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<blockquote data-quote="BodegaBay" data-source="post: 1029287" data-attributes="member: 560141">Funny you guys mentioned it but I actually tried the DRZ9255 for ~8 mos. and eventually returned to Eclipse.&nbsp; The latest Eclipse 8455 gave me all the DSP flexibility (including 24db slope) that I didn&#039;t have in the Clarion.To my ears, the 9255 sounded a tad warm.&nbsp; It is undoubtedly the best looking H/U with perfect tactile feel and top notch build quality [copper chassis, machine metal faceplate, REAL glass LCD window (not polycarbonate crap), and a volume knob(!) to die for].&nbsp; Alas my first unit&#039;s LCD died on me but Clarion USA replaced it with a completly new unit.&nbsp; I sold the new unit to to a lucky owner here.If you buy the Clarion, I highly recommend buying it from an authorized dealer.&nbsp; I confirmed with Clarion sales that CarDomain.com was an auth. dealer and bought it from them for ~ $775 through a price match.&nbsp; Search Froogle.com for the lowest price then ask CarDomain.com to match.&nbsp; They came close by $30 but worth it for the 2 (or was it 3?) year mfg. warranty.In the past 2.5 years I have tried most flagship models with the exception of Alpine&#039;s F1 and Pioneer P9 combo.I lived with the Alpine 9815 (too thin), revisited Sony C90 (way too warm), compared Eclipse 8053 vs. 8443 (pratically the same SQ), lived Eclipse 8443 (great SQ, limited x-over flexibility, no satellite, no MP3), switched to Clarion 9255 (a touch warm, limited x-over slope), in-car demoed the Alpine 9855 (iGlide novelty at best, still strained and thin) and now decided to rest with the Eclipse 8455 because they finally made made it much more flexible to tune.&nbsp; However, one will not mistake the 8455&#039;s looks with the luscious DRZ!Good luck with yours.<img src="http://www.parkaveelectronics.com/images/big/DRZ9255.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BodegaBay, post: 1029287, member: 560141"] Funny you guys mentioned it but I actually tried the DRZ9255 for ~8 mos. and eventually returned to Eclipse. The latest Eclipse 8455 gave me all the DSP flexibility (including 24db slope) that I didn't have in the Clarion. To my ears, the 9255 sounded a tad warm. It is undoubtedly the best looking H/U with perfect tactile feel and top notch build quality [copper chassis, machine metal faceplate, REAL glass LCD window (not polycarbonate crap), and a volume knob(!) to die for]. Alas my first unit's LCD died on me but Clarion USA replaced it with a completly new unit. I sold the new unit to to a lucky owner here. If you buy the Clarion, I highly recommend buying it from an authorized dealer. I confirmed with Clarion sales that CarDomain.com was an auth. dealer and bought it from them for ~ $775 through a price match. Search Froogle.com for the lowest price then ask CarDomain.com to match. They came close by $30 but worth it for the 2 (or was it 3?) year mfg. warranty. In the past 2.5 years I have tried most flagship models with the exception of Alpine's F1 and Pioneer P9 combo. I lived with the Alpine 9815 (too thin), revisited Sony C90 (way too warm), compared Eclipse 8053 vs. 8443 (pratically the same SQ), lived Eclipse 8443 (great SQ, limited x-over flexibility, no satellite, no MP3), switched to Clarion 9255 (a touch warm, limited x-over slope), in-car demoed the Alpine 9855 (iGlide novelty at best, still strained and thin) and now decided to rest with the Eclipse 8455 because they finally made made it much more flexible to tune. However, one will not mistake the 8455's looks with the luscious DRZ! Good luck with yours. [IMG]http://www.parkaveelectronics.com/images/big/DRZ9255.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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