Paul, I am thinking the same as you. My player has been with David for a month due to lack of money to get it repaired. But it should be on its way home now. But during this time I have had a handful of CD's in my car, and the radio. Now I can truly say I hate the radio. It's not until you go without an empeg for a long period of time that you really see how much you NEED it. Yes the withdrawals you go through at first are bad, but not as bad as the long haul. So now I am posed with the question... Tuner or no tuner... I am running my empeg into the aux inputs of another deck now... decisions decisions... and I still need a digital out card!