Kenwood KCA-BT200 Bluetooth Hands-free Unit for A2DP Reviews

Kenwood KCA-BT200 Bluetooth Hands-free Unit for A2DP offers wireless connection between select Kenwood car stereos and Bluetooth compatible cell phones * supports music streaming * send and receive calls with the stereo's controls * pass-through port lets you keep your Kenwood CD changer * handles up to five different phones *

Cell phone use while driving is slowly becoming illegal in the US. I'm using this bluetooth KCA-BT200 unit with the kenwood DDX512 head unit and my iPhone. I had issues with the iPhone initially, and call quality was poor with crackling noises. After the latest firmware update from kenwood, it works as expected.

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Sound quality is very good after the firmware update. Media or music (dvd, radio, ipod etc) is paused and muted automatically during an incoming call. The touchscreen interface on the kenwood DDX512 is a little clumsy, but I'm used to it now. Contacts are automatically downloaded from the phone, and pairing other phones is fairly easy.

PS. You will need a windows laptop with bluetooth to update the firmware on this device. Bluetooth cannot be used to play music on the iPhone as it doesn't support A2DP yet, but other phones support it.

 

Works well for the most part with the (somewhat old) DNX7100 deck and Blackberry Bold 9700. Connected easily on the first try; it has access to the phone's address book; automatic answer is nice. Re-connecting paired phone is very reliable, automatic, and quick. Audio sounds good to driver and to other party.

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