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hi everyone, Im deciding on a new deck for my car. Currenly, I have a a panasonic deck and planning to pick up an eclipse. Which is the better one? i have a deal on both so i just want to get some feedback on what is better.

Eclipse CD5000 or Eclipse CD8445

I do have an orion XTR sub *old school* and a clarion amp. please help me decide. thanks to one and all.

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CD8445 would be my choice..

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Well the CD5000 has 5V pre outs and the CD8445 has 8V pre outs, if the amp to be used us ultra old school meaning it only takes up to a 2V input then you will have to really watch it with the 8V input, you gain will have to be pretty much all the way low.
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only my sub is old school, the amp was recently bought i beleive an 06 model thanks!
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The CD5000 has 8V preouts
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ya boy mike wrote:
The CD5000 has 8V preouts
No it doesn't, the only one that does is the CD7100.
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The CD7100 is the only one in this years line up to offer 8V preouts, last year the CD5000 had 8V preouts

http://www.eclipse-web.com/download/pdf/06cata-150.pdf check page 18

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Preout voltage should be one of the last things you base your purchase decision on. 
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Steven Kephart wrote:
Preout voltage should be one of the last things you base your purchase decision on. 

Why is this?

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IMO high pre-out voltage isn't an important feature.  The claimed benifits are only applicable in poorly installed systems that are susceptible to noise.  And all it does is cause confusion for those who don't know how to set gains properly, causing increased distortion and possibly damage to equipment.  Have you ever noticed how there isn't a gain control on your home receiver when you hook up a DVD player?  That's because all the voltages are standardized.  The results are fewer problems and surprisingly no noise issues.

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