Kenwood DPX503BT 2-Din Car Stereo

I bought one a year ago for my jeep and loved it the following year I bought another one for my other jeep. For both on sale and it's been great ever since

Well I researched all the double DIN choices here, I can't say I know the difference in features as there are so many, but I settled on this one mostly because I thought the display text looked the largest and easiest to read in daylight. I didn't want to spend more for the fancy touch screen ones. So far the display brightness has not been an issue, but it's only been 24 hours. The stereo does not have a dimmer wire, but has a easy dim button, so ok I guess. All seem to have a standard set, like color changing display, bluetooth, USB. Some reviews complained about the AM radio, but I just plugged the antenna in and it works fine. I would say I think the stock radio had stronger reception compared to this one, but I think the sound on FM sounds better on this Kenwood. Lucky my antenna is still the standard Motorola one so no harness was required. Sound quality otherwise is tough to say, I think FM is better than stock, but CD/Bluetooth sound good, but just as good as the factory unit. I don't turn it up, so cannot comment much on the power. I feel the stock speakers are weak link and the next to upgrade! Install was fairly easy, toughest was the two trim pieces to fill the leftover gap, the plastic was too thick and I had to drill them a bit to make the screw fit. Glad there was some youtube videos showing the install otherwise I would not have attempted it. I mounted the mic near my vent because I could hide the wire, the clarity for a phone call seems ok given this placement, but I know I could have improved by moving to the steering column, but I just don't want to see any wires. All in all very happy with the purchase... I finally got bluetooth!