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New Shipping Delay for Korg Kronos to US?
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Devnor
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

McHale wrote:
sparkie wrote:
McHale, What is the M50 debacle?


Many (but not all) M50-61's have bad caps in them causing the boards to eventually lock up. If some defective caps can render a synth useless, possible blackmarket chips can really wreak havoc on the Kronos.


I don't see the point in spreading rumors of "possible blackmarket chips" in Kronos.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just wondering:

How is it possible that supply constraints (failed chip producer) are having mass impact,

If kronos is on sale in Japan from 15 days and some forumers are already playing it?

Is korg selling PROTOTYPES in Japan?

I mean: if a product is mass produced, it comes out in bulk deliveries. Either they produce 3000 out of 10000 planned for th first years, or they don't deliver any.

They don't sell 12 then stop.

So, the idea of Japan having it 15 days ago in Japan, while USA waits 5 months, seems odd.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Proabably Hype to heighten the anticipation!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Devnor wrote:
McHale wrote:
sparkie wrote:
McHale, What is the M50 debacle?


Many (but not all) M50-61's have bad caps in them causing the boards to eventually lock up. If some defective caps can render a synth useless, possible blackmarket chips can really wreak havoc on the Kronos.


I don't see the point in spreading rumors of "possible blackmarket chips" in Kronos.

+1

Also:

Sweetwater
K61: "June 2011"
K73: "late Summer 2011"
K88: "late Summer 2011"

MF
K61: "6/20/11"
K73: "7/4/11"
K88: "7/4/11"

AMS
K61: "6/3/2011"
K73: "6/11/2011"
K88: n/a

GC
K61: "6/13/2011"
K73: "6/27/2011"
K88: "6/27/2011"
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

EnjoyRC wrote:
apex wrote:
StephenJude wrote:
My Rep at Sweetwater confirms that the delays are across the board, for all flavors. He even thinks the September first date is more generic than accurate. What puzzles him is all the trouble he is having getting enough information from Korg to even answer his clients' specific questions. Perhaps--to take the long view--the delay will lead to a Kronos already enhanced upon release?


yeah I was kinda told the same thing... about September being generic.... heard it could be as late as next June. reputable source too...

June 2012? Will Earth still be here?


I am checking with my source on my K88 pre-order. He still says late June.

I have repeated the various Internet reports on delays to him. He is going to check with his Korg source and update me.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't comment on expected shipping dates in the USA, but all three models are already for sale in Japan.

- Dan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

danatkorg wrote:
I can't comment on expected shipping dates in the USA, but all three models are already for sale in Japan.

- Dan


...where's the like button on this post....

I'm expecting my credit card to be charged any day. Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

FWIW nobody has called me from Sweetwater about my preorder. My order was in within 15 minutes of Kronos announcement. In the months since I have made no changes to that pre-order.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's understandable. I work for a Japanese company. Some of our suppliers are no longer there. The tsunami washed the factory plant, blueprints, and computers away. Not to mention some of the employees are no longer living.
At least we have our health.

I will just get a new pair of monitors until September. Im thinking Focal CMS 65.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I'm glad for them and hope these use this time to continue polishing the kronos. Maybe add those extra 2GB of ram would be nice and make sure no knobs are falling off of it. I'd sure rather they got it right then release something faulty that had to be shipped back to Japan for God's sake. Use the Japanese as guinea pigs please, they won't have to pay $200 to have it shipped back.

I do like my Korg ESX and find it hard to believe there would be issues with the hardware from a company that made such a well built product for $400. Their $4000 product should be pure titanium.

Having said that I have cancelled my order and am going to await user reviews once the product hits US shores to make sure their aren't some big issues causing all of this. This product is kinda a big deal, it's the first synth of it's kind in existence I think and it can't be that easy to pull off such an "all-powerful" instrument.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only issue i have is keeping myself entertained until then. The kraft music demo is getting old.... Razz
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was told by email yesterday that the shipment date has changed to September for my 88 and that was from Sweetwater and what is funny is that the day before I was still on schedule for late June. They must have been notified that there is a huge delay on all of them but the 88's seem to be last in line.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

McHale wrote:
*JUST* got a call from my Sweetwater rep. He said the date they were just given from Korg was...


SEPTEMBER


I'll leave my pre-order in, but not sure I'll care about it much by the time it comes out.


When something has been delayed/pushed back once, and then twice.
Tell me, just how much faith you can have in September. I think that's just the latest window of time.
At this point, I don't believe they can put a finger on a date. When it gets here, then it's here.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well i just went and ordered a motif as was of the uncertainty and has the money sitting there for preorder but if because the date is now undetermined i'll get one when they finally release it.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lou wrote:
When it gets here, then it's here.


+1

It's not like the Kronos is going to be less awesome the longer it takes.
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