Jobana: Kenwood KDC-X996 or Clarion CZ702?

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? DIYMA freshman Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 174 12V Company: Columbus Car Audio Position: 12v Product Specialist Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	i love the kenwood. i haven't messed with the clarion. we quit selling them a few times because they don't sell well at our shop. i think the dim displays on most models was my beef. the kenwoods have a great display, but with certain colors on the display, they get a lot of glare in direct sun. the clarions just fade out in the sun.

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? DIYMA freshman Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 174 12V Company: Columbus Car Audio Position: 12v Product Specialist Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	i've had the X492, X592, X792, and in my caddy i've had the X994, X995, and I want to get the X996, but my the other's just won't quit. seems silly to upgrade when i'm running a bitone with it anyways, although having the 13band parametric might be nice to tie in with the non-parametric audision eq.

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? DIYMA freshman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Age: 26 Posts: 173 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Absolutely cannot stand the display on the CZ702. Total cheesedick. Take a good hard look at the date in your taskbar -- it's 2012. I gave a friend my X995, which was somehow flashed with the firmware from the X996, and the crossover settings are fine. Also, HD Radio is pretty cool. Gets my vote (out of the two)
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? DIYMA Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,946 Thanks: 1 Thanked 72 Times in 72 Posts	Of all head units mentioned, the CZ702 has the best potential to sound good with right tuning as it has active crossover, parametric EQ, and time alignment. Dual has the least potential as it does not have TA and only three band EQ. The Kenwood.. I already mentioned, they have a quality problem. A lot of folks had issues with the removable face plate. The damn thing also forgets ALL settings if you disconnect battery (BT tuning, radio, colors, time, etc). It's a nightmare to have to dial everything back in. If you want a Kenwood, consider the Kenwood KIV702 as it comes with a non-removable face plate, so it's more durable hopefully. The screen on the Kenwood units looks just fine if you reverse the background and foreground colors, and set color to bright green or bright yellow.

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Of all head units mentioned, the CZ702 has the best potential to sound good with right tuning as it has active crossover, parametric EQ, and time alignment. Dual has the least potential as it does not have TA and only three band EQ. The Kenwood.. I already mentioned, they have a quality problem. A lot of folks had issues with the removable face plate. The damn thing also forgets ALL settings if you disconnect battery (BT tuning, radio, colors, time, etc). It's a nightmare to have to dial everything back in. If you want a Kenwood, consider the Kenwood KIV702 as it comes with a non-removable face plate, so it's more durable hopefully. The screen on the Kenwood units looks just fine if you reverse the background and foreground colors, and set color to bright green or bright yellow.

How are the Sony CDXGT units?