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<blockquote data-quote="xravexboix" data-source="post: 2345544" data-attributes="member: 561966">Here is my current set up:2002 Toyota SolaraEclipse CD8454 (&quot;PRO&quot; mode, makes me feel good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif )-Eclipse PA5422 -&amp;gt; Running Active 4 Channel, doing pretty good right nowDiamond Audio Hex S600s-Eclipse DA7122Eclipse 10&quot; Aluminum Subwoofers(x2)My 8454 is getting old and tired (works fine... I&#039;m finally tired of it after almost 3 years) so I think it&#039;s finally time to upgrade/side-grade. I&#039;m a fan of the old-style Eclipse look though (the model line that included the 8454 was the last of the &#039;pure oem look&#039; models). The huge knob looks really annoying *cough* BMW iDrive- lol *cough* but the unit looks very nice. I&#039;ve read multiple threads here, but many people seem to be fanboys (I was one too... lol).Now, for the important part:I can get the unit pretty cheap but was wondering if the sound has any improvement in comparison to the CD8454. I&#039;ve own multiple Eclipse units, and owned that Clarion DVD player from 02... I think the model has DV911 in it somewhere.... I&#039;m willing to try out Alpine (except for the one w/ the huge touch screen) or venture a little further out to Pioneer if need-be. I&#039;d prefer sticking with Eclipse though.I don&#039;t do any competitions or events. I just like to have some nice sounding music while on relaxing drives.Thanks in advance!Jeff</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xravexboix, post: 2345544, member: 561966"] Here is my current set up: 2002 Toyota Solara Eclipse CD8454 ("PRO" mode, makes me feel good [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] ) - Eclipse PA5422 -> Running Active 4 Channel, doing pretty good right now Diamond Audio Hex S600s - Eclipse DA7122 Eclipse 10" Aluminum Subwoofers(x2) My 8454 is getting old and tired (works fine... I'm finally tired of it after almost 3 years) so I think it's finally time to upgrade/side-grade. I'm a fan of the old-style Eclipse look though (the model line that included the 8454 was the last of the 'pure oem look' models). The huge knob looks really annoying *cough* BMW iDrive- lol *cough* but the unit looks very nice. I've read multiple threads here, but many people seem to be fanboys (I was one too... lol). Now, for the important part: I can get the unit pretty cheap but was wondering if the sound has any improvement in comparison to the CD8454. I've own multiple Eclipse units, and owned that Clarion DVD player from 02... I think the model has DV911 in it somewhere.... I'm willing to try out Alpine (except for the one w/ the huge touch screen) or venture a little further out to Pioneer if need-be. I'd prefer sticking with Eclipse though. I don't do any competitions or events. I just like to have some nice sounding music while on relaxing drives. Thanks in advance! Jeff [/QUOTE]

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