Most peoples complaints on the I version were related to it not playing CDRs and MP3s. Now it does. PLUS its JBL, can it really be too bad? It can be had for about 370 with shipping via ebay (refurb) or harmonaudio.com (official retailer).
Surely this would be a step up from my Toshiba 6109C and Sony SA-VE 525 setup. Turn around and ebay my current setup and pay for the new one.