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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Mounted it on the rear rack of a Can-Am Defender paired with a set of Yamaha NS-AW190WH's and it works great. Will be adding a sub to the mix soon to run of the the unused channels.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Install this on a jet ski. Easy to mount and jumper capable. 2 speakers and it sounds great.

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Great audio

Seems great so far. My only complaint is the volume knob does not adjust the sound evenly. Seems to jump. Audio is great.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Easy to connect and the Bluetooth works good since I have installed this type of system in my street rods and do not need am/fm stereo.

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Great sounding, easy to wire up and connect.

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Way better than my old deck

I put this in my 24' boat that has (4) 6.5" speakers. Before it used to clip and could barely hear it while I was driving, now it sounds crisp and clear and it gets LOUD! I like this because I only use Bluetooth so didn't feel like I needed a deck and amp. Like others say the volume knob is a little too sensitive, but I like how I can pause and skip songs from the remote even though I am using Amazon music on my phone. Only downside was I had to hook up the accessory wire because it wouldn't turn on with just Bluetooth. The crutchfield techs help me with that.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

i havent installed this yet but it looks like a nice amp. i purchased this based on reviews of others.

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Wonderful Bluetooth amplifier.

Unbelievably user friendly and powerful Bluetooth amplifier. I have this bridged to a pair of 6x9s and you'd think I have a subwoofer.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Great little amp with a decent amount of tuning ability. I hooked this up to 4 wet sounds recon 6's with a separate powered sub and on a golf cart and it sounds great. Being able to pull the lows out of the 6.5's made a huge difference in sound quality.

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Lasted 1 week

it worked great for 1 week then one of the channels died. The AMP is nice as specified but reliability is poor. Only lasted 1 week

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Once we saw this review, our Tech Support specialist, Etch, reached out to this customer to help him further. We'll either help him get the amp working the way it should or help him return it for an exchange or refund.

Great bluetooth amp

great solution for classic cars. Keep the stock radio but added this to premium sound from phone

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INCREDIBLE

I installed this amp on my SeaDoo Spark about a year ago and I'm coming back to write this review because of how impressive it is. My 2 options were the $700 Seadoo speaker which is basically a glorified portable speaker. Or install my own system. Very glad i did it myself because this system absolutely decimates every other stock jetski system. It is quite literally 10x louder you can hear the music clearly at full speed and so can everyone within a half mile of you!

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Straight forward and easy to hook up

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Great "all in one" package for installation in many types of vehicles. These are great for golf carts, powerful and water resistant controls. Easy to use interface and the bluetooth works every time. I have one planned for my 60 TBird next, will allow for a stealthy install. Compact design allows for multiple mounting options and the subwoofer output is great for adding another amp.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Feels solid. Easy to setup. I wish the remote cable had an extension capability. I might need a few extra feet since amplifier is going in back of vehicle and remote control up front.

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facilitating the loudest workvan in town

I installed this in a workvan to bypass the non-functional radio, having decided it was more trouble than worth it to replace the factory radio once I considered all the extra parts needed to make it viable. I mounted the KAC-M5024BT on the rear cage wall of the van and ran my feeders, spliced into the existing speaker wires and it worked well. The bluetooth has performed flawlessly with my Android phones. It gets as loud as I have wanted it, I would estimate ~90% volume is as high as I've had it on the quietest tracks. 100% would be scary and painful in my setup. I'm running Alpine S-S65C speakers and I have the pre-amp output from this amp run to a JBL Club A600 mono amp pushing two JBL 12" subs. It all works together wonderfully. The waterproof and dustproof features actually are great in my use-case, since it's a dusty workvan with a leaky roof. ?? I have only 2 complaints: I wish there was more granularity in the volume as sometimes it seems hard to hit that "Goldilocks" loudness, which of course can vary from song to song and also vary with the roadnoise of different surfaces. I also wish the remote knob were a bit higher quality. The tactile clicks in the knob are often disassociated from the sensor picking up an actual change of knob position. Attempts at subtle knob manipulation sometimes go ignored, and conversely sometimes I end up changing the volume a "half click" on the physical knob to get a "full click" in the aforementioned low-granularity softw

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Great sound

I mounted this amp on a piece of abs to the roof of my SxS. It is powering 2 JL 6.5 coax's and 2 Polk 1" tweeters. It hooked up flawlessly the first time I paired it to my phone. Even at cruising speed 30-35 mph in this loud open cab utv it provides plenty of power to these speakers to be heard clearly. Very pleased with how it performs.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Very easy to connect and wire up. Sound is powerful and clean in my convertible.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Perfect application for my 2019 Harley Davidson Electa Glide Standard. I Added Two 6.5's in the fairing and two 6x9's to the saddle bags. Lots of punch in such small of an amplifier.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

This is great amp, sounds great and easy to install.

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Kenwood KAC-M5024BT

Compact powerful well made amp and the only reason why I didn't give 5 stars is because it is running a little warm for my liking. I hope it last.

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Kenwood Bluetooth Amp

Great amp for my needs. Have a 67 Pontiac GTO convertible clone with an AM radio and did not want to change the radio. I hooked this amp directly to 4 Kenwood speakers and am using the Bluetooth feature to play music directly from my iPhone. The amp plays the music loud and clear and the small controller is a good feature so that I don't have to keep reaching for my phone to change the volume or change songs. I had a small, cheap, blaupunkt amp but it didn't have a controller and I could not get the sound loud enough and continuously reaching for the phone was just not safe. I would recommend this Kenwood amp and the Bluetooth feature to anyone who is trying to maintain a fairly stock dash look. Just tuck this amp under the front seat and you are good to go.

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Harley Roadking with fairing

Works great on my motorcycle! I like the blue tooth controller. Bought a bar clamp with a hole to bolt onto it. Amp is clear sounding with kicker speakers. Loud and clear!

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ROCHESTER HILLS

WOW.... I spent sooooo much time looking for a Bluetooth amp. I just couldn't pull the trigger because the reviews were 50/50. When I saw the numbers and specs for this amp I had high hopes. Well I am 3 weeks in with this amp and "Holy Sh$t". This amp cranks, it is loud and clean. I have it bridged 2 channel powering 2 Kicker 8 marine speakers, and I have yet to go over 3/4 volume because I am scared the speakers will blow up. The amp is small, the Bluetooth hooks up every time and it looks very well built. The cons... The wired controller is annoying to mount, I'm not cutting a rectangle or whatever for what it does. I wish they had a simple round mounting option. That said I am glad I have the controller, I can do everything from my phone but it is nice not having to pull my phone out to skip a song or change the volume. Talking about the volume it could be a little better, it's like one click it does nothing and the next click it's insane. All in All this was worth every penny, even the little hiccups I could care less. This is a great buy and it delivers on what's most important. It's loud, it's clear, it works.

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