When I said I need to hold it to stop the skipping I was talking about the Ipod, not the HU itself. That JVC HU is lucky to have the face stay closed when its playing! lol The HU is some cheap ass JVC, it was like $150. Its all I could afford at the time. The EQ is a clarion EQ. It has 8v pre-outs and a 7band EQ. I wanna upgrade sometime, so when I get the rest of my mids/highs in I can tweak them the way I want. No crossover, just played with the settings on the amps. The amp I got on my mids/highs is a Hifonics ZXi4406. Its ghetto and a POS but its all I got and finishing off this setup emptied my bank account.