Well... I broke down and ordered a 12gig Blue Mk. II today! I havn't recieved any confirmation email or anything, but I assume the order went through.... I still have tons of questions for you guys though! But maybe I will save those for another thread or two so that others can benefit from your advice.

I am excited! I have had my eye on the empeg from before Mk. I's were shipping, so I don't think this is exactly an impulse purchase.

Now I need to do a search on the BBS because I think I might want to re-rip my mp3's at 128 VBR instead of the 160 CBR I have been using...