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| If you can import a Kronos 61 for €2,300 (£2K approx) what are you prepared to pay in a shop |
| €2,000 - 2,100 |
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5% |
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| €2,100 - 2,300 |
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25% |
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| €2,300 - 2,500 |
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30% |
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| €2,500 - €2,700 |
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15% |
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| €2,700 - €2,900 |
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15% |
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| €2,900 - 3,000 |
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5% |
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| more than €3,000 |
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RKfan
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Joined: 15 Feb 2011
Posts: 402
Location: Cambridge, England
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 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:30 pm Post subject: A Kronos K61 can be your's for £2,000 |
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Look at the thread started by Operaman:
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I paid with tax and shipping 2271.91 EU. I am pleased. Still wondering about the Power Supply before using it. |
He imported his from the US, paid all his taxes and bought a transformer to get 110V (although the onboard transformer should switch) for just under £2,000. - Yes I know about the warranty "issue."
Food for thought! |
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RC-IA
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 971
Location: FR
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Bought mine in the same store as operaman, all included ( taxes, vat, shipping, plus a lots of gifts) for 2225€. I answered the poll. I wpuld have put 200€ more to buy in europe or france |
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theshinenz
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Joined: 18 Sep 2009
Posts: 240
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| you DO NOT need a step down transformer. Just get a new IEC lead with the right plug on it for your country. |
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operaman
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Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| theshinenz wrote: | | you DO NOT need a step down transformer. Just get a new IEC lead with the right plug on it for your country. |
This is now confirmed but the back said 120. I was going to take no chances given the lack of a guaranteed warranty and even with the warranty the fact it would have been my error that caused the damage.
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Broadwave
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Location: Manchester UK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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I'm happy to wait, pay £2599 (plus a free pair of monitors) and get full UK warrantee.
Hopefully, I won't need it 
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RKfan
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Posts: 402
Location: Cambridge, England
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:03 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I'm happy to wait, pay £2599 (plus a free pair of monitors) and get full UK warrantee. |
I am beginning to think that for the next few months the warranty is going to be essential - from looking at other posts there are rather more teething troubles then one would expect. What with the rotary encoder, some loose slider knobs, a few software bugs and one dead kronos in the first few weeks of release it might even be worth waiting till these are fixed.
But I would rather not have the monitors (worth £250ish) and have a discount of £350 instead - I am aiming for £2,250 with UK warranty - and prepared to wait 6months.
Anyway the wife is trying to get me to move house so she can have more room - great sales technique by the way - she says I could use the 4th bedroom for your Music (she's calling it the Kronos Room - kids are joining in too). So my Kronos is going to cost c.£80,000 (before the extension) - maybe not the best price but it'll come with a studio (even Bonners aren't offering that). |
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cello
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Posts: 2152
Location: Glasgow, UK
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| RKfan wrote: | | So my Kronos is going to cost c.£80,000 (before the extension) - maybe not the best price but it'll come with a studio (even Bonners aren't offering that). |
LOL - bargain!
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Sharp
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Joined: 02 Jan 2002
Posts: 18197
Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:55 am Post subject: |
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My 2 cents.... KORG need to put a stop to this kind of thing immediately.
It should be of the highest importance to make sure that the prices are all the same around the world without tax.
Take Thomann in Germany for example. They are a massive distributor here in Europe and because they offer prices lower than stores, everything “KORG” they sell comes from KORG Germany and is shipped all over Europe.
Where this does not benefit KORG is, that's a massive amount of sales KORG UK are missing out on.
When you take tax out of the equation, the price of the KRONOS should be the same everywhere in the world.
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TSUNAMI
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Joined: 21 Jan 2002
Posts: 597
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire UK
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Sharp wrote: | My 2 cents.... KORG need to put a stop to this kind of thing immediately.
It should be of the highest importance to make sure that the prices are all the same around the world without tax.
Take Thomann in Germany for example. They are a massive distributor here in Europe and because they offer prices lower than stores, everything “KORG” they sell comes from KORG Germany and is shipped all over Europe.
Where this does not benefit KORG is, that's a massive amount of sales KORG UK are missing out on.
When you take tax out of the equation, the price of the KRONOS should be the same everywhere in the world.
Regards
Sharp. |
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robinkle
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Joined: 14 Jan 2011
Posts: 382
Location: Norway
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I compared the price between Yamaha Motif 6 and Kronos 61 between my dealer procom with Sweetwater. And the price difference between the two keyboards are the same, but overall the prices er much higher here. Could be taxes and demand. |
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Jan1
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Joined: 16 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Sharp wrote: | | It should be of the highest importance to make sure that the prices are all the same around the world without tax. |
I fully agree.
At the same time I cannot help but wonder why on earth KORG decided on creating such a big difference between the US prices vs. the European prices.
Greed?
If you look at for instance the new Roland Jupiter-80 you will find that at Thomann it costs almost €3000, while at Sweetwater it costs almost $3500.
That is a lot fairer and makes a lot more sense than what KORG is doing with the KRONOS.
Anyway, I have not pre-ordered, and I am not about to order a KRONOS just yet. |
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RKfan
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Joined: 15 Feb 2011
Posts: 402
Location: Cambridge, England
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Sharp wrote: | My 2 cents.... KORG need to put a stop to this kind of thing immediately.
It should be of the highest importance to make sure that the prices are all the same around the world without tax.
Take Thomann in Germany for example. They are a massive distributor here in Europe and because they offer prices lower than stores, everything “KORG” they sell comes from KORG Germany and is shipped all over Europe.
Where this does not benefit KORG is, that's a massive amount of sales KORG UK are missing out on.
When you take tax out of the equation, the price of the KRONOS should be the same everywhere in the world.
Regards
Sharp. |
Amen to that |
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jaimonj
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| With Euro shouldn't the price be the same across Europe? Just curious! |
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robinkle
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Location: Norway
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| jaimonj wrote: | | With Euro shouldn't the price be the same across Europe? Just curious! |
Different taxes for each country. |
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