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<blockquote data-quote="mikegett" data-source="post: 1104890" data-attributes="member: 561005">I have owned five eclipse HU&#039;s since 2000.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; My previous was the 8454 which was upgraded to a 8455.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I will state that the 8455 was the first eclipse HU that I experienced a problem with.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I am not sure of what caused my problems, but there were a few issues.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; However, a quick call to eclipse was all I needed.&nbsp; &nbsp; The customer service even offered to mail out the brand new replacement 2nd day air.&nbsp; &nbsp; There will always be issues with any model produced.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This is where buying retail over a ebay special can be so important.I can personaly say that the build quality does not seem to have been changed on the 05 units.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I owned the 8454 for one week overlapping my 8455.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The 05 appears to be made with identicle motor assemblies as the 04.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I found no difference with this portion of the unit.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I have never experienced a rattling of my nobs.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The 05 no longer has the annoying delay of the 04 units and adds a customized mode to e-iserve.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The custom mode gives full control of every function.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The crossover is no longer in steps but is fully user selectable at any frequency.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I am not sure of how your HUs time alignment works.&nbsp; &nbsp; If it has a decible setting in the time alignment, then you can fade.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You select the speaker and lower the decible.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In stereo subwoofer mode, you can even fade two subwoofers.I prefer the 04 appearance, but I strongly feel that the 05&#039;s are a nearly perfect deck for the money.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And yes, there is a pause button on the 8455.As for the original question;&nbsp; I suggest you buy the features you want.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Eclipse is a good company, but that does not mean the model fits your requirements.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If it was me, I would never buy a HU without a HP and LP.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; But, I would also same enough money to have 3-way setup.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Time alignment, full crossovers, and parametric eq&#039;s are extremely handy.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I owned the 8454 deck for one year and never even used them.&nbsp; &nbsp; Once I overcame my timidness, I could not imagine being without.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Add another set of RCA&#039;s for real four way, ditch the crappy sirius tuner, and make the display a bit more vivid and it would be perfect.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Of course,&nbsp;&nbsp; if it looked like a 04 alpine it wouldn&#039;t hurt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mikegett, post: 1104890, member: 561005"] I have owned five eclipse HU's since 2000. My previous was the 8454 which was upgraded to a 8455. I will state that the 8455 was the first eclipse HU that I experienced a problem with. I am not sure of what caused my problems, but there were a few issues. However, a quick call to eclipse was all I needed. The customer service even offered to mail out the brand new replacement 2nd day air. There will always be issues with any model produced. This is where buying retail over a ebay special can be so important. I can personaly say that the build quality does not seem to have been changed on the 05 units. I owned the 8454 for one week overlapping my 8455. The 05 appears to be made with identicle motor assemblies as the 04. I found no difference with this portion of the unit. I have never experienced a rattling of my nobs. The 05 no longer has the annoying delay of the 04 units and adds a customized mode to e-iserve. The custom mode gives full control of every function. The crossover is no longer in steps but is fully user selectable at any frequency. I am not sure of how your HUs time alignment works. If it has a decible setting in the time alignment, then you can fade. You select the speaker and lower the decible. In stereo subwoofer mode, you can even fade two subwoofers. I prefer the 04 appearance, but I strongly feel that the 05's are a nearly perfect deck for the money. And yes, there is a pause button on the 8455. As for the original question; I suggest you buy the features you want. Eclipse is a good company, but that does not mean the model fits your requirements. If it was me, I would never buy a HU without a HP and LP. But, I would also same enough money to have 3-way setup. Time alignment, full crossovers, and parametric eq's are extremely handy. I owned the 8454 deck for one year and never even used them. Once I overcame my timidness, I could not imagine being without. Add another set of RCA's for real four way, ditch the crappy sirius tuner, and make the display a bit more vivid and it would be perfect. Of course, if it looked like a 04 alpine it wouldn't hurt. [/QUOTE]

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