I never saw any advertising for it either - the only reason I even found it was 'cos way back I had been trying to persuade Kenwood/Sony et al to implement mp3 on CD capability so I could at least divide the number of CD's in the car by 10 or so.

When they said there were too many potential legal issues with mp3's I thought I'd go for a self build mp3 box but on the off chance decided to search the web to see if anyone else had...got straight on the waiting list and bought number 128 after deciding the mkII sounded more useful than the mk1.

Everyone I have shown it to wants one - techies and non-techies, audiophiles and folk like myself. They have just never heard of empeg. So I have a feeling it was maybe the targeting which went awry. I have no idea what would have been a better route, given budget constraints.

These friends of mine are all upset they can't have one - unless they spot a second hand one up for sale somewhere.