Kenwood XR-S17P Performance You Can Bank On, Upgrades for Ford and Mazda, New Image Enhancer

Performance

You Can Bank On

With the exception of

price, there’s nothing moder- ate about our new Performance

Series speakers. Five new models fill in the gap for customers who want to replace their factory speakers but won’t go beyond a hundred bucks.

The KFC-1682ie, KFC-1382ie and KFC-1082ie are seriously tight 3-way speakers. Listen to them and you’ll notice higher performance than any speaker in this price range. Secret ingredients include fiber texture polypropylene cones that are stronger and lighter than conventional dia- phragms and produce smoother and more natural-sounding mid-bass response. The Performance Series speakers also include our third-gen- eration Image Enhancer tweeter technology (IE-3) with wider mid and high-frequency dispersion for better imaging and soundstage.

The KFC-6972ie and KFC-6982ie are

5-way and 4-way 6 x 9s that will blow the socks off other speakers in their price range.

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Image Enhancer incorporates a tweeter bezel that’s precisely curved to reduce diffraction. In fact, they’re curved with two different radii so they reduce diffraction over a very wide range of frequencies. By eliminat- ing most of this destructive interference, we’ve evened-out the high- frequency response and increased high-frequency dispersion, so Image Enhancer speakers have amazing clarity without harshness, even when you’re listening off-axis.

The KFC-P680C 6x8 is

an easy fit for Ford/Mazda.

Upgrades for Ford and Mazda

The KFC-P680C is an easy fit 6 X 8 speaker system that provides 65 Watts RMS and 200 Watts peak. We built these especially for Ford and Mazda, which exclusively adopted this size for both front and rear. With a smooth, elegant black finish, the KFC-P680C is an easy way to get component sound, and the high quality crossover network is built in to the back of the panel.

New Image Enhancer III

Our engineers keep improving the Image Enhancer technology, and this year’s line includes patented Image Enhancer III. Image Enhancer elimi- nates diffraction, creating clear, detailed sound even for listeners who aren’t sitting directly in front of the speaker.

Kenwood’s promotional line speaker systems are priced to sell and in- clude amazing audio technologies seldom seen in this price range—the KFC-1661S 6.5” 3-way system at 35 Watts RMS and 180 peak, the KFC- 1361s 5.25” 3-Way at 28 Watts RMS/150 peak, and the KFC-1061s 4” 3-way at 20 Watts RMS/120 peak. Key features of these 3-way systems include a polypropylene injection cone, ½” Piezo tweeter, and the shal- low mounting depth which are GM 6¾” size compatible.

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