Nothing happens in pressing power...infact I've pressed it to the point
of it being tilted a bit.

I'm starting to think that there's a problem with the design with the
way the weight is distributed on the buttons. On the Degen I had there
was a gradual wearing down (and dirt or something else) that got on the
knob so when you turned it it didn't fully correspond (so it went up
sometimes when you went down and vice versa)

has anyone taken these things apart? I thought I saw some pictures of
this apart...

OK I know this sounds odd so I sort of dropped it/ hit it a few times.

Well now it kinda works...

Audio is fine and I can tune things...but the bottons on the side don't
work, I can't turn it off....

Ok I just reset it and now it won't turn on again!

I think I'm going to just take out the batteries and let it sit till
maybe 8pm tomorrow