After an endless waiting time (Registered since about 1 1/2 years now) I finally got my MK2 yesterday.

I was quite good informed what to do, how to download etc. because of this BBS. Really cool what mass on useful information all those guys (Tony, DIGNAN17, tanstaafl, ... to name just some of them) gave to the BBS-users.

After unpacking the Mk2 my eyes nearly fell out of my head. I think I've seen every photo posted here and on the empeg and geek sites. But in nature the Mk2 looks simply GREAT!!!

I installed the software on the laptop and hooked up the Mk2 via USB (I did it BEFORE installing the software - so emplode couldn't find the Mk2. So I rebootet (after removing the "unknown" Item from the System-panel). After that emplode found the Mk2 immediately. As I read later in the Readme.txt (I'm used to try first, then to read) you have to connect the Mk2 AFTER installing the software.

Then I tried how the software works. It's really easy to use and quite intuitive. I have all my mp3's on CD. So I tried to sync the Mk2 directly with the CD - Tony - you wanted to know if it works - YES!! It works! Really fine. Accidentially I touched the "Open Tray"-button on the CD-Rom during the sync. Then the laptop asked me for the CD. After I closed the tray again the syncing continued without any problem!! Really cool!

For all people out there and waiting for the Mk2 - It is really easy to use, to configure to sync. Sometimes I was a bit worried about that. But it's really well made and I can't imagine something that could go wrong at the moment.

After syncing the 1st CD i hooked it up to my home HIFI. The sound is clean as if it comes from CD. (But I havend made a comparisation between CD and Mk2 directly till now. I'll make it maybe this evening)

After that I went to my car and had a look for the pins of the ISO connector of the Mk2 and my car. Of course my car's pins were a bit different than the standard-ISO-connector. So I had to reroute the car's ISO connector to a standard-ISO-connection. To say it clearly once again:It was my car's ISO that wasn't pinned right, NOT the Mk2's!! So people out there - watch out for the ISO of YOUR car - it could be different, too! (Better have a look before blowing the Mk2!)

After connecting the sled i put in the Mk2. And it really kicked ass!!! The sound is very bright and clear (I fixed my noise problem that I had before - It was a partially broken RCA-jack on my cabling )

The ONLY thing that I'm not too glad with is the display-colour. The amber is amber - but not really fitting my car It's a bit too much going to yellow for my taste. I think the red would do it better for me. But I tried a red-transparent book-cover (you know them from school maybe ) over the display an then the colour exactly hits my needs.
Well - maybe I'll order a red display later...

In summary I can say - Big thanks to the guys@empeg for developing such a NIICCCEE thing! It's really great! And people out there - you can be sure that you can look forward to getting you Mk2! The most impressing car-hifi-unit I've seen so far. Good sound quality, ease to use and those visuals....
After getting it you can be sure it was worth waiting for it for such a long time!

Cheers,


TeeMcBee
Reg#948 - already ordered a Mk2.

Change your sig file.
Already *recieved* an Mk2

Have already done this - but too late for this post

TeeMcBee
Go my Mk2! # 080000143

Change your sig file.
Already *recieved* an Mk2

Hopefully you changed it to "Already received an Mk2"

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Run! It's the spelling police!

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Tony Fabris

oops, that's a werd that I nevver fale to spel rong and the spell cheacking feeture of wwwthreads didn't help bekause I putt the werd inn **'s.

Doesn't matter. I used different words


TeeMcBee
Go my Mk2! # 080000143

But shouldn't it be "got" and not "go"??
Or maybe I am wrong......

Laura

I live to launch.

OOoooopppss... I'll fix that at once!

TeeMcBee
Got my Mk2! # 080000143

Better now?

TeeMcBee
Got my Mk2! # 080000143

It sure is a good thing you don't work in the quality control department at empeg!

j/k

Kureg

you guys are just using this to crank up your status on the BBS!

shameful

Murray 06000047
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Hey! Thats a good idea!

I think number of posts read, rather than number of messages posted is a better measure of someones knowledge and participation in this BBS. After reading all the posts, a person would not really be a rookie anymore.

Alex Lear

I think this is true. I think you'd need to post a lot to hit the really high levels, but I dont think I should be a stranger any more because I read it every day, just dont often have things to say. (One post closer)

I used to think that way. I rarely typed anything on the board, but just kept silently reading. This weekend alone, I posted a ton of stuff. It's not that difficult to just chime in. No one around here bites... much. Though, I don't think many people would be complaining if Laura started biting them. Sorry, Laura, you just fit very well into that part. You'd be surprised how friendly everyone is (except if you say you've got "so-and-so" on your Empeg), as well as how much useful information you're storing inside you and not letting anyone share in the wealth! I was shocked when I realized just how much I had picked up on the BBS, as well as how much I already knew without the BBS. So... go ahead... speak up! There's a party goin' on here!

Speaking of which... where are you from in Ohio? I've got a couple of friends that live in northeastern Ohio in Willoughby, right by the lake. I was out there last summer to visit. Just curious if you're anywhere near there for next time. I'll have to get a Vortech in my Fiero before I come visit you, though! Or, maybe I'll just go ahead and drop a 3.8 into the thing, like everyone keeps telling me to.

George

one point for reading, three points for posting?

Nah.

I read heaps by the mail out system. only if it really interests me then do i post about it.

I think the best way is just to participate. the status upgrade is the reward for helping others.

maybe we should look at the catagories again. Any chance of expanding the catagories guys?

Murray 06000047
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I'm sure that paul would be very open to suggestions, if we came up with some good ones..
-mark

...proud to have owned one of the first Mark I units