no problem, it was definitely something i would have tried on my own if i had seen it elsewhere.

tonight I went to Fry's and bought a clariion head unit with satellite radio, hd radio support, mp3/cdrw, etc., AND line in. So I'm giving up on all the converters and will try to install a 'normal' radio, using the empeg on the line in. i'll report back as to whether i have to use either the sven4 or the oem-2 to make it work.

jason