Well, needed some time to reply to this, even though I don't have much to say.

I am very sad to hear these news, I must say that the Empeg was a product that just completely matched me. It was perfect, it had even more than I expected and imagined. With its open design, I thought this would be an item that would last for years to come, and this was one of the main reasons to buy it, in spite of its high price.

All I can say is that I seriously hope for other companies to go into a similar direction, even though there is probably no hope for it, given the fact that "open design" seems to be feared by all major manufacturers like the devil fears the church.

Till