I think that will take a while – I don't know what he is currently doing but I can not really imagine that he really wants to start a new project like the ML and I am shure that there will not be a ML V7. Hehe, I built 6 MLs (to be really unfair – and I still own 3 of them) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D The ML was discontinued because of too much hassle and too many people giving matzze a hart time. The rare parts are not the problem. There are always possibilities to get them. And the really rare ones (2SK30A-o, BA662) can all be substituted (SK118, BA6110). Some people say you can hear the difference, but I'm shure you don't. Sorry for you, there will be no more MLs, but the analog-board of the xOxOx-Box is exactly the same. As far as I know Ladyada and Matzzze where in contact about the details of the schematic.