Assuming that most people will have their empeg installed by some car stereo shop, it's not that much of an issue (Although it sounds like lots of them will hack the plugs off anyway. =)

I'd rather get the ISO convertor for my car than to hack off part of the car's wiring to put an ISO connector on it. Convertors are cheap, replacing bits of wiring loom aren't.

I do agree that the serial convertor is a waste for most people, but as it's so important to be able to upgrade the software via serial, it's probably a wise precaution.

Jazz
(List 112, Mk2 12 gig #40. Mk1 for sale 4 gig #30, apply within)