getting ready to buy a new hu,have it narrowed down to two.help me decide!!!

diceman1000 · Post by **diceman1000** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:18 pm

well,as soon as i get my 8051 sold i'm going to get a new hu.i have one question first off,is pro mode and advanced mode the same thing on the new eclipse units?i'm trying to decide between a premier 860mp and an eclipse 8445.the only reason for getting rid of my 8051 is that i want to go active and do away with my external eq.i guess what i'm asking is if the 8445 is capable of running three way active?i love my 8051 and would like to stick with eclipse if at all possible,but i will go with the 860mp as my next choice...i would buy a 8455,but it's out of my price range,even on ebay.any help would be great...

Damon

diceman1000 · Post by **diceman1000** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:15 am

come on,someones got to have an opinion

Damon

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:17 am

im pretty sure the eclipse can do an active setup. i would deffintly stay with eclipse.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:26 am

Yeah the eclipse can run active, OnYrMrk, and myself both are, and does a good job at it. If you really want some more info, chek out my review.

http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... php?t=1416

If you have any other questions let me know. There are a few other tricks to the deck, I didn't put in the setup info, but I can talk you thru them pretty easaly.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:45 am

I'd go Eclipse. Great HUs.

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:22 pm

same here, never owned one though. but my 8445 is in transit!!

diceman1000 · Post by **diceman1000** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:04 am

what about the alpine 9855?what do you guy's think of it?will it play scratched cd's as good as my eclipse does?

Damon

diceman1000 · Post by **diceman1000** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:31 am

how much of an sq difference is there bwtween active and passive?i also like the auto eq and time alignment features on the 860.what eclipse modelsare capable of running active?i was looking at a blaupunkt bremen also.i would just keep my 8051 and by an external active crossover,but,the 8051 doesn't have enough sound tweakability to suit me...what to do...

Damon

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:15 am

The 8455 and 8445 are both cabable of running active, and both have an auto EQ function. If you going to run active I say go with the 8455. That way you have 5 bands of PEQ for your mids and highs.

The SQ difference can be quiet a bit if you take your time. With an active setup, you can adjust the time delay on the mid, tweet, and sub. You also have more control of your X-over, and X-over slopes. Then to top it off you have 10 bnds of PEQ to fine tune everything (with the 8455).

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:02 pm

"what about the alpine 9855?what do you guy's think of it?will it play scratched cd's as good as my eclipse does?"

Stick with Eclipse. Better HUs, newer Alpine decks are going down the crapper quality-wise.