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The key to Clarion’s VRX755VD is variety. For starters, it’ll play your standard and home-burned CDs and DVDs. Next, it offers up MP3 playback, so you can enjoy the hours of music files you’ve burned on disc, plus see all track and artist information on the display. Then the receiver gives you a wide range of controls, inputs, and outputs, so you can expand your system to your heart’s content.It all begins with the 7″ motorized, retractable Optimedia LCD. It offers up a beautiful display for your videos, plus convenient touchscreen system controls. And it’s coated with a special finish that keeps fingerprints and smudges at bay. When the monitor’s retracted, you can still operate the system and see what’s going on, thanks to the handy secondary display and set of controls. And when it’s time to load a disc, simply press a button and the detachable control panel flips down to expose the DVD/CD slot.

Built-in satellite radio controls give you the option of connecting a SIRIUS tuner (an antenna and subscription are also required), so you can dive into over 120 channels of music, sports (including the entire NFL), news, talk, entertainment, and more.

CeNet controls give you the option of adding a Clarion DVD or CD changer to the mix, too. The VRX755VD also features a set of audio/video inputs, so you can connect an extra mobile video component, like a videocassette player, and enjoy even more video formats. A set of audio/video outputs lets you connect an extra monitor and a set of wireless headphones for the folks in the backseat. All you have to do is engage dual-zone mode, and you can listen to one source in front while the passengers in back entertain themselves with a movie.

And here’s a big kicker: the VRX755VD works with Clarion’s iPod™ adapter. The adapter itself offers single-cable connection of your iPod to the receiver. All iPod functions are controlled by the receiver; in fact, the touchscreen control interface is inspired by the iPod, so you’ll be able to scroll through your folders and files without missing a beat. The adapter also charges the iPod’s battery, so when you reach your destination, it’ll be charged up and ready to go!

No matter what source you listen to, your music and movie soundtracks will all sound great. The 24-bit digital-to-analog converters render the sound with tremendous clarity, while Magna Bass EX and the 3-band parametric equalizer let you sculpt the sound around your vehicle’s acoustics for perfect playback every time.

For music and movies that play with real authority, the VRX755VD pumps out plenty of power. And if you’d like to add even more muscle to the mix, you can connect external amplifiers to the three sets of preamp outputs.