A travesty! I personally would wait for Patrick's tuner kit to come out. Heck, I've got a tuner and barely even listen to it! I will NEVER go back to CD's again. When the Empeg's were at rock bottom prices I even bought another one just in case my 'regular' one crapped out on me.

On the battery note...I ordered an Odyssey Battery (http://www.odysseybatteries.com) as they are made by the same company (Hawker Energy) that makes batteries for the US military Hummer's and Tanks.

Wes