Worst luck?

    Okay, so my Kemper I had for 4 months died on me. I mentioned that in another thread. The dealer sent me a new one (the rack model).... got it today. Took it out of the box, set it up, turned it on, and did the initial setup. It froze after I entered my name. Rebooted, and went through it again. This time it started. But no sound or input. Yes, I am plugged into the input on the right hand side. I have a "DSP Error" on. Rebooting is hit or miss. Sometimes it starts, sometimes it freezes.


    So, what could be wrong with THIS one? I love the Kemper, but I am starting to think the build is not so good?

    Maybe you should try to reinstall the firmware.


    This is how it works from Armins Sounside homepage:



    Install or reinstall the firmware

    • Switch the main knob to off
    • Download the latest KPA firmware
    • Get an empty fat32 formated USB stick
    • Copy the unziped firmware file 'kaos.bin' to the root folder of the USB stick
    • Plug the USB stick into the KPA
    • Press and hold both '<' and '>' keys
    • while still holding both keys - switch KPA to tuner
    • Something like 'booting and installing' will be displayed
    • Wait until the firmware is reinstalled



    Good luck :)

    It's not the same error. The first one worked great for 4 months, and then went dark. No power. This one has plenty of power, but no input, and "dsp error". And it likes to freeze. Completely different than last time.

    Quote from carltonec

    I love the Kemper, but I am starting to think the build is not so good?

    Well, actually, this worries me a bit, too. I would love to hear how many of the units have been sent back or sent in for repair. But I guess these statistics will remain a secret. Let's hope for the best, because sound wise the KPA is better than I would have imagined in my wildest dreams.

    Quote from joerch

    Well, actually, this worries me a bit, too. I would love to hear how many of the units have been sent back or sent in for repair. But I guess these statistics will remain a secret. Let's hope for the best, because sound wise the KPA is better than I would have imagined in my wildest dreams.

    I agree. The sound quality is amazing, and I loved the first one while it worked. To me it doesn't get any better. But to have 2 messed up units..... hopefully it was just an astronomical coincidence. :S

    Quote from carltonec

    It's not the same error. The first one worked great for 4 months, and then went dark. No power. This one has plenty of power, but no input, and "dsp error". And it likes to freeze. Completely different than last time.


    Sorry my fault. I assumed it was the same failure. I am sure its 3 times is a charm :)

    Quote from SteelGuitars

    Funnily enough after 9 months with no issues I turned my kemper on today and got no sound out of it, no midi response either. It Looked like it had booted up fine but on closer inspection on the top right hand corner it said dsp error in a blacked out box. Did the usual turn off and turn on again and all was fine.

    I wish that fixed mine. I tried that many times. A lot of the times it froze trying to boot up. It is boxed up and going back soon.