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Yes, I was also there and saw all the wondrous things the Repeater does (will do...) It was beautiful... oh so beautiful... The other Mark wrote: >But I would very much resent them trying to arm-wrestle the >manufacturer to lock out another retailer because they're too strong a >competitor, and that's the subliminal message I get out of this. I am in total agreement here. What the hell is that? Altos Music didn't advertise the group buy price, so I can't imagine how they could have broken any dealer agreement. Not getting repeaters because they're trying to do a group buy at a low price? That sounds like price fixing to me, and I don't know what those socialists do up there in Canada, with their floppy heads and beady eyes (this is me totally joking, as Bush came into office I think of immigrating to Canada every day after John Stewart's Daily Show), but here in the US, that is illegal, plain and simple. Alto music could give the first batch of Repeaters to an orphanage if they chose to, as long as they paid Electrix within the specified time range. So, will I wait to buy a Repeater from Alto music, or be as the Electix Salesman said, "An early adopter..." and go to Banana's, I don't know, but it does leave a bad taste in my mouth. I sure am jones'n for one though. I sure am. Also, a message to Electrix: We guitar geeks, while spenders on toys, are probably not going to be your biggest market, and I'd suggest that future demos have a guitarist and maybe a DJ. I have a feeling that DJs will ultimately become your bread and butter. Mark Sottilaro