I belong to another group for the
DP/4....here is a cut & paste of someone who sent his Ensoniq DP/4 to them
earlier last year, you decide:
"I recently bought a DP4+ in immaculate condition for a decent price.
I
tested it out and it was fully working no problems. I left it in my
rack for a few weeks before properly integrating into my patch bay.
Then when I turned it on LCD lit up for a second and then everything
went off. I checked the power supply and two fuses had blown. I
replaced the fuses and then it happened again.
I assumed there was a short on one of the boards that should be easy
to fix by an experienced Ensoniq technician so I sent it to the
TheSoniq in california.
I didn't hear anything from the guy for a month until I started to
inquire. Then he told me that the power supply had failed and so had
the analog board so it would cost $265 to replace (not repair). I had
assumed from initial correspondences that he had a flat $70 repair
charge but that the components would not be too much (especially the
cost of replacing components vs. replacing whole boards).
Then he e-mailed me to say the digital board had a short too and also
needs replacing.
So a piece of pro audio gear like the DP4+ had all of it's boards
spontaneously short out??? This is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
Now I am in the position where the total repair costs are going to be
more than the unit is worth if it was working to begin with (i.e. I
may as well just buy a new used one).
Has anyone else had simmilar experiences? Anyone else used the guy at
TheSoniq for repairs?"
tested it out and it was fully working no problems. I left it in my
rack for a few weeks before properly integrating into my patch bay.
Then when I turned it on LCD lit up for a second and then everything
went off. I checked the power supply and two fuses had blown. I
replaced the fuses and then it happened again.
I assumed there was a short on one of the boards that should be easy
to fix by an experienced Ensoniq technician so I sent it to the
TheSoniq in california.
I didn't hear anything from the guy for a month until I started to
inquire. Then he told me that the power supply had failed and so had
the analog board so it would cost $265 to replace (not repair). I had
assumed from initial correspondences that he had a flat $70 repair
charge but that the components would not be too much (especially the
cost of replacing components vs. replacing whole boards).
Then he e-mailed me to say the digital board had a short too and also
needs replacing.
So a piece of pro audio gear like the DP4+ had all of it's boards
spontaneously short out??? This is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
Now I am in the position where the total repair costs are going to be
more than the unit is worth if it was working to begin with (i.e. I
may as well just buy a new used one).
Has anyone else had simmilar experiences? Anyone else used the guy at
TheSoniq for repairs?"
----- Original Message -----From: eightiescrisisSent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:10 PMSubject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: VFX repairs? what about thesoniq--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob S." ...> wrote:
>
> ....several against, particularly for DP/4 (an Ensoniq effect unit) repairs....maybe they are
fine for VFX repairs....
>
> Bob
> El Segundo, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Joe McMahon >
> >Sent: Jan 12, 2009 11:40 AM
> >To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] VFX repairs?
> >
> >
> >On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:22 AM, Jon Carroll wrote:
> >
> >> I live in L.A. and my VFX needs battery replacement and the keys
> >> cleaned.
> >> Anywhere local that's still in business?
> >
> >I've heard several recommendations for thesoniq.com.
> >
> > --- `Joe M.
>
what have you heard?
did he mess up your unit?