craig, i,m not critisizing,i was only saying that you would have paid a similar price for your mediastation. I am only a home player who likes things easy,very easy,and the yammies do that,i think that mediastation will be the way to go in the near future for a lot of experienced musicians,once they become more established, maybe as time goes on these will be even more easier to operate. Its these small companies (like liontracs)that keep the big manufacturers on their toes,thats competition.