New Kenwood HU’s, upper end

Has anyone read or heard (or whitnessed) about the new Kenwood line of upper end head units? KDX-X590, KDX-X790, KDX X890 ... or any of the other new Excelon models They have some great features! including 5v out on most of them. Comparisons in depth with the X790

I typed those model numbers wrong, they are KDC's not KDX The magazine I thought I saw the article in is Car Audio and Electronics.

yeah, just bought one actually, the kdc-x889 last years model actually.  Have not hooked it up yet so I cannot give you a review, but from what I hear it is great.  Not to mention 5v preouts as you already know, but also 24 bit burr brown dac's, and 4 band eq.  I went with it because I felt it was better than anything else out there for the price.  Almost went with what I have been dying for an Eclipse, but no detachable face, and that is a big thing for me, especially when I park in a bad neighborhood.  And I am done with Alpines' 1 Bit processing 2 V preout decks.  If you are interested sonic electronix might still have it on back order, if not the new ones seem cool too.

Yeah, the new Excelon series seems to be really great. High end features at great prices. Anyone else have input?

i also have the kdc-x889 and i've had it for about 5 mos. i haven't had a single problem out of it. it has srs surround and on top of that if you're really into customizing sound it has two 4 band parametric eq's (one for the front 2 speakers and one for the rear 2) which is a very rare find in radio decks today. i don't even think eclipse has that. so to answer your "?" about the new "X" series. they have come a long way and it is definately a good buy if you're in to a nice quality sound.