just a quick question :)

are there stil some mk1 -only owners remaining who will not buy a mk2 now ?

bobo


mk1 #20

I am undecided so far. I have a Mk1 and I am considering whether or not to buy a Mk2...

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Unit serial number 47 (was 330 in the queue)...

I would definatly buy one now you may never get the chance if you wait

I had a mk1 for a short time and the mk2 is worlds apart as far as feeling much more finished

32Gig MK2 In 2001 VW Golf TDI

I am undecided too...

currently its a big money problem - but If I wait a few months, its too late :(

bobo

I too am undecided. I'd love to have one but can't really
justify the money currently what with moving and a baby
on the way.

Especially considering VR is still hanging in the balance.

Regards

Paul

Paul, Hit Rob up for a discount for services rendered running the BBS . If he doesn't front he should at least send you a fleece for indirectly helping sell so many empegs. The BBS has been Great!

(list 6284, Mk1 S/N 00299 4GB blue [for sale]. Mk2 S/N 080000094 26GB blue)

Gome on, guys! Jump from that fence! Consider buying a MkII an investment. I think that in several months there will be quite a lively, er, secondary market in our favourite gadgets.

Dragi "Bonzi" Raos
Zagreb, Croatia
Q#5196, MkII#80000376, 18GB green

Im off to uni in a week and cant take my car, so im not upgrading. Besides, i cant afford it, need money for beer.. :)

I would, BUT, the Mk2 unit does NOT allow for a 4V input. This would complicate me sending my factory deck and 6-disc changer into the AUX input for the Mk2. Other than that, I would.

-Jason #00018

You can send the 4v inputs into the Mk2 just fine. Haven't you tried it? Check the FAQ on this subject.

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Tony Fabris

Even if there was a problem, you can easily buy in-line level adjustment transformers. I know Caliber and Pioneer do these; the Caliber one is manually adjustable. Cost was about 14 quid for two channels.

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Yes, I have read that FAQ, and you state the Empeg into another device. I am talking about the reverse. And regardless, if you have ever tried to plug an empeg into a device that accepts 1v inputs, and a device that pushes more than 1v or 4v into an empeg, the sound is VERY distorted. The only way to compensate and get the sound better is to turn the volume of the source unit waaaaaay down and then turn the volume of the output unit way up. Have you ever tried to do this? because you are very much wrong about the "only side effect" being an increased volume.

Currently, I put the factory BMW head unit, into my Mk.1 (with the jumper set for 4v) and I have to turn the EMPEG volume up higher than normal to compensate for a lower volume on the head unit. Otherwise all the speakers crackle and the sound is very distorted. So my thinking is that if I had the Mk2 (which only accepts 1v) my problem is about 4 times as big!

Same problem. I would really love to buy MKII but can't afford it right now. I even have the money on the moment but it's reserved for buying a piece of land for building a house. So guess i have to live with my MKI as long as any other aftermarket stereo comes close in the future (what is unlikely to happen, the thing like pioneer unit will not do) :(

Veiko
veiko@lc.ee

MK1 #317 - 20GB green

You can try it if you want - mk1's have a link internally which sets 1v/4v line-in voltage (labelled 1v/4v on the PCB I think). When set to 1v it's the same as the mk2's line input.

Hugo

Hugo, you helped me with that a loooong time ago. I have already set the input to 4V. This discussion was about making the switch to the Mark2 unit. I know that the Mk2 unit ONLY accepts 1V input, and if I know that there is already a problem with my Mk1 unit with 4V, I wouldn't even test the Mk2 unit with 1V inputs.

Does the Mk2 unit handle inputs any different than the Mk1? I wouldn't want to hurt the Mk2 unit with pushing too much power to it.

-Jason