Tails,
thanks for your concern
Everything is working just fine! it turns out they had to replace 2 generic parts & 1 hour of labor (came to $99). It did have to do w/ the inputs & outputs. Are you still having problems w/ your board, let me see if it was related at all to my problem. It turns out that Ensoniq tech support is a little more forgiving these days, since they merged w/ Emu. I found out if you have a major part that needs to be replaced, they do a swap out for the part & give you a discount (almost %50 off). The only gripe is it must be done through an authorized repair center.
take care