I guess one is already going to the tuner, the other is used by the existing serial port so that leaves one free. However, I really don't want to do any potentially damaging hardware hacks to the inside of the empeg.

Just saw peter's reply. Yeah, IRDA would definitely need a serial port as well, so I guess all three are already accounted for.

Which reminds me...

Whenever I slide my empeg into the sled it scrapes past the dimples/bulges, and I noticed the other day that fine metal scrapings were collecting on top of the connector. My guess is that this could wreak havoc when it actually gets anywhere inside of the player.

Has anyone ever noticed something similar, and what did you do. For now I'm wiping it off whenever I pull the player out of the sled, just to be 'safe'.