Kenwood KCA-iP500 Interface Adapter

Kenwood's iPod adapter is the gateway to taking your tunes on the road! Kenwood's KCA-iP500 iPod adapter is an easy to install, easy to use adapter that lets you operate and control your iPod with most 2000 and up Kenwood CD changer-controlling receivers. Most Kenwood stereos will display up to eight characters of text including album, artist and song names, with the ability to scroll additional information. When your iPod is docked to the KCA-iP500, the adapter will even charge the internal battery of the iPod ? giving you plenty of juice in the battery when you reach home, the office, running errands, or anywhere you take your iPod! With select 2005 Kenwood receivers, the adapter has enhanced features including multi-line text and list search, taking advantage of the larger displays. The KCA-iP500 adapter also takes full advantage of Kenwood's built-in sound enhancement features, such as System Q and System E's. Plug-in your Apple iPod into a Sirius-ready Kenwood receiver and you are ready to play. Compatible with 3rd and 4th generation iPods, as well as the iPod Mini and iPod Photo.

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• Reviewed by: bmzero

  03-31-08

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Charges while on the go

  Weaknesses:Terrible interface

  Overall Evaluation: I have a Kenwood KVT617-DVD and bought this adapter hoping to get full use out of the large touchscreen my head unit has. Man am I disappointed. On the KCA you can toggle between single or double digit playlists (allowing more than 10 as mentioned previously), but once you select your playlist you can't actually go into the song listing. What a waste. Now I have to toggle song by song to find the one I'm looking for. No good Kenwood. Save your money and buy an Aux-In cable. you'll be happier and less broke.

• Reviewed by: NoodleTech

  11-17-07

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  Strengths: good sound, easy installation, charges ipod

  Weaknesses:confusing user interface, only shows 10 playlist, some features did not work

  Overall Evaluation: The Kenwood KCA-IP500 is a good addition to any car stereo, that is if you are willing to cope with its problems. First of all, installation was easy as I had some experience as a car audio technician, but it might not be for the average consumer. The interface is confusing to use and only shows 10 playlist. Also, some features did not work out of the box. On the good side, it pumps out better than average sound and charges my ipod on the go. I do not recommend this product to the faint of heart.

• Reviewed by: tylercpeters

  06-14-07

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  Strengths: Charges iPod, no messy wiring, great sound quality

  Weaknesses:Weird iPod menu interface, more expensive than other options, should be installed by professionals

  Overall Evaluation: Over the past few days I've done extensive research to find the best option to hook my iPod up to my Kenwood KDC-Mp425 car stereo unit. There are other options such as using an auxiliary input adapter (like the CA-C1AUX and the CA-C2AX), but I chose this one primarily because it can charge the iPod. Another great feature is that you don't have to fumble with the iPod menu on that tiny screen (which could distract you from the road). Instead Kenwood has designed their own interface utilizing your existing stereo unit. My Kenwood stereo came with a remote so I figured that would be the safest means to playing music from my iPod through my car stereo. The other options are significantly cheaper, but if your going on long trips, you might as well get this so your iPod doesn't run out of battery.

• Reviewed by: lachlanmullen

  04-09-07

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Works easilly, no set-up needed. Plug and play.

  Weaknesses:Difficult to learn how to switch through things on the iPod using the deck, took a while, but works fine.

  Overall Evaluation: The KCA-IP500 is an amazing product, I don't know how I lived without it. CDs? What are those? If you're REALLY attached to your CDS, make playlists in your iPod named after your CDs, that way you can flip through them like it ain't no thing, and listen to them just like a CD changer, only it holds 1000's of CDs!I used the Dremel to cut a small hole int he bottom of my cup-holders in the center console and ran the cord to the CD player, totally concealed. I can even still slide drinks into the cup holder with the cable hanging over the side, if i need to. If I did it again (think I will), I'd run it all the way to the arm-rest container int eh center console, so it's TOTALLY hidden. This will not be a problem as the cable it VERY long.Get this product, you will NOT regret it.

• Reviewed by: Stinky_Pete

  12-19-06

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: sound quality

  Weaknesses:I have a 2003 vintage head unit and was surprised to find there was no text support. 10 playlist limitation is pathetic.

  Overall Evaluation: I am depressed with the features of an upmarket and recent model head unit with this product. In comparison, I bought the equivalent Pioneer unit which I am using with a head unit I bought in 2000 - it has full text support on a model that is lower in the equivalent range to the crap Kenwood head unit!!!My advice is to give Kenwood a miss and buy Pioneer. Kenwood isn't even in the same universe let alone league.

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