If I had the option of putting my CD changer in the trunk, I'd do that instead. I do want to be able to use CD for when I'm either on vacation and buy new CDs or out and pick up friends who have CDs so I don't have to wait until I get home to rip 'em. If I had a laptop with me to rip and push music over, I'd be all set (except for CDDB).

The other issue is that the stock HU is double high and the sides are tapered so it'd look really goofy to put the empeg in. In the armrest, I'd still have (mildly inconvenient) access to it... flip up the lid and there's the empeg.

Playing with it on my desk by my computer, I can certainly see how much I will want easy access to the empeg. I'm gonna mull it over some more and see if I can get one of the guys on the Maxima board who's already got an empeg to post some pix.