Can't say anything on the release date, but after hearing and reading some of the bad press on C300's EPX T1 I don't find this rumor to be that far fetched. Track might be working on a slight variant of the epoxy coverstock for the Machine to step away from some of the issues that have come to light with the EPX T1's...
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