"Mine died after abuse of a friend after 4 years of loyal service"

unfortunatly, the kameleons tend to fail relativly early. it was the most returned product in my department when i used to work at best buy. also...im sorry, but its plainly obvious that theres a headunit there even when in "stealth" mode. great idea..poor exicution.

as for the EQ question, im of the opinion that that less is more when it comes to headunits. honestly i just care if its easy to use and has the SQ features i want (high output voltage/good D/A converter/excellent s/n ratio/etc.). most people will only screw up thier sound with a massive EQ anyway.

sorry to hear that the clarion is discontinued. im sure you could find one SOMEWHERE, and probably at a discount.