About the Kenwood KDC-BT378U

Speak to your new stereo

With a push of a button on Kenwood's KDC-BT378U CD receiver, you get the same Alexa voice control you can enjoy with smart Amazon Alexa products you may have at home. Kenwood also added Bluetooth® to wirelessly stream music and make hands-free calls quickly and easily. You also get deep tone controls, plenty of options for system expansion, controls for Pandora® and Spotify® Internet radio, and a USB port that's compatible with an iPhone® and high-res music files.     

Alexa voice control

After you load the Alexa app onto your phone and pair your phone to this Kenwood receiver, simply press the dedicated "Alexa" button on the faceplate, and you can access music, audiobooks, news, weather, traffic, and smart home controls using your voice.

Bluetooth goodness

In addition to wireless access to music and calls, the KDC-BT378U enables you to pair two Bluetooth-equipped phones and quickly switch between them for hands-free calling. And when you're streaming audio, the Music Mix feature lets you pair five phones so everybody in the car can take turns picking the tunes. This Kenwood also offers iPhone control and displays music info when using Apple Music® through Bluetooth. 

Speaking of control, you can also operate this stereo directly from your iPhone or Android™ phone using Kenwood's free Remote app, which comes in handy if your stereo is hidden away or in a custom location — super handy for an installation in a vintage vehicle. 

Lots of music sources

This Kenwood is ready for radio, with controls for Spotify and Pandora, along with an option for SiriusXM (optional tuner and subscription required). Its front-panel USB port also lets you plug in and play music from your iPhone®, or you can play your own digital music stored on a USB drive including high-res WAV and FLAC files. And if that isn't enough music for you, you can also satisfy your music fix using the receiver's front aux input for a portable music player. Android users, you can control your music when your phone is connected using Bluetooth.

Add a subwoofer and tweak your sound

With its three sets of preamp outputs, the KDC-BT378U lets you add a powered subwoofer or amps to your setup. Combine those with the built-in 13-band equalizer and digital time alignment, and you've got a serious audio hub for an ever-growing sound system. And just to make sure you have the right look in your vehicle, you get to pick the color for the receiver's 1.5-line display and control buttons.

Bluetooth note: Use of this receiver's Bluetooth features will depend upon your phone's Bluetooth capabilities.

iPod/smartphone note: If you're going to use your iPod or smartphone with this receiver, be sure to check for compatibility information.

Product highlights:

    General Features:
    • CD receiver with AM/FM tuner
    • plays media loaded with MP3, AAC, WMA, and high-res WAV and FLAC music files (up to 24-bit/96kHz)
    • Amazon Alexa voice control
    • detachable face with 13-digit LCD display and variable-color illumination
    Smartphone Features:
    • built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2) for hands-free calling and audio streaming with dual phone connection
    • iPod, iPhone, and iPad control through USB
    • Android control through Bluetooth
    • Pandora and Spotify Internet radio control with iPhone and Android
    • Music Mix feature allows music streaming playback and control from up to five paired smartphones
    • control the stereo using Kenwood's free Remote app
    Audio Features:
    • 13-band graphic equalizer with digital time alignment
    • high-pass filter; low-pass filter, phase, and level controls
    • Sound Reconstruction: improves sound of compressed music files
    Expandability:
    • compatible with SiriusXM tuner
    • inputs: front-panel auxiliary input and USB port
    • outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (2.5-volt front, rear, subwoofer)
    Other Features and Specs:
    • built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
    • compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
    • warranty: 30 day
    • MFR # KDC-BT378U
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