I am just curious how many people have just the Empeg installed in their vehicle, vs a dual install of both the Empeg and a CD or MP3 disc playing head with radio?

I have a dual install -- the empeg, plus a high-end Clarion HX-D10 AM/FM/CD player. The Clarion is preamp-out only, so both units run into my amplifiers by means of a Sony XA-39II switching relay.

That said... I had to pull over to the side of the road the other day, because my empeg was at home doing a 60 GB synch and for the first time in two and a half years, I turned on the Clarion. I had to dig the instruction manual out of the glovebox to figure out how to play the radio (I never carry CDs with me!) and after a frustrating few minutes I punched enough buttons on the damn thing, pretty much randomly after a while, that I got a radio station playing on it and didn't dare touch it the rest of the way home.

So, yes, I have a dual install. Useful? Not very.

tanstaafl.