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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 8659110" data-attributes="member: 576029"><p>Hi! I'll answer the second question first. Yes, the signal is variable so you can control the volume with the HU. Handy, eh!</p><p></p><p>Why did I do all this work? It's a good question. The answer is experimentation for the Accord community. I felt it was worth running the VXi through it's paces, trying several configurations, to determine if this is an option for most of the 9th Gen Accord owners out there. I mod one Accord forum and participate in another and there were a lot of questions on how to upgrade the sound system. If I can make a simple amp install work for powering speakers, subs, and correcting for EQ then that's a real tidy solution. Another reason is that my participating in the Beta Test group for the VXi amplifiers (we're still testing aspects and updates) meant I wanted to keep seeing how changes behave and benefit the install.</p><p></p><p>Another reason I moved back to the non-touchscreen is because the touchscreen has external components for FM, ANC, Amplifier, and HFL/BT; which I didn't have and am having a hard time finding salvage versions of the HFL/BT unit with a cut off harness (since I need to extend the wiring). I can live without FM but losing BT/HFL is annoying. The non-touchscreen has most of the components built-in (only ANC is external). Also, the 8" iMid screen has a better image and better resolution with the non-touchscreen. This may be due to the fact my touchscreen is from a 2015 Hybrid and I transplanted it in a 2014 Sport. I can swap back at any time - and i'm tempted to given how good the touchscreen HU sounds. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 8659110, member: 576029"] Hi! I'll answer the second question first. Yes, the signal is variable so you can control the volume with the HU. Handy, eh! Why did I do all this work? It's a good question. The answer is experimentation for the Accord community. I felt it was worth running the VXi through it's paces, trying several configurations, to determine if this is an option for most of the 9th Gen Accord owners out there. I mod one Accord forum and participate in another and there were a lot of questions on how to upgrade the sound system. If I can make a simple amp install work for powering speakers, subs, and correcting for EQ then that's a real tidy solution. Another reason is that my participating in the Beta Test group for the VXi amplifiers (we're still testing aspects and updates) meant I wanted to keep seeing how changes behave and benefit the install. Another reason I moved back to the non-touchscreen is because the touchscreen has external components for FM, ANC, Amplifier, and HFL/BT; which I didn't have and am having a hard time finding salvage versions of the HFL/BT unit with a cut off harness (since I need to extend the wiring). I can live without FM but losing BT/HFL is annoying. The non-touchscreen has most of the components built-in (only ANC is external). Also, the 8" iMid screen has a better image and better resolution with the non-touchscreen. This may be due to the fact my touchscreen is from a 2015 Hybrid and I transplanted it in a 2014 Sport. I can swap back at any time - and i'm tempted to given how good the touchscreen HU sounds. [/QUOTE]
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