I also got my invitation to order and cannot at this time afford to buy an empeg. But I will not waste $300 on a product I know I would become very unhappy with very quickly. I will wait until I can buy what I know to be the best even if it might be version III or IV by the time I can afford it. The $300 that the AIWA costs can be better put to buying an amp. Also I have an AIWA bookshelf stereo that certainly wouldn't compare to high end in-home stereo equipment and hasn't held up well over time. I would at least like to be able to listen to good music in my car someday. I believe that the empeg will always be ahead of the competition.

Laura

I live to launch.