i agree with the fact that the empeg has totally changed how i listen to music. I'm glad i got a spare because i wouldn't know what to do, or what to listen to if my empeg broke. Its like not having running water....we all enjoy running water, but lets face it, if we don't have running water, we can just go to a well and pump some right? Well, having to dig through a cd colletction to find what you want is like pumping water into a bucket to cook with. It would be nicer to have the water right there ready to go so you can use it to cook, clean and drink whenever you need it, and with out having to run outside and going to the well. .. konw what i mean?

Maybe i feel this way because i love to listen to music, and maybe those of you out there that think that its "no big deal" just feel that way because music is not part of your lifestyle the way it is for some of us. If you're the kind of person that thinks that the FM radio is fine, and if you don't make mix tapes, and cd copies, then maybe you're right, its no bid deal. But i think the empeg was not designed for people like that, and for people like me who enjoy music for more then just some sound in the background while you work, etc.