Reply to Alternative to DIY upgrade?

Hi everybody,

I bought a new VCI-100 from eBay and it seems like I have firmware v1.1 installed. I'm aware of the fact that Ean's upgrade kit will let me switch between 1.3 and 1.2 but since I only need 1.2 with TPro, I don't see much use in buying it.

I contacted Vestax with my problem, but they didn't reply yet. Maybe someone around here can help me with my questions:

• Is it possible to mail the unit in for a firmware upgrade?
• How much will it cost?
• Will I have to send it to Japan? What's the turnaround time?

No hate for the upgrade kit here, but I disassembled a KORG midi controller once to fix a minor technical issue and after a few months the rotary encoders stopped working, so I'm not a really a fan of diy repairs (although this incident may also account to the microKontrol's crappy build quality).

Thanks in advance and great site btw.
Oliver