Kenwood makes a solid head unit and meh everything else. No there is no benefit to using one company for everything. No one company does everything perfectly. More on reddit.com

I've said this before, it takes a long development cycle to develop gear that will be installed in a vehicle and handle all the physical abuse that it will receive and continue working for years to come. Full color screens are a relatively recent development in vehicles because the automotive industry is not tolerant to fault and it's taken years to make something that works. Dealing with vibration is one thing, which mechless units have mostly defeated, so no more floating anti rolling or anti skip nonsense is needed. But dealing with temperature variations, that is a different animal. In a car, temperature extremes can go from -40C to +70C. High speed processors and delicate screens don't like operating in such extremes. It must be tough. The head unit market is declining as more and more new cars come with all the features anyone wants. There is less and less profit to be had. When driving, a double DIN 480p screen works great for me, I get all the information I need conveyed to me in a clear manner. My eyes are on the road, not on my radio screen. More on reddit.com

I love mine. The sound quality I get from this thing is just amazing. I know this sub has a throbbing boner for Pioneer HUs', but I know if more SQ guys would give the Excelon units a chance, they'd be pleasantly surprised. More on reddit.com

Depends on what you’re buying. I work at a Best Buy installing and what I mostly see failing is the entry level JVC screen and lately tons of pioneers failing or just not working properly. I haven’t had a single issue with kenwood. More on reddit.com