M-Audio Defective products

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:11 am

Here's a link to the DS-30A monitors.

http://www.roland.com/products/en/DS-30A/index.html

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:19 am

I'm quite familiar with them.

They are no better than your M-Audios. They sound different, that's for sure. But are they better? No.

Maybe they'd sound more to your liking or maybe they won't. The only way to tell is to listen to them.

However, since you seem hell-bent on getting rid of your M-Audios and are making up excuses as to why they and the company as a whole suck, I doubt any words I might type here will change that.

So...go buy the Rolands, put your M-Audios on Ebay and call it a day.

I am curious to know how one speaker is more durable than another. Just what the hell are you doing to speakers to call into question their durability? Speaker juggling? Speaker tennis?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:08 pm

Cucco wrote:

...check out some of Dave Hill's Products.

Dave Hill

You WILL like these speakers!
They ARE durable speakers! Rolling Eyes

These AREN'T the droids you're looking for!

Laughing

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:39 pm

Their USB keyboords are know for failing USB.

M-Audio/Guitar Center replaced two Oxygen8s for me then I switched to the O2 no problems so far.

Cool

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:22 pm

gdoubleyou wrote:

Their USB keyboords are know for failing USB.

By whom?

If you happened to have a small issue with a manufacturer, it's difficult to proclaim that manufacturer as having a known problem! That's a little on the absurd side.

Besides, what exactly does it mean "failing USB?"

It's one thing to say "I've had a problem with brand X model Y." But to say "Because I've had a problem with brand X model Y, you will too because the whole industry knows there's a problem."

When whole product lines en masse are defective, companies go out of business and/or get sued.

Let's not be ridiculous here.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:37 pm

Units still power up but cannot communicate or be detected by the computer.

After the third one failed, I moved to the O2 model, no problems so far, but now I power down the keyboard and disconnect when not in use.

They replaced them no questions asked, nobody appeared to be surprised that they had failed, so obviously I wasn't the only one.

Plus the number of reports I've seen about their USB keyboard failures.

Cool

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:30 pm

I had a keystation 49 many moons ago. It would ask me to install the drivers every time I used it. I downloaded an updated driver from the site and never had any problem since.

At any rate, I think the fact that M-Audio was willing to replace your hardware is a good thing. What more could you ask for other than a product that works from the get go? At least they are willing to do what they must to keep you a customer.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:02 pm

Some trolls make us laugh, others make us cry.
This Troll does neither.

lcswoosh05 has hit a hell of a lot of sites recently with the same ongoing BS.

Just so you guys know...

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:05 pm

I am posting same questions on other sites to see what others say. I am trying to get everyone ideas about my questions. BTW what does troll mean since I talked to me friend and he doesn't know what it means. He said not to worry about it since it's not a bad thing.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:12 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

Actually, it is not a desirable trait.

Remember when sides were being picked for the game in your neighborhood and there was always that poor pitiful loser that nobody wanted on their team?

Bingo...

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:42 pm

As for the monitors I recently traded my BX5a with the Roland DS-30A and I really like how the DS-30A sounds. Plus they have digital inputs and also HF Trim and LF Trim in the back for room adjustments.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:55 pm

The Oxygen 8 Midi Keyboard by M-audio works perfectly, and has done so for the last 4 years. Windows XP, by default always asks to search for new drivers when the USB cord is plugged in for . Click cancel.

It is a solid keyboard, any driver issues you have may stem from the outside software . I use it with Magix Midi Studio to great effect for the Sub Woofer bass.

A problem I did encounter was with an Alesis IO26 Interface from GC. Power completely died. Chose Yamaha instead.
Over at Skips Music I was informed that they WILL NOT carry any Alesis products.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:57 pm

Those LF/HF trims are dangerous. Again, go and trade in your monitors. Nothing anyone can say here will sway you. You've already sold yourself on the idea. No amount of justification will make it the right or wrong decision. Happy shopping. I wish I had your disposable income. I would save it for something really nice.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:32 pm

lcswoosh05 wrote:

As for the monitors I recently traded my BX5a with the Roland DS-30A and I really like how the DS-30A sounds. Plus they have digital inputs and also HF Trim and LF Trim in the back for room adjustments.

So if you already traded them in, why are you here asking whether or not you should?

Troll...

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:02 pm

Generalizations about an entire company's products simply because you've had personal experience with one model is sorta useless ...dont you think> Unless its B--------ger. I dont mind that so much as they are pirates of the highest order.

Any company that quietly and efficiently replaces gear without question is to be LAUDED and COMMENDED ON HIGH for this.

I COMPLETELY sick-to-death of this continued badgering by icswooshes about these frickin half-assed to begin with monitors.

ANY AND ALL posts referring to links to these SPECS and asking these questions on ANY of these forums past this time and date will be deleted.

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