I know my Empeg will not last forever and Pioneer, SOny, Alpine and Kenwood already have a "Empeg Like" device

To my knowledge, the Empeg is the only pull out unit with RCA outs, correct? Even the "mk3" won't be a pull out, if I remember that thread right. To me this is the best feature of the Empeg, and the reason I no longer carry CDs. I have all my music everywhere I go. As for color screens etc, I personally could care less if it isn't a pull out unit.

It does seem my needs are different from yours, however.