it takes about 5 seconds to change to the next song.

This is just not true. The Neo (I can only speak for the second gen Neo Jukebox) is fast enough. it certainly doesn't take more than a fraction of a second to change to the next song. (most car cd-players are slower)

I know you guys all like your Empegs (and rightfully so), but don't go on trip of Neo bashing just for the sake of it.
We all know the Empeg is the better product (it damned well should be considering it costs twice as much for the cheapest version), but that doesn't justify spreading false information about other products.