JVC KD-LX3 Car CD Player

Pros: colorful display, lots of features, track scan
Cons: with this many motorized parts, they're likely to break after a while.

While I agree that the driver's eyes should be on the road at all times, it is nice to take a break a feast your eyes on this lil' beauty. The bright, multi-color LCD really lights up your entire dash! It's easy to see and operate, even after simply...

Pros: Tons of features
Cons: none yet.

This stereo is very nice. It lets you name CD's and Radio Stations. You No longer have to deal with detaching you face plate. This unit looks like you have detached you face plate. It has numerous features, 2 line outs, one front, one rear, one...

Pros: Fancy looks and great sound output
Cons: "Muting" and "turning off" from faceplate takes a while

I purchased my KD-LX3 from a friend who was upgrading to an MP3 player. This receiver has exceeded my expectations.

I have a Bose audio system in my car, and with some finagaling, I was able to make the KD-LX3 work. The only thing that changed...

Pros: No faceplate to take with you, excellent sound, nice features.
Cons: mechanized faceplate may evenually fail, buttons hard to navigate without looking

Like kmic, whose opinion is up for this product, I also bought this with the expectation that I will be adding an MP3 player to my car. It's a work in progress, and based off the route66 link in my profile.

I can't remember all of the good...

Pros: Lots of Features, durable construction, remote control
Cons: slow in loading the cd

JVC has topped them all with this great head unit at an even better price. In stores, you will usually see this unit for around $350. It puts out a great amount of power to four channels. Has the capability to turn off the amplification for an external...

Pros: Great quality sound, security, Great stereo
Cons: Does not pack alot of bass punch and no pause on the CD player.

When I bought my new truck, I knew I wanted a new system to go inside. I was looking for something with good sound with looks to match. I got something a whole lot more.
Being a single guy, I live in a bad part of town were a lot of car stereos...

Pros: BBE; Audio Cruise Mode; Volume fluctuation; Line Inputs; Remote Control; Anti-Theft System
Cons: Price

The JVC KD-LX3 is one of the most amazing car CD players that I have ever seen. Its design has spawned a car audio revolution. There are rumors that Sony is even building a new CD player with the face like the one of the KD-LX1 and KD-LX3.

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Pros: looks
Cons: cost, features

The Chamleon series from JVC does have a neat feature with it face display, but it is not worth the money. JVC is not known for is performance in car stereo. This system will cost you at least 250, not including install or wire harness, etc. Yes it...

Pros: Security feature, very unique
Cons: Control panel buttons little difficult to learn, the face

Specs...

When you power up this unit, a multicolor display with CFL backlight and a multipurpose control panel suddenly appear!! And with BBE processing, an HS-II tuner, 16 watts RMS/40 peak x 4 channels of internal power, and built in...

Pros: good stereo
Cons: is still to easy to steal

Don't get me wrong I think that JVC makes a great car stereo, but as far as the disappearing face I don't like. Someone could very easily steal the stereo, hook it up in their car and guess what, they have a complete working stereo.

With...

Pros: Very happy for the first 10 months then it broke.
Cons: JVC doesn't stand behind their products.

The first unit I bought for my wife for Christmas. About a month later somebody cut the convertible trying to get to it. The face plate doesn't really disguise the unit and thieves are not entirely stupid. All they succeeded in doing was messing up the...

the deck has 4 sets of RCA's 1 in put 1 sub out 1 frount and a rear out put has controls for everything that you will need for at least the next 2 years it also has changer controls