A tuner in a product for me equates to "cheap" - a no sale. Glad one isn't in the Karma.

You can buy a portable micro-sized radio for less than a buck, with headphones, in bulk (sure, maybe a container full). But on a scale most people can handle, you can pick one up from one vendor or another at any tech-related tradeshow as a giveaway. Yeah, this is an extreme example showing how cheap a tuner can be.

I think te Pearl is small enough that you can carry two products. What CURRENT product do people use that has both a tuner and radio receiver?

Radio died in 1993 (or maybe it was 1991). The only reason I ever switch to tuner in the car is to avoid having my amps pop when I insert my empeg.

Now if people want to complain that it doesn't play video, then I'm all ears.

Bruno