The Kenwood Excelon DDX9906XR may seem like a standard car DVD/CD receiver on the surface, but its combination of sleek design and modern features makes it unique. A 6.8″ high-contrast capacitive touchscreen makes this receiver easy to control, plus it's Waze-ready. Whether you want to use wireless Apple CarPlay to easily control your iPhone or Android Auto to control your Android phone, this receiver has you covered. One of the great things about Kenwood’s DDX9906XR is the fact that both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto can operate wirelessly, so you don’t need to connect your phone via a USB cable. Thanks to customizable digital angle adjustment, you can always keep a close eye on your receiver. Plus, it fits double-DIN dash openings so it's easy to install this receiver in just about any vehicle.

If you travel with others in your vehicle, you may find use with the latest Bluetooth technology too. You can now pair two phones at one time with this Kenwood and easily switch between them for hands-free calling. And if you want to switch between sources for streaming music on a long trip with others, you can pair up to five phones and everyone can stream and pick their tunes at any time.

There’s also a unique compatibility that the DDX9906XR offers with factory features of your vehicles. In many vehicles, the head unit supplies additional features and performance data on the screen about your vehicle. Traditionally, aftermarket head units would eliminate these features and data but with the iDatalink Maestro module, the DDX9906XR can maintain many of the factory features you’d lose with installing other aftermarket radios.

General Features:

• Car DVD/CD receiver with AM/FM tuner
• 6.8″ high-contrast capacitive touchscreen display
• Waze-ready with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
• customizable display background and digital angle adjustment for better in-dash visibility
• plays high-res FLAC and WAV (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) and DSD (up to 11.2 MHz) files on USB drives
• built-in HD Radio tuner
• fits in double-DIN dash openings

Bluetooth Features:

• hands-free calling and audio streaming with dual phone connection
• automatic iPhone and Android pairing using the USB connection
• Kenwood Music Mix feature allows music streaming and control from up to five paired smartphones
• control the stereo using Kenwood's free Remote S app

Smartphone Features:

• wireless and wired Apple CarPlay compatible
  • works with Siri for voice commands
  • works with Apple HomeKit to link and control smart home devices like lights and thermostats
• wireless and wired Android Auto compatible (see “Details” for more info on compatible Android phones)
  • works with Google Assistant for voice control and smart home device commands
• music control and charging of Apple and select Android devices using the USB connections
• Pandora and Spotify control with iPhone and Android
• wireless screen mirroring from select Android phones

Audio/Video Features:

• plays CDs, DVDs, and USB memory devices (see Details for full capabilities)
• sound-sculpting tools and digital processing
  • 13-band equalizer with digital time alignment
  • Supreme setting improves the digital sound for all music sources
  • Stage EQ compensates for low speaker positions
  • DriveEQ boosts specific frequencies to compensate for road noise
  • immersive high, mid, and low frequency crossover settings for 3-way audio systems
  • subwoofer level, phase, and low-pass crossover controls

Expandability Features:

• compatible with SiriusXM satellite radio tuner
• direct connection and control with Kenwood's DRV-N520 Drive Recorder dash cam
• inputs: two rear USB inputs (with 3.3-foot extension cables), rear A/V input (mini), three camera inputs
• outputs: rear A/V output (composite video and mini-jack audio), 6-channel gold-plated preamp outputs (5-volt front, rear, subwoofer)