I actually broke down and called (from the US) the Presales/Customer Support number posted on the store.sonicblue.com (800-967-2450) who directed me to another number (877-259-5295), which I think is answered in the UK. They told me that the tuner might be available mid-August, but no likely until end of August. :-( And, other Empeg accesories wil not be posted on the US site for another few weeks. :-(((

Everyone I talked to in customer service seemed completely in the dark on this issue and equally frustrated as I was, but couldn't do anything about it. This is getting pretty bad...