Dpoirier
Fractal Fanatic
Greetings all,
My 4-years-old Scarlett 6i6 just died. On power-up, the LEDs just blink briefly and then nothing. I measured a steady 11VDC out of the AC adapter, so I contacted Focusrite for support, and they suspect an internal power supply failure, and suggest an out-of-warranty repair.
Before investing in repairing this, I have to wonder if this kind of reliability (or lack thereof) is worth investing more money into. It met my needs - I don't record many sources at once - though I find the control software less than great.
I could go out and buy a new one (though I think the 6i6 is discontinued, and an 8i6 is about CDN$430).
Or I could ask around here if there are better, more robust, simple audio interfaces that meet the same few-inputs requirements. Less money is great.
Any suggestions? Would you repair that 6i6? Or buy something else?
Thanks
My 4-years-old Scarlett 6i6 just died. On power-up, the LEDs just blink briefly and then nothing. I measured a steady 11VDC out of the AC adapter, so I contacted Focusrite for support, and they suspect an internal power supply failure, and suggest an out-of-warranty repair.
Before investing in repairing this, I have to wonder if this kind of reliability (or lack thereof) is worth investing more money into. It met my needs - I don't record many sources at once - though I find the control software less than great.
I could go out and buy a new one (though I think the 6i6 is discontinued, and an 8i6 is about CDN$430).
Or I could ask around here if there are better, more robust, simple audio interfaces that meet the same few-inputs requirements. Less money is great.
Any suggestions? Would you repair that 6i6? Or buy something else?
Thanks
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