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rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224

How much is Sam Ash giving back on the Kronos X? Thinking of trading mine in for a Kronos 2 but I have to have the right money for it. I pad a good $3500 for it and I go to Sam Ash I will walk out on them if they ask anything low like they normally do. They won't get me two times.

lonelagranger · Senior Member Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 291

I asked Guitar Center what they would give me for my 3 year old, mint condition, Kronos X 88. Their reply: $1,440.00. I don't think so. I paid almost $3,600.00. I think Guitar Centers profit on keyboards has shifted from new to used. They used to offer a lot more money on used gear.

Bald Eagle · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:37 am Post subject:

The Knonos X is now like last years car model that's been driven off the lot. Just not as much resale value now. Yeah, GC and Sam Ash will likely try to sell it for close to full price but that's the way it goes.

Is there some major reason for wanting to move to the K2?

danmusician · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:52 am Post subject: Re: Kronos X..

Bald Eagle · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 1:14 am Post subject: Re: Kronos X..

danmusician · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Kronos X..

rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224

Yea I guess I will stick with my Kronos X 88 key. I just thought the Kronos 2 was different as it can do more stuff and future updates will most likely stop for use on Kronos and X while the Kronos 2 users will be getting all the great stuff.

I've been crapped on once by Alesis with the Fusion and I don't want it to happen again. Alesis really crapped on us and left a lot of things wrong in their OS.

Hopefully I will see if I can mod (I know some have tried) into getting the screen to show up on an old LCD)..My eyes are going bad and the smaller screen like this does help them. I can even use a magnifier because its all touch screen..LOL

rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224

Yes I already asked for a iPad Editor app which was of course thrown under the rug. Maybe I should ask the guy who actually make the Editor app. I cannot think of his name and the website.

Anybody know the website?

Last I am waiting on my iPad Pro to get here and it would help to have the editor for iPad since you folks can use it for a MS monkey tablet... Shocked

danmusician · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 2:58 am Post subject: Re: Kronos X..

rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224

Well I found the SOLUTION to the ipad and PC or MAC thing to use with the Editor. Just install a Virtual Network Connection app from the App store then booom I can connect to both of my macs. I don't know why I didn't think of this before as I connect my MacBook Pro to my other mac...Just grab Mocha VNC Lite from the App Store.

rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224

Can anybody tell me the use of the UUID in the KSC files? I do remember reading something about it after a 2.x update but I cannot remember why because of all the medications I take. Any help would be helpful.

I am asking because in the Korg M3 I was able to find a way to use a sample pool like the S1000 formats can do. Translator Pro for some reason doesn't Sample pool and converts the patches/samples without sample pooling even though the S1000 format support this.

In the M3 I was able to edit my ksc files and basically combine all my stuff into one ksc file and then pool the samples.

Advice?

Second I tried the above VNC from iPad to my mac and it works great Dan if you want to test it out on your nice sweet 12 inch iPad Pro. Please tell me that thing is NOT laggy like the 2nd generation? I can't get mine until Dec 12 I guess because Apple forced a different release date than the regulate date or Verizon is being so slow even though their website says "Get it in two day"...

Davd C. Polich · Full Member Joined: 29 Aug 2014 Posts: 181

I don't think you can expect a music retailer to give you a generous trade-in allowance, ever. They are not in business to make you a "fair deal", they're in business to make money.

You are always better off selling your instrument on Craigslist or eBay than trying to get miney for it from a music retailer.

GregC · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 2:54 am Post subject: Re: Kronos X..

DeltaJockey · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:50 am Post subject:

Having both vintages, I agree with everyone saying there's no functional difference between the X and version 2.

Other than the wooden sides and the casing, the only other difference I've noticed, is the bootup screen. The Kronos 2 has the sgx2 engine icon, whereas the the X still has the sgx1 icon. I wonder if a bios update will ever change that? I would assume that buying the Berlin Grand, for instance, you would have the sgx2 functionality, even though the bootsceen displays the sgx1.

Actually these black Friday deals are tormenting..... do I buy the exs17 and 18 for my Kronos X 88, even though I have them in my 2-61? It would be good to have them if, for some reason I don't have the 2-61 in the future, for if I had to choose between them, I would always keep the 88 key version of anything.
Must be an insecurity, that I want a backup of everything Smile

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rpowell01 · Full Member Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 224