It's not really getting off track because people reading this may have questions about LOC's and which ones to get. We may disagree but neither of us are getting out of hand. From what I can see, the reasons the lc2i isn't needed, in my opinion, is that it is made to convert up to a 400w amped input into a preamp. This is a nice feature, but even the infinity system puts out less than 50w per channel, which any loc can handle. And the non infinity systems are about 12w. Also, it looks like you have to provide power and ground to it for it to provide the remote output, which at that point it's just easier to grab a remote from the cig lighter or fuse box and run it to the amp and be done, with 75 extra dollars in your pocket. The balance/fade issue is specific to how you do the install, not which loc you use, so we will forget about that. I was just pointing out that it is possible, and yes some people, while its a small amount, do have hearing issues and want to change the balance of their radio.
Which brings me to my question. I'm assuming that the lc2i uses a signal sense from your speaker wire inputs to switch the remote line to your amp on and off. As in when it sees a certain voltage on your inputs, it thinks that your radio is on, and turns your remote on to your amp. My experience with signal sensing equipment, is that below a certain volume level, they will turn off. Some of them have actually needed the volume to be up relatively high before it would provide a remote signal to turn the amp on. I'm curious what kind of sensitivity this thing has in this respect, and if you've ever noticed it turning off your amp at lower volumes.
Which gets me to thinking. That could be one advantage of using the lc2i over another one, because of the RAP for the radio. The RAP is data controlled, so you can't tap into it at all for a remote line. Meaning, anywhere you tap for a remote line, will shut off when the key is turned off, because it will be either accessory or ignition powered. So basically, the key goes off, amp turns off because the remote just lost power, yet the radio will stay on until he opens a door because of the RAP function. Since the lc2i uses audio signal to provide the remote, it will keep the amp on all the way until the door is opened and the radio shuts off.