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Starting at $300 — repairable if you are comfortable with that sort of thing. Possibly needs a new CPU board or just the tact switches replaced, RAM and case sides.

“It is being sold 100% AS-IS since it has some issues. With a little care and repair, this might be a great working unit for you, or a great source for a lot of great, hardly used parts. I bet FORAT can fix it. The unit has seen very little use overall.

PLEASE READ as there’s a bit to take in…

This unit has been damaged in shipping. It has been shipped one too many times and and must have been treated a little rough in transit. It looks like the installed CD drive came loose from its mounting and moved around inside the casing. As a result, the jog wheel isn’t responding when you turn it. There is evidence that the CD drive came in contact with the underside of the jog wheel assembly since the drive’s casing has scratches on it. The data ribbon cable that connects the drive with the CPU also shows signs of trauma. See detail pics of the ribbon cable and the CD drive casing.
I sold it previously and the buyer had the following complaint about it’s function:

“when you load a song in wav. format it plays fine.. but as soon as you start trying to chop and screw it, there is a constant click through the whole song… also.. if you load up all the sounds there is a cracking noise in all the sounds.. even on the pads that don’t have any sounds on them. Factory reset was not working.. I’m sending it back today. You should receive it soon.”
Research on the subject points to a faulty memory RAM unit being the cause of that problem, but I can’t be sure of that.
He sent it back, and I gave him a full refund, but the unit was damaged in shipping. The CD drive was loose and the plastic sides showed signs of rubbing on the cardboard box it was in, as well as one of them being cracked and broken. I DID NOT and WOULD NOT have shipped it like that. I ALWAYS put some padding material in between the plastic and the box and pack these things VERY well. He took it to a UPS store and they did a crappy job of packing it for its return.
So.. here’s what’s wrong with it that I know of:
* Jog wheel doesn’t respond. The cursor move buttons around it work fine though.
* The above issue (possibly a faulty RAM module) still persists, most likely
* The Plastic sides show scuffs from rubbing inside the box
* The Right plastic side has taken some trauma and the screw guides are broken on the inside (I will include the pieces that broke off if you want to glue them back on). It is also cracked on the back side
* The CD Drive casing is scratched on top
I have re-mounted the CD drive, so it should be good from now on.
What’s RIGHT with it:
* It has an 80 GB internal Hard Drive and 512 MB of RAM (possibly faulty RAM Module)
* It has the 8 output expansion card which is a $300 value by itself.
* It powers up fine and navigates through all the menus.
* All the controls seem to respond as they should except for the Jog-Wheel
* The main panel and other parts (except for the end caps) remain in excellent, clean condition.
* It has the 1.71 OS version on it which is the latest that AKAI put out.
I haven’t conducted any further testing of the unit, because I have limited means of doing so and frankly I just want the thing out of here. I’m not very knowledgeable about its operation.
It is sold 100% AS-IS. I make no guarantee of its function beyond it powering up once you get it. It will be a great deal for the right buyer. The sale will be final and I will not accept returns on this item.
It will arrive with some, but not a ton of drum samples on the hard drive. It shows the HD as 99% empty.
It includes the MPC, power cord, reference manual, user guide, Akai ak.Sys. software disc and printed user guide. I will ship it with fresh materials since the original box is beat. ” Link