control panel options. But this is a multi-function device which does require some learning to reap the benefits of all the features. 16 out of 16 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No A Few Problems... Written By Kennyo, Port Jeff station,ny on Monday, July 22, 2013 A lot of things I like about this unit,but I get the occasional freezing screen,slow moving screen.Right now,just minor quirks that i hope a future firmware update will fix,but I worry if not addressed a future problem that might get worse.When it works as advertised,a nice unit. 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No impressive, if it worked Written By John, Freshcoast Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday, July 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This unit was professionally installed, with a backup camera. the hd radio will not hold a station and spontaniously drops what the station you are listening to. (a known Kenwood issue) in addition I get spontanious restarts in usb mode. Navigator seems to function well, so far. perhaps Kenwood will correct the problems with new software Pros: great concept Cons: Does not work Crutchfield response on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 We forwarded this review to our Technical Support team for follow-up. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase. 3 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Sophisticated Written By Pat C, Post Falls, ID on Sunday, July 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Just installed this unit in 03 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Long Box. Unit looks great, sounds great, and has many settings. Features for multiple inputs are amazing. Mot much this can't do. Installed backup camera which was primary reason for whole package. Love it! Haven't tried blue tooth phone yet which was secondary reason for purchase. All these other extras make me spoiled. Will review again after I have used for a while. 4 Stars is due to complexity without self explanatory buttons or help. It will take reading the manual to understand all the buttons. Cons: Very bright at night with no dimmer. 7 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Works most of the time Written By Cdoc, Doylestown, PA on Thursday, July 18, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I've had it installed for a couple weeks now and it works OK most of the time. It's only been a couple weeks but I have ran into issues where it doesn't always pick up when someone calls and it started beeping for no reason the other day (turning it off and on seemed to fix that). The whole unit seems a little slow but it is especially noticeable on the GPS. I have a 5 yr old Garmin GPS that is more responsive that this. There even seems to be a slight lag in the GPS position. It catches up when I stop. If these bugs become more frequent, I guess it will be an issue but for now it is OK. I'm still glad that I bought it because I enjoy the added functionality over my previous OEM unit. But I can't comment on if it is better than other ones on the market. Pros: The fact that the face plate tilts up and down. I was told that this is the only model on the market that tilts down. This was a lifesaver for my installation. I would not have been happy with the angle if the face didn't tilt down. Most things work fine most of the time (I guess that's a pro) Cons: Unit seems a little buggy in that everything doesn't work right every time. The USB connection won't randomly play between folders so you have to put all of the songs you want to cycle through in 1 folder. I was expecting to be able to use the iPod USB to run a 2nd flash drive but that doesn't seem to work. The steering wheel controls cycle through all channels instead of just the favorites (maybe it's a setting but I didn't see anything.) 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No nice system Written By Joe, N. Oxford MA on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This is my 2nd Excelon, & it sounds fantastic! There are many settings to customize for your perfect sound. The garmin gps is loaded with features too. Everyone I show it to has been impressed. Works well with my Galaxy S4 phone. Can play movies off my ipod. I also have the CMOS-210 backup camera & it works well. Pros: great sound, many settings, ipod & bluetooth connectivity works well. Crutchfield customer service is fantastic, especially with the installation questions Cons: Garmin's Smartlink app does not work when Pandora and/or Aha are enabled. I have been told by Kenwood there is a fix in the works. I am using firmware 1.6 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice unit....So far so very good..... Written By John P., Hamilton,OH on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have owed this unit for about three weeks now and I must say it is living up to my expectations. Superior HD radio reception be it AM, FM or HD Radio. The Garmin navigation is pretty fluid and very responsive. I would like to follow up in a few months and let you know if my feelings are still as solid. If all holds as is you won't be disappointed with this purchase! Pros: Great radio reception with high quality sound, easy to use interface and the navigation is spot on. Cons: None at the present time..... 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Adequate Written By BenjaminJ, Battle Creek, MI on Sunday, July 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) We bought this unit because the stock stereo in my wife's 2009 Saturn Outlook wasn't very good. The speakers had already been upgraded to Polk (full range and tweeters) and the sound was still bad. In addition, the rear visibility in this SUV is horrendous so we needed to add a back-up cam, and she kept 'borrowing' my Garmin so I wanted her to have her own Navigation system. This stereo does have a lot of features to it which are very nice. The new back-up cam is a incredible, and the Nav system is great. (It takes a bit of getting used to compared to portable Garmin units). There are a couple of key challenges. The audio reproduction is far better than the stock head unit, but a far, far distance from top quality. It is lacking especially in higher pitched female voices. (My Lincoln with a stock head unit, Crutchfield upgraded JL Audio speakers and tweeters, subs, and amp for the subs - costing a total of about $900 - puts off far, far, far better sound than this unit). But again, ultimately, the sound is much better than the stock unit that came with the vehicle. This unit is also a bit annoying because it does not automatically switch between bluetooth devices. If I take my wife's car (Saturn) with my phone, I have to manually switch it to hear my bluetooth music. To finish with a positive, though this unit does take a some time to boot up all the way, that is not true for the back-up cam. The back-up cam comes on instantly, exactly when needed. Pros: It is very nice to have everything integrated into one unit. Navigation is great. Works better than any other integrated navigation system I have used in a car previously. Back-up cam integration is excellent. (I am not using a Kenwood Back-up Cam) Cons: Sound quality Blue-tooth integration. 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Solid Choice Written By Jason, Winsted, CT on Sunday, July 07, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) One of the best options for a full featured head unit. See pros/cons below... Pros: Garmin navigation, road exclusion (great if you have a commercial vehicle or tow and certain roads don't allow trailers), 13 band eq, two USB inputs (iPod/iPhone AND thumb drive), adjustable tilt faceplate to allow easier viewing/interaction, dual camera input, hard buttons for quick access to common features, ability to disable safe mode so you or your passenger can use the GPS while driving (other units disable most functions after 3-5mph), works fine with my GM (2005 suburban)and Bose system. Cons: Slow interface. Yes, it lags...but about the same as a Garmin handheld unit. I had the top JVC nav unit prior to this and it was very responsive. I returned the JVC because it didn't have road exclusion, GPS interaction was disabled while driving, and the route calculation software didn't seem as good as my Garmin when used side by side. The Kenwood isn't so slow that I would want to return it, but it does stand out as the obvious area for improvement in an otherwise fantastic product. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No DNX890HD Written By Wk, Bangor, Maine on Thursday, July 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I couldn't be happier with this stereo. It sounds great, bluetooth was easy to install and use and, the GPS is the best I've ever used! Pros: Easy to use Cons: none 1 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No BEWARE!!! Written By Extrememly Disappointed, Dallas, TX on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I purchased the DNX890HD after months of research online and in car audio shops. Everywhere I read and people I spoke to had nothing but good things to say about Kenwood products. So I was really excited about this unit and all the wonderful features. Boy what a letdown. From the beginning I've had problems with this unit. When I first powered it up, I thought that the software was a bit slow. But I figured it was just a factor of so many features. 2 weeks into it, I began to notice that the software would lock on the screen. Even though the music continued to play, none of the touchscreen or manual functions worked with the exception of the power button. Cycling the power would help the situation for a few days, but it would continue to occur. I contacted Crutchfield for help but they referred me to Kenwood. Well, what a waste of time. Long story short is I've had this unit for 5 months, have been thru 3 firmware updates and still have the same problem. Kenwood acknowledges that this is a known issue but obviously can't figure out how to fix it. So they're wanting me to ship it in to be repaired. I'm ready to cut my losses and purchase something else...non-Kenwood. Horrible quality...horrible customer service. Buyer beware! Pros: Pretty case. Garmin Navigation works great. Just wish it didn't switch to navigation automatically without touching anything. Cons: Too many to list. 13 out of 13 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No DNX890HD Written By Vic, Hartford, CT on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The Kenwood DNX890HD system is by far the best car stereo I've ever owned. I have friends who own Alpine and Pioneer systems and they too absolutely love my new Kenwood system, it makes the dash of my 2002 cadillac deville look newer. The funcionality of this system is so user friendly, my 83 year old dad can navigate through the screens. This is definately an excellent buy very attractive looking and classy system to own. Thanks Hogan!! Oh Hogan is the Crutchfield rep. that explained every detail of this system to me, and I'm glad he recommended this system to me. Everything he said about this system is true. In my opinion the Kenwood DNX890HD will be the #1 selling car Navi stereo system this year. Anyone thinking about purchasing this system DON'T HESITATE DON'T THINK...... JUST DO IT......? Kenwood Pros: Fast boot up reads cd's and dvd's very fast (almost instantly) bluetooth phone works good voice command works good great sound and easy to operate easy to understand very user friendly Cons: can't use the text feature for some reason, I can't imagine this feature being there for nothing. Sooner or later I will figure it out but other than that this system rocks! 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Potential For Greatness! Written By eastender_74, New Bern, NC on Sunday, June 30, 2013 Bluetooth, Bluetooth, Bluetooth!!! At first there was a problem with it staying connected. It has since been corrected with a firmware update from Kenwood but now the issue is with audio quality. If you listen to hip hop or techno you may not care but the best way I can describe it is if you were to listen to your iTunes music at a sampling rate of less than 125kbs. The vocals and instruments like piano and violins are horrendous. I've used the same smartphone with the pioneer AVH-X5500BHS it's a night and day difference. I've had this problem before with a Clarion and the one thing they have in common is Parrot. They maybe well known for Bluetooth but they apparently fell asleep at the wheel when it comes to streaming music! Other than that this unit is Awesome. Audio quality on all the other sources are pristine. The Kenwood gives the user a plethora of fine tuning options including asking you on your type of car and the size of your speakers. My favorite feature is the timing control for both highs and sub so stereo sound imaging is possible. Other than the Bluetooth this unit is great. May add more to this later. Cons: 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood DNX890HD ROCKS! Written By GreatGonzer, Southwest on Sunday, June 30, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) the Kenwood DNX890HD is easy to use,packed with features, has full control of the listening environment, and works superbly with the multi-angle CMOS 310 camera. HD radio is super clear. Ipod controls are easy and quick. The Garmin navigation screens are a wonderful bonus. The tilt screen comes with a handful of settings. There is nothing not to like about this stereo. I've always been a pioneer guy, but this stereo has definately won me over. 5 out of 5 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood Excelon DNX890HD Written By Jim D, Hemphill, Texas on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent product Pros: Installation relatively easy. Onscreen setup and user functions very good Cons: When unit is off, no clock 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Kenwood DNX890HD Good to Go Written By Bob in Virginia, Woodbridge, VA on Friday, June 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought the Kenwood DNX890HD to replace my Eclipse AVN726E. Installation was straight forward, instructions were good, though I did use the excellent Crutchfield tech support to answer one question. I already had a GMOS-04 unit from the Eclipse to interface to the existing Bose system. From reviewing kenwoodforums.com I saw that some people has some issues with the 890HD due to the outputs being at 5v and the GMOS expecting 2V. Even with the GMOS level turned all the way down I was getting sound through the rear speakers only. After ordering and installing a Scoche line adapter from Crutchfield and installing it (easy install), I now have better control over the sound levels and all of the speakers including the subwoofer are working. The Garmin GPS works great, accurate and lots of features. The headrest monitors I installed are great, did have to replace one, Crutchfield got me the replacement in one business day. Interface to iPhone via bluetooth and cable was flawless, DVD movies, no problems, Pandora works great too. Make sure you get the latest firmware update from the kenwood website. My HU was at version 1.3 and installed version 1.4 via SD card. So far very impressed with the system. Startup takes about 20 seconds, but I can handle that for a system that works reliably for me. Pros: Great GPS and all of the input options I needed. Rearview camera from a previous install was wired in and works, this HU gives you lots of options, reliability, and flexibility. What more do you need? Cons: Not all of the 'features' that Kenwood advertises are working, but will be working after Kenwood updates the programming via firmware updates. Think that Kenwood should get everything working before shipping or not advertise features that aren't complete yet. Missing feature is Garmin Smartlink, which barely impacts operation of the unit if at all. I would have still bought the 890HD if Smartlink weren't included. Be nice to be able to select 2V or 5V output. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Can't Beat It! Written By Anonymous, Reno, NV on Thursday, June 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bluetooth works excellent for music and phone calls. That's with the iPhone 5 too. Chose this over any other products because it is easy to navigate and Garmin. The option to plug and play is great and to play DVD's is awesome. Pros: Everything Cons: None 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Big Fan Written By 36bladze, Nashville, TN on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I am loving this unit, first time using a kenwood and I haven't had it long enough to find any issues Pros: Many functions and options to set up audio Cons: Audio set up to detail, smart phone does not connect unless I accept request, but I believe it is a blackberry thing 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Good, but not great... Written By HoustonREF, Houston, TX on Friday, June 14, 2013 When one spends this much on a unit, there are high expectations. It replaced a mid end Pioneer, in a car that I beautifully upkeep, and currently is just rolling over 200 K Miles. I plan on keeping the unit a long time. The bluetooth works marvelously with my old Blackberry (9930) and now the new (Q10). Hence, I kind of find the "bluetooth does not work" problems amusing. Pandora worked with my 9930, but the Q10 does not have it out yet. Sound quality is good, microphone for voice is good. BUT, the one feature that is missing for me is that the power antenna is always up, no matter what the input source. I had a manager in Tech Support at Kenwood explain that this was due to the traffic status on the Garmin, and was intentional. Then why not advertise it? Of course, in the process of getting to this manager, I had one tech tell me that it was possible, and another just be rude. Overall, just average. Unfortunate coupled with its price and the Kenwood reputation. Pros: Relatively fast Good firmware updates Good Bluetooth Good Audio Cons: Tech support can be challenging Antenna is not powered ONLY for AM and FM. 3 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Better than the rest but not without issues Written By Excelon72, Lafayette, NJ on Sunday, June 09, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (


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CLARINDA — The Creston girls basketball team got out to an early lead and survived a buzzer-beater that would have tied the game in a 45-42 win over Clarinda here on Tuesday.
Creston led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and 30-23 at the half in a game in which head coach Larry McNutt said the Panthers never trailed.
"We shot from the perimeter pretty well in the first half," McNutt said. "We played pretty well in the first half. Third quarter we didn't play as well. Got a little tentative and turned the ball over some. We missed some shots in the second half."
The Panthers managed just four points in the third quarter, as the Cardinals climbed back into the game, trailing just 34-31 at the end of the quarter.
Clarinda cut that lead to one point with 7:00 left before the Panthers stretched the lead back to five points.
But, Creston missed several free throws down the stretch that could have sealed the game away, allowing Clarinda one final chance to tie the game and send it to overtime.
With just .7 seconds remaining, Clarinda's Jenny Bair caught the ball going away from the basket and put up a desperation 3-pointer that bounced off the rim, giving the Panthers the win.
"It was a decent look," McNutt said. "There was .7 seconds left, so we had everyone outside the lane. It would have counted."
McNutt said his team's play was inconsistent at times, but it was good to get a win even though the team could have played better.
"It was a good first half," McNutt said. "We built ourselves a lead. It was just good to get a win. We didn't play that well in the third quarter, and we still go the win. There's been other games I thought we should have won — I thought we outplayed Red Oak on Friday, but we lost."
Senior Brianna Maitlen led the Panthers with 11 points, seven of which came from the free throw line. Natalie Mostek added 10, while Chelcee Downing and Zaidy Frank scored nine and eight points, respectively.
Creston, now 6-15 overall and 3-10 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference, travels to Harlan on Friday.
CLARINDA (42) — Jenny Bair 14, Abby Brown 9, Ellie Shane 8, Paige Fast 4, Karyee Buch 3, Jadra Moses 3, Krista Rogers 1.
CRESTON (45) — Brianna Maitlen 11, Natalie Mostek 10, Chelcee Downing 9, Zaidy Frank 8, Brenna Baker 4, Emma Johnson 3. 3-point goals — 3 (Downing 2, Johnson 1).Rebounds — Maitlen 8, Frank 8, Mostek 8, Downing 3, Johnson 2, Baker 1, Olivia Nielsen 1. Assists — Downing 2, Baker 2, Mostek 2, Frank 1, Maitlen 1, Johnson 1. Steals — Frank 3, Downing 2, Maitlen 2, Baker 2, Johnson 1.
Clarinda — 7 23 31 42
Creston — 14 30 34 45
The Creston girls JV team picked up a 46-38 win at Clarinda on Tuesday.
Good defense and good looks on offense carried the Panthers to the victory, improving the JV team to 12-8 for the season.
Taylor Briley led the team with 12 points, while Camryn Somers shot a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
Creston (46) — Taylor Briley 12, Camryn Somers 10, Jenna Taylor 6, Alli Thomsen 4, Gracie Russell 3, Brooke Thelen 3, Maria Mostek 2, Sadie Jones 2, Caitlin McIlravy 2, Olivia Nielsen 2. Free throws — 18-23. Rebounds — 31 (Somers 7, Nielsen 6, Jones 3, Briley 3, Taylor 3). Steals — 5 (Mostek 2). Assists — 10 (Mostek 2, McIlravy 2, Taylor 2). Team fouls — 15.
Clarinda (38)
The freshmen girls lost to Clarinda 41-38 on Tuesday.
"We were off to a good start in the first quarter, then lazy defense got the best of us in the third quarter," freshman coach Mallory Peterson said. "We gave up too many easy inside shots. They drove for layup after layup and we just let them."
Caitlin McIlravy finished the game with eight points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Camryn Somers added eight points, while Taylor Briley pitched in seven. Alli Thomsen finished with six points and six assists. Sydney Dunphy grabbed seven rebounds.


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Changes are afoot at St. Mary's College of Maryland as administrators and trustees prepare to search for a new president following an enrollment and financial crisis earlier this year.
Gail Harmon, chair of the trustees, said the college had hoped to get 470 new students this semester, but that "was an overly optimistic goal." At this point, she said, the college has only 19 fewer students than last year (when new transfers are included), but is still about 70 students short of the anticipated freshman class enrollment.
The college trustees approved $3.5 million in budget cuts at a meeting earlier this month to make up for the shortfall in tuition. The budget adjustments included salary adjustments that left the highest-paid employees with pay cuts while lower-paid employees received modest raises.
Ian Newbould, the college's interim president, said by the time his temporary appointment ends — presumably next summer — he wants to be sure the admissions issue and resulting financial problems are "behind us."
He also wants to start planning a new strategic direction for the college, which he said seems to be trying to operate as a private college, but with public funding.
"The more I get into it the more I think that's somewhat the case," said Newbould, who was named the college's interim president following the departure of Joseph Urgo in June.
"I'm convinced that what we are doing now is not sustainable. It's a new world out there," he said.
Newbould said a survey given to students who had been admitted to St. Mary's College but chose not to attend showed the No. 1 reason for that decision was the high costs at St. Mary's, especially when available financial aid was considered.
Trustee Molly Mahoney Matthews said a report completed over the summer showed that there were many policy changes made during Urgo's three-year tenure as president.
The former president pushed to move more financial aid from merit- to need-based, which ended up alienating some students, Matthews reported. The college will likely move back to where it was before and lower the percentage of aid going to need-based scholarships, Harmon said. This would allow for at least small amounts of merit-based aid to help show students who rank high academically and from "solid middle-class" families that they are "appreciated" and wanted at the college, she said.
The college admissions' office tried to boost its average SAT scores, Matthews reported, but did not reach out effectively to all counties in Maryland and left several key positions in the office vacant.
Matthews said while the college wants to serve a diverse body of students, "if we do not have a financial model that works, we're not going to be able to serve any students."
The admissions office did not connect well with prospective students, the survey showed, including not following up sufficiently once students were offered admission.
That problem has already been remedied, as the new employees in the admissions office turn toward heavier use of social media and texting to stay in touch with prospective students, Newbould said.
"We really need to rejuvenate that office," Harmon said.
She said this week that while the former admissions vice president was intelligent, she did not focus her efforts on recruitment.
"We're in a position where we need to recruit and be out there telling our story," Harmon said.
For instance, in the last academic year the college only went to schools in two counties in Maryland to recruit students, instead of the 13 counties it had visited in the past, Harmon said.
Also, professors were not encouraged to visit high schools to talk to students, a strategy that often had paid off in past recruitment efforts, Harmon said.
She said some of the issues may have surrounded the dismissal of the college's former admissions director, Rich Edgar, in 2012. She said the college made some efforts to rehire him this summer.
"It ultimately didn't bear fruit," as they could not find an acceptable deal, Harmon said.
Another reason cited for the admissions lag was the lack of programs that students want to pursue. "I think that has to be looked at," Newbould said.
Newbould said it may be time to look at adding new majors and minors to the college's line up.
One suggestion was adding a business program, possibly a minor in management and marketing, that is not necessarily a norm on the list of degrees at liberal arts campuses but could attract more students.
Creating an environmental studies major (there is currently only a minor offered in that field of study) and incorporating a community education program with the college's current master of arts in teaching degree are other possibilities.
Trustee John McAllister said the campus could consider a mechanical engineering degree, particularly if it connected with an advanced degree with the University System of Maryland.
Alan Dillingham, faculty senate president, said only a small percentage of students polled cited lack of programs as a reason contributing to them not choosing to attend St. Mary's College.
"We have to, in a sense, double down on a liberal arts education," Dillingham said. He said that there may be a need to add or change some programs, but it needs to be done in a deliberate, collaborative fashion.
Dillingham said the morale among faculty is low because of the admissions problem, stagnant salaries and the daily debates about what direction the college is going.
Searching for a president
Harmon said the trustees have begun to look at what characteristics they want to see in the college's new president. The trustees had considered a "closed search," but decided it would be more productive to institute a public search. The plan now is to bring the top two to four candidates to the college later this academic year to introduce them to faculty, staff and students.
While the ultimate decision on a new president falls to the trustees, Harmon said, they will weigh the opinions of others at the college. The trustees hope to have a new president in place by the start of the 2014 fall semester.


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Umm...even if it was just a quick load/try/remove deal... do you think that's a wise or considerate thing to come right out and admit doing on the public forum of a highly visible site where a number of its members and visitors write licensed software for a living?
Just thinking out loud here.
Just thinking out loud here.
Yeah. I don't see any problem stating that.
It's really up to mouser to moderate the posts
But I think if you read what I wrote you'd see I wasn't attempting to moderate. Nor did I suggest he shouldn't say what he did. Nor did I hit the 'report to mod' button. Nor in any other way do anything to imply he didn't have a 'right' (whatever that means in this context) to say what he did.
To do any of the above would have been me trying to bring about an outcome. Since there was no agenda behind my question, I didn't have an outcome in mind.
I was simply asking if he thought his comment was either wise or considerate in light of this site's demographic.
That's all.
The question has a purpose however, despite its complete lack of an agenda. I was attempting to get a better understanding of where the person was coming from, and what framework of conduct and etiquette he acts under.
Bit of a difference, as I'm sure you can see.
I think Mssr. Bamse understood where I was coming from in trying to get a better handle on where he was coming from.
And although his answer didn't really address my question, some of what he said gives me an inkling of which set of justifications and beliefs he uses when he downloads an unauthorized copy of something. (It's mostly the apologist or "yeah but" argument BTW)
I'm good with that. Next time he says something along those lines I'll better understand him even where I don't agree with him.
Note: The arguments most downloaders use fall into general theory groups whose logic, ethics, and choice of words range from the deep and thought provoking to the completely childish and ludicrous. Read enough of them and you'll see the pattern.
Note too I used the terms downloaders and unauthorized copies rather than the usual pirates; or pirated/bootlegged/stolen software.
My word choice was deliberate because I make no judgments about people who download works from sources outside the creator's intended channels. People do what they do. And the only personal behaviors I ever presume to regulate or condemn are my own.


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Gallery: Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Decreases Feminization of F...
Colorado's Boulder Wastewater Treatment Plant recently received a multimillion-dollar upgrade, which was executed to address a number of problems — one of which was the high amount of chemicals seeping into the water table. After the upgrade, researchers found that the rate of feminization of male fish in Boulder Creek has decreased significantly. Feminization of fish and reptiles can result because of exposure to man-made chemicals that seep into the water table and act as endocrine disruptors. The chemicals can come from pesticides and fertilizers — as we've reported before — and from products people use every day, like soap, shampoo, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
A research team from the University of Colorado at Boulder looked into the issue in 2006 by studying the population of fish downstream from the wastewater treatment facility in Boulder Creek. Prior to the plant upgrade, the team led by Professor David Norris found that after just seven days of exposure to a mix of 50% clean water and 50% effluent water from the runnoff from the facility, male fish looked and acted like females. The researchers then went on to study fish samples from the University of Colorado at Boulder's Museum of Natural History from 50 and 100 years ago and the samples showed no sign of feminization. The problem wreaks havoc on fish populations by causing the number of male fish to significantly decline.
"This is not the problem of water treatment plants, it's our problem as human beings. We excrete natural and synthetic estrogens and use shampoos, detergents and cosmetics containing a variety of hormone disrupters that wind up in waterways. All of these different chemicals we are putting into the environment have the potential to alter the biology of animals and to affect ecosystems," Professor Norris notes.
After the plant upgrade, Norris and his team studied the fish again, this time using pure 100% effluent water from the wastewater facility and found that male fish only started to develop female characteristics 28 days after they were exposed to the water. Not perfect by any means, but surely better than prior to the upgrade. After studying water samples, the group found traces of reproductive steroids naturally produced by people, BPA, phalates from plastic products, nonylphenols from detergents, pesticides and ethinylestradiol — a chemical common in contraceptives. Surely a chemical cocktail that could mess with anyone's system.
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December 5, 2010 at 10:06 am
Sewage Treatment is now possible without the use of electricity.
To make wastewater acceptable for reuse or for returning to the environment, the concentration of contaminants must be reduced to a non-harmful level, usually a standard prescribed by the Environment Agency and the non-electric Filter Sewage Treatment Plant gives a better quality of effluent than electrically operated plants.
Surely, sustainability is the way forward?
October 7, 2010 at 8:25 am
Waters that are used for drinking, manufacturing, farming, and other purposes by residences (toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, sinks), institutions, hospitals, commercial and industrial establishments are degraded in quality as a result of the introduction of contaminating constituents. Organic wastes, suspended solids, bacteria, nitrates, and phosphates are pollutants that commonly must be removed.
To make wastewater acceptable for reuse or for returning to the environment, the concentration of contaminants must be reduced to a non-harmful level, usually a standard prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sewage can be treated close to where it is created (in septic tanks, bio-filters or aerobic treatment systems), or collected and transported via a network of pipes and pump stations to a municipal treatment plant.
Sewage Treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff (effluents) and domestic. The task of designing and constructing facilities for treating wastewaters falls to environmental engineers. They employ a variety of engineered and natural systems to get the job done, using physical, chemical, biological, and sludge treatment methods. Its objective is to produce a waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste or sludge suitable for discharge or reuse back into the environment. This material is often inadvertently contaminated with many toxic organic and inorganic compounds.
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Captain J's International Buffet in Raleigh, NC
Forget about the lousy Mexican/Chinese buffet! They have recently started offering authentic almost down to home real Chinese food.
Miss the XLB from Asian Grill? Miss no more!
This restaurant has to take the "Most Incongruous" Award for all time. The restaurant is located on Capital Blvd. just above the 401 split. The buffet tables are just what you'd expect from a place that bills itself as Mexican/Chinese and they look pretty damn sorry (although the made to order tacos smelled very good). This is not why you're there. When you're greeted, tell the young Chinese man at the counter that you'd like the traditional Chinese menu and watch his eyes light up with joy.
You will receive the two sided sheet of paper below and you order as if it were a sushi menu. According to the waiter, the XLB and Tea Leaf Smoked Duck are the most popular dishes with Chinese customer. Get this - they make the XLB to order. You can walk to the back of the buffet and watch the chef roll out the dough, fill, and steam them on the spot. Only the pork XLB are offered. They are juicy, drippy, and delicious. The Offspring thought they had too much ginger in them but the Spouse and I were very happy.
The Shanghai noodles are also made by hand in house. I wouldn't have minded a little more bite to the noodles and they don't quite have the same wok breath that the noodles at Asian Grill had, but they're still a winner.
We also ordered the Salt & Pepper Short Ribs and the Seaweed with Garlic Sauce. The ribs were actually pork, not beef as I expected. They were well cooked and nicely presented, covered with heaps of garlic, scallion, and bell pepper. The seaweed wasn't bad, it just wasn't much of anything and I doubt I'd order it again. The meal was ended by a plate of complementary fresh fruit, a welcome change from the usual fortune cookie and/or orange.
There's a choice of 3 hot teas - green, red, and oolong. All sadly are from teabags but the waiter will refill your hot water and replace the teabag as often as you'd like.
We was told by the waiter that we were the first non-Asians to ask for the traditional menu. He very politely felt us out about our familiarity with the food and was very eager to help when needed and to back off when not needed.
There's a 10% discount offered to first time customers and there is a Valpak coupon out now but it's only for the buffet.
We are looking forward to returning and trying more things off the traditional menu. The staff really wants you to be happy and enjoy the food. Captain J's, beyond it's odd name and split personality, is worth the visit.
4420 Capital Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27604
re: rockycat
Folks, the incongruity continues...
First of all let me update the buffet situation. Buffet is still available during lunch on weekdays and all day on weekends.
The Fitzgerald people have started serving seafood over the weekend. I finished work late last night so I got a chance to try the seafood entree while the Chinese chefs were on their dinner break. I had the fried flounder platter with fries and applesauce (some of the side items weren't ready yet). It was typical; not bad but nothing extraordinary. Flounder was nicely seasoned and not greasy at all so that was good. Tasted just like the one in Rolesville.
Fast forward to this evening... My evening activity got cancelled due to the miserable rain so I went back there for another run, but with a slight twist. I wanted to order the Taiwanese pork chop rice along with a piece of fish but they ran out of big porkchops. What a shame so I ordered XLB instead, along with a piece of grilled catfish.
Fish was nicely grilled and I actually would prefer that over fried. XLB was excellent, as usual. It was quite enjoyable to eat hushpuppies with chopsticks and XLB with a fork. Miraculously I didn't have any serious squirting mishaps lol.
So what's really the reason behind the seafood? As many of you know, the buffet is not good and they had to toss the leftover food out every night. Lisa the owner finally had enough and she believes a sit down restaurant would generate more money. She loves the Joe's Crab Shack type seafood so she wants to have a seafood "front" while keeping the authentic Chinese up.
Some of you might also be wondering, are the Chinese gonna be serving any seafood stuff? Sure! How about $14.99 lobsters?
re: sierrarot328i
Thanks so much for the info! :-)
re: Tehama
I stopped by for lunch yesterday and had a great meal. This place is the real deal. I ordered pork XLB, cold beef tendon app, and twice cooked pork. The soup dumplings were tasty. I learned that the trick is to pick them up with chopsticks at the top of the wrapped so you don't pierce the lower part, where the soup is. The beef tendons were tasty. The taste is faintly beefy. There's lots of good stuff in them for our skin and connective tissues. I thought I ordered twice cooked pork, but what I received wasn't what I was expecting. The dish I received was a mix of pork belly, mushrooms, onions, a little eggplant, & peppers. It may have been twice cooked pork through a Shanghaianese lens or it may have been the other pork belly dish one the menu. Regardless, it was quite tasty and I would order it again. The prices are quite reasonable. My entree was $10.99 and it was a healthy serving. They also gave me a $10 off coupon on the way out. I hope to return in April.
re: meatn3
I think we need to have a meet up there.
re: chazzer
I always suspected you were a genius! This idea proves it.
Plus a Raleigh location might draw in some new folks who haven't been able to make it to points further west.
re: sierrarot328i
Please come to the Choweat-up!
re: meatn3
What choweat-up? Haven't seen it on our googlegroup list.
re: TerryG
The not yet planned one that chazzer suggested up-thread.
re: meatn3
Depending on date, I'm very much in. Let's take this discussion to the googlegroup. Remind people how to sign up.
re: TerryG
This link has the google group info:
It's open to any Chowhound! It has been used to plan meet-up dinners and for off-topic discussions. Great food with terrific people so don't be shy!
Maybe we'll get enough interest to have that pig-roast....
re: sierrarot328i
Can you describe the dishes you photographed.. Bao aside.
re: sierrarot328i
4th pic: two cold apps: stewed beef shanks and bamboo shoots with chili sauce. 5th pic: stir fried sticky rice cakes with beef. 6th pic: fatty pork with garlic sauce. 7th pic: "split open" potstickers.


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