Kenwood 25 years of In Car AV

Though Kenwood, then known as Trio Corporation, opened for business in the 1940s, it didn't introduce car audio components in the U.S. until 1980. "While celebrating our success over the past 25 years," says Keith Lehmann, vice president of the Car Audio Division, "we inaugurate our pledge to 'Listen to the Future' and to continue our tradition of delivering innovative products and technologies." Celebrating the silver anniversary of its Car Audio Division this year, Kenwood has introduced limited edition products and will give some away to a Car Audio and Electronics reader!

Ideal for heading up a system, the XXV-05V all-in-one in-dash entertainment center includes a 5.1-channel DSP processor, TV tuner and amplifier. If you don't win the XXV-05V, check out Kenwood's flagship 25th anniversary CD receiver, the XXV-01D, with External Media Control (i.e., external sources such as an iPod can be interfaced with the receiver). It includes Advanced Codec Drive (AC Drive), which allows the receiver to play back AAC, WMA, WAV and MP3 audio files stored on disc and organized by Media Manager PC software. The XXV-01D also has the Graphic Motion Analyzer, which senses the motion of the vehicle and shows it on the display. Sirius Satellite Radio ready, it is compatible with XM sat rad when used with the appropriate adapter.

Ready to power up your system, the XXV-02A amp includes the Amplifier Management System (AMS) with a built-in Parametric EQ, 2-Way communication to Kenwood's flagship Excelon receivers. Also up for winning is the XXV-03A amp that, like Kenwood's top three mono amplifiers, offers a state-of-the-art Class-D amplifier design.

To fill your speaker needs, the XXV-04S flagship flush-mount component speaker package includes a 7" carbon-fiber woofer, 1" titanium-dome tweeter and a Zobel network crossover system. In the bass realm, Kenwood will give away the KFC-XW1300DVC 13" subwoofer with 2,000 watts maximum power handling and the ability to be controlled via remote control. Check out the fine print below.

Official Rules:

1. NO PURCHASE, ONLINE ENTRY OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older as of 7/26/05. Void where prohibited. Employees of Sponsors and Administrator, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, divisions, dealers, and advertising and promotion agencies, and such persons' household, and immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter contest.

3. TIMING: Contest opens for entries at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on 7/26/05 and closes for entries at 11:59 p.m. (PT) on 8/30/05.

4. HOW TO ENTER: ENTRY BY MAIL: Go online to www.caraudiomag.com to find the questions for the Kenwood Anniversary Giveaway. Then on piece of paper, type or print your name, address, telephone number, age, and e-mail address (if available); and supply us with the correct answers to the questions off our website. Mail your entry to: "Kenwood Anniversary Contest," CA&E, 2400 E. Katella, 11th floor, Anaheim, CA 92806. Limit one entry per person. Mailed entries must be postmarked by August 23, 2005 and received by August 30, 2005. Materials submitted become the sole property of the Sponsors/Administrator and will not be acknowledged or returned. By submitting an entry, entrant warrants and represents that entry is unpublished, truthful in all respects, does not violate any law, or regulation, and does not infringe or violate any third party rights, including but not limited to the rights of copyright, trademark, privacy and publicity. See Rule 6 for judging criterion.

5. PRIZE: One (1) grand prize winner will be awarded the complete Kenwood system (see text above). The approximate retail value ("ARV") of the grand prize is $ 6,200. Subject to the conditions herein, the prize will be awarded. Prize is no-transferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by Sponsors/Administrator in the event that a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, in which case, Sponsors/Administrator will award a prize of equal or greater value. All federal, state, and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prize are the sole responsibility of winner.

6. JUDGING: Eligible entries will be judged by the staff of Car Audio and Electronics magazine. Entries will be judged according to the number of correct answers. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling said requirement in these rules.

7. NOTIFICATION: On or about 9/7/05, potential winners will be contacted by mail, and within ten (10) days of postmark, potential winner(s) correctly complete and execute the following documents, and then return them (as directed) via overnight delivery (additional documents may be required at discretion of Sponsors/Administrator): For winner(s): an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release. Failure to comply with the above-mentioned reply deadline (or the return of a prize notification as non-deliverable) may result in disqualification and in the forfeiture of any right to the prize, in which case, the prize will be awarded to the next runner-up.

8. RELEASE: BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST AND/OR ACCEPTING A PRIZE, A PARTICIPANT/WINNER AGREES THAT THE SPONSORS/ADMINISTRATOR, THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND ALL OF THE SPONSOR'S/ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY PARTICIPANT/WINNER FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF A PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY. By participating in this contest and/or accepting a prize, a participant/winner consents to and gives the Sponsors/Administrator, the right in perpetuity to use winner's/participant's name, picture/portrait, likeness, voice, statements, submitted descriptive information (in whole or in part, as may be adapted, edited, or modified, as solely determined by Sponsors/Administrator) for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the World Wide Web, without review, notification or approval, all without additional consideration, unless prohibited by law.

Sponsors/Administrator shall have the right to use, assign, edit, modify or dispose of the entry however they see fit without the approval of participant/winner. And by entering, entrant agrees that all rights, title, and interest which an entrant and/or winner now has or may in the future have in his/her entry is unconditionally assigned and transferred to Sponsors/Administrator.

9. ERRORS: Sponsors/Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, damaged, incomplete, stolen, postage due or misdirected entries, typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this contest, including but no limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of the winners or the distribution of the prize. Sponsors/Administrator reserve the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the contest. In the event that the contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Sponsors/Administrator reserve the right to discontinue or modify the contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Sponsors/ Administrator shall have no liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such an action.

10. LAWS: Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

11. WINNER LIST: A winners list will be available from about 9/7/05 to 11/30/05 at www.caraudiomag.com or by sending a SASE to: "Kenwood Anniversary Contest" Contest Winner List, CA&E2400 E. Katella, 11th floor, Anaheim, CA 92806

12.SPONSORS: Kenwood, Long Beach, California.

13. ADMINISTRATOR: Car Audio and Electronics magazine2400 E. Katella, 11th floor, Anaheim, CA 92806

CAR AUDIO & ELECTRONICS / KENWOOD SWEEPSTAKES QUALIFYING QUESTIONS

1. What is the name of the Kenwood feature that allows users to manage their digital music collections on disc?

A. AC DriveB. Microsoft Windows MediaC. iTunesD. Napster

2. Kenwood is celebrating the Silver Anniversary of their Car Audio Division. In what year did the Car Audio Division begin?

A. 1975B. 1980C. 1985D. 1990

3. Kenwood offers which three of these products in their car audio lineup?

A. Remote-controlled subwoofersB. Car audio receivers with Graphic Motion AnalyzerC. Adaptor for digital music player, such as iPodD. Car audio receiver with a built-in cell phone

4. Kenwood's flagship line of car audio products is named:

A. PremiumB. ExcelonC. IntegraD. Premier

5. Which type of music files will play on Kenwood's line of CD Receivers?

A. WMAB. MP3C. WAVD. AACE. All of the above

6. Certain Kenwood Car Audio receivers are compatible with which satellite radio service?

A. Sirius Satellite RadioB. XM Satellite RadioC. Both (when used with the appropriate adapter)

7. When Kenwood started business in the 1940's, it was named:

A. Kenwood Japan CorporationB. TK AudioC. Trio CorporationD. Rockwood Universal Alliance (Japan)

8. Kenwood's top three mono amplifiers use which class of amplification?

A. Class AB. Class A/BC. Class CD. Class D

9. The PC software used to organize your music for the AC Drive feature is called?

A. PC softwareB. Microsoft WordC. Media ManagerD. Organizing software

10. How old are you?

A. Under 16B. 16-20C. 21-25D. 26-30E. 31-40F. Over 40