right on bro!

Hey, has anyone ever heard of Eclipse car stereos? I’m thinking about buying a new head unit, so I went to Al & Ed’s Autosound yesterday and homeboy was pushing me an Eclipse CD3403.

My current car stereo (some Alpine jam) refuses to play CD-Rs, and it seems to be choking on regular CDs a few times a week. It’s about four years old. I’ve tried the laser lens cleaners and stuff, to no avail.

I searched on the Web and didn’t really find much information about it beyond a few product listings and a couple of messages in the Usenet groups that recommend it. But I’ve never heard of Eclipse.

I’m not trying to do anything fancy - this is going in my ‘98 Toyota Corolla, I’ll still be using the stock speakers, and I won’t be adding an amp or subs or anything like that. I just want to play CD-Rs.

Affirmation that Eclipse makes some pretty good shit, or suggestions for other head units in the sub-$200 price range would be greatly appreciated.