I take it you don't own an Empeg yet. In practice, it works fine to have the in-house connections be separate from the docking sleeve. It makes the Empeg become a portable "drop-it-on-the-shelf-and-plug-it-in" solution. If you needed a docking sleeve for in the house, then you'd have to A) buy another sleeve, and B) build a box to mount the sleeve in. Someone actually did this anyway- made home-stereo component box with an Empeg sleeve in it. But that's going to WAY too much trouble. It works fine (and is very easy) to plug it in at home without the docking sleeve.

Plus, as it stands right now, there are a BUNCH of connectors coming out of the back of that sleeve. Way more than most car stereos. Too many connectors can be a problem for stereo installers. Adding more would just make things worse.

FYI, here are the only connections that are not replicated on the docking sleeve:

- 1v in-home-only stereo outputs.
- USB connector.
- AC power.

Note that the unit currently knows the difference when it's plugged in at home vs. when it's plugged into the car. There are some features it implements because of this. If you rig an in-house docking sleeve, you don't get those features.


-- Tony Fabris -- Empeg #144 --
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