Before I was married, I was completely willing to drop 2k on an empeg. I was, however, still in college and therefore chronically broke. Now that I could easily afford it, and even though I would be willing to drop 2k on an up-to-date empeg (as in full screen color visuals, voice recognition, etc) , I now have a wife to contend with who does NOT share my same enthusiasm about my toys. In other words, I'd be in the market, except that as a family, we need a new bedroom set far more.