No, I'm not a u**x guy so I don't fiddle with the kernel or anything. I'm just using the dumb customer image files, thats it. Basically, all I want is music out of this box.

As far as the input-level on the amp goes, that's fine, but the problem is that the MP3 files are all different in volume and the empeg doesn't normalize. OK, I agree it's up to me to get them normalized in the first place, but hey, the whole problem wouldn't appear if the thing would have reacted normal to volume adjustments. And, my first sub was blown at the time the empeg could go into 'overdrive' so it isn't that critical anymore, but under worse conditions (not me beeing in the car, very load MP3 + the volume bug alltogether) it could still kill things - I hope not to, but who knows.

Cheers, Jo