i am a new poster here, long time reader, and i am thinking of finally taking the plunge to get the empeg, but one thing seriously bothers me..

The acquisition by s3. First i am not a really big fan of s3.

Second, obviously production will be stepped up, which i am thinking is going to drop prices pretty drastically..

Third, i would think that they would change the look and features since the product will have a new logo/name?/corp identity behind it.

I guess i am wondering, if i buy this thing now, is it going to be replaced by a mark III in say 6 months.. what are the plans for product development, and how long has the mk II player ben out? How long was the mk I player out before the mk II was released..

just a LOT of money to spend on something that will be an outdated product in 6 months....

am i worrying over nothing>?