Jeez. You sound like somebody who just bought a pair of speakers at Bob's Stereo Barn and felt cheated when you found out they were on sale down the street at Ed's Audio for $10 less.

I think it is great that prices have dropped a bit so that maybe more folks will be able to take the Empeg leap. Yes, this must in part be due to lower drive prices (which will continue to make our existing Empegs "cheaper" on a $/GB basis as we upgrade drive space) but perhaps also due to the Rio company's willingness to risk slightly lower margins for the time being assuming that they'll make it up on volume as their sales and marketing picks up.

I say "risk" intentionally. When I first got on the waiting list for my unit, I did a little mental exercise of "how many units would they have to sell at X margin to make Y numbers of dollars to cover payroll (for continuing development)". I knew margins *better* be high. My biggest concern was that the company might make a great product but go out of business! Well, they're still here, and they're even the types of folks who will tell you what their margin is.

So, don't feel raped. Feel lucky.

Jim