Kenwood DDX26BT - DVD receiver

Enjoy the advantages of a touchscreen radio

If you've been thinking about upgrading to a touchscreen radio, Kenwood's DDX26BT DVD receiver brings a lot of upper-end features to the table, such as Bluetooth®, Internet radio control, and deep sound-sculpting controls. And it's all accessed via a crystal-clear 6.2" touchscreen display. You also get control over your iPhone® or Android™ using a wired USB or wireless Bluetooth connection. It's easy to see why this receiver is a great choice for all your media, including CDs, DVDs, and even high-res music files. 

Wireless Bluetooth convenience

If you're not the only driver in the car with a smartphone, this Kenwood enables you to pair two phones simultaneously. And when you're streaming audio, the Music Mix feature lets you pair five phones so everybody can pick their favorite tunes for a mega driving playlist. You can wirelessly stream and control the playback functions of just about any Internet radio service, including Spotify, TIDAL, and Qobuz.

Set the tone

This receiver sports a 13-band equalizer that allows you to set up separate tone curves for different audio sources. And if you're in a hurry, you can choose from the eight built-in EQ presets. Combine that with the built-in digital time alignment processor, and you can put yourself right in the front row of the show. Got a noisy car? This receiver's Drive EQ mode also boosts certain frequencies that help overcome that pesky road noise.

The "video" in audio/video

Besides all the great audio options, the DDX26BT also provides handy video options like a backup camera input that supports onscreen parking guidelines. If you've got a restless backseat crew, you can feed them some video by connecting additional monitors to this receiver's video output. You can watch the videos on this Kenwood's display when your vehicle's parking brake is engaged.

General Features:

• DVD receiver with AM/FM tuner
• 6.2" Clear Resistive touchscreen with white button illumination
  • electronic angle adjustment for better off-axis viewing (screen does not actually move)
• plays USB drives loaded with high-res FLAC music files (up to 24-bit/96kHz)

Bluetooth Features:

• hands-free calling and wireless audio streaming with dual phone connection
• Music Mix feature allows music streaming playback and control from up to five paired smartphones

Smartphone Features:

• built-in iPhone control using USB port (see Details tab for model compatibility)
• Pandora Internet radio control with iPhone (USB or Bluetooth) and Android (Bluetooth only)
• control the stereo using Kenwood's free Remote app

Audio Features:

• 13-band equalizer with digital time alignment
• subwoofer level controls with high- and low-pass filters
• Drive EQ: boosts select frequencies to overcome road noise

Expandability:

• compatible with SiriusXM satellite radio tuner (not included)
• compatible optional KNA-RCDV331 wireless remote (sold separately)
• inputs: rear USB input, rear A/V input (mini), rear-view camera input
• outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (2.5-volt front, rear, subwoofer), composite video output

Other Info:

• wired connection to parking brake required to access settings and other features on this receiver (the brake must be connected and set for video display)
• built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
• compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
• warranty: 1 year

Weight: 5.25 lb