never skipped, very loud seperate sub control, gps, voice activated

no updateable gps cd-rom, sometimes would turn off on its own,non-detatchable face

had this for about 10 years. worked awesome 99.9% of the time.. it would change programs on its own sometimess but thats it. even had the gps unit too.. that worked great.

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jvc, eclipse, bostwick,jl audio, blaupunkt

Easy to use
Looks good
Has alot of connection possibilities

The buttons are almost too small and are placed wierd.

I got this stereo with my truck (1968 Chevy C10) and I am satisfied with its performance. I just started playing with it after a year of restoration and I think it is nice. I am going to put the original pushbutton back in place and hide this one somewhere else to keep the truck original. That´s why the remote is a great part of it.

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Hifonics

it has good clean sound

it has no memory

this sterio is the best one i have owned
i have owned boss sony Xplod

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sony xplod

Display, ESN, face folds down quickly and perfectly, amazing preout capabilities. Addons, like the E-Com, and DSP/EQ make it easy, and fun to costomize your system, all through the head unit.

Button lay out--its just hard to get used to. Im getting a hold of it though. Run around about the warrenty sense I installed it and not car toys. I think that was cartoys and not eclipse though. Annoying brackets that are supposedly required for install get in the way for a clean factory type install. I took em off and it works fine. I only give this an overall rating of 4 stars because there are better decks from eclipse that I have not had the honor of using myself.

Just installed the unit today, and all I can say is wow. I moved to this unit from an alpine 7859 (01 model i believe, maybe 02) and the mid and high sound quality is of no comparison. I am running the two 6.5s off of the deck directly untill I can buy an external amplifier, and it still sounds as if it IS an external amp. The 5v, 55ohm preouts helped my MTX 6500D push one 12" 6000 sub much easier, cooler and cleaner. The amplifier, with the gain at about 5/8s what it was before, runs cooler, produces much cleaner and accurate bass, and when i want, just pump up the bass from the unit and it still is a clean signal from what I can tell. I'll be back in a couple months to give a more long term review of the unit.

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the CD security feature and the upgrades and the blinking red light to make it seem like you have an alarm system the motorized face plate

it didnt have radio ID like Premires do the face wasnt removable mine was stolen after 3 years

i loved the Eclipse, the only fuss i had with it was that i had to exhange it 3 times. for some reason if manually entered the CD text myself it would crash. never had trouble with the skipping, it did skip but not enough to make it an acutal complaint. most of the skipping was caused by condensation on the lense.

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Sound quality, display, EQ options

None

Well, I had this deck for 3 weeks before it got ripped off...but, I can say that it was the nicest deck I''ve ever owned. Sound quality was first rate, the display was bright and very cool looking (even in bright daylight), and the EQ options were without peer. Excellent deck.

ESN, DSP control, remote, the key CD, the looks, sub control, and the performance.

None I''ve never had a problem with it neither has any of my friends with the same unit.

This head unit is by far the best I''ve ever had and the security features, upgrades are the best.

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None this is a one of a kind unit.

ESN, fast motorized face to eject CD, upgrade options, can have 2 cd changer

NONE!

Not much to say but WOW! the sound quality of this cd player is great, it''s upgradable to have so many features. Never had any problem with the player. For those of you who are saying that the cd skips a lot, well, mine never does. It plays CD or CD-Rs with no problems whatsoever.

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great sound

none that i can see

I Love the machine it produces great sound. But i lost my key cd and know i cant use the head unit. If anyone knows how to reprogram it please contact me. I think only dealers know this code but my serial # c7301754, anyone who can help plese do

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Phenomenal sound, nice clean look, good price/performance ratio

Track up/down button seems kind of flimsy, single green color is a bit boring

This has to be the best cd receiver I have ever heard. Even hooked up to my pitiful stock system it makes a sound quality I thought was unachievable considering I only changed the deck. Only 2 minor things that I wouldn't mind having changed: the track up/down button seems kind of flimsy and the flourescent display is only one color - green (the different colored buttons look nice at night), but thats totally nitpicking. In light of what this deck delivers in sound quality and performance, they shouldn't even be considered drawbacks.

I am an audiophile and my home cd player (Theta Miles) costs about 5 times the price of this deck but I am amazed at what this Eclipse can do. The soundstage is expansive but the imaging is right on. The details are all there and have a wonderful open, airy presentation without the brightness. Quite a feat!

I've read the reviews above and yes, 500+ sounds like alot for a deck, but believe me, once you hear it for yourself, 500+ is a deal!

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