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Jeff Gibbs · Junior Member Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 59

Just went down and spend an hour with keyboard player Al from Marshall Music going over the Kronos 61 so far no hardware problems, the data wheel feels solid, we were both impressed with the keys and the very pristine sound. As a longtime Oasys (and before that a Karma) owner the sound of the Kronos seems very much superior. I have it home now will check back if I experience any problems.

Jeff Gibbs · Junior Member Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 59

After a few hours here is something, don't know if it's a "glitch" but I find that its not so easy to hit the right button on the screen and/or it seems to take a second or two or three for the screen I am trying to get to open up. Similarly the Kronos seems to lag or I am hitting the button wrong on the screen I try to slide the scroll over to get to more for pianos, or synth bass, or more karma choices. It almost like it takes a second to load what I am trying to see. The sound quality is amazing, seems better than the Oasys somehow. Perhaps its only the new samples/engines.

ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:56 pm Post subject:

Buh-doing!!!
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ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject:

UPDATE FROM RichF

"Hi everyone,

We understand that a small number of our first Kronos customers have a value dial that can be removed too easily. We are acquiring a supply of newly-designed replacement dials, which will be available for free from your local Korg distributor. If your Kronos has a loose value dial, please do NOT use glue or any other kind of adhesive to attempt to secure it, as this can void your warranty. Please also note that this problem has been fixed for current and future Kronos production.

To find and contact your local Korg distributor, please use this link:
http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/

Thanks,
-Rich
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Korg USA,Inc."

Cool

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keywhiz61 · Full Member Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 103

Only 23 Kronos owners here so far?

nowtime · Full Member Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 216

My fan is unacceptably loud, but my box came beatup and wet, so I presume and hope it is damaged. So I did not vote, since I do not know if it is a QC issue or not.

MartinHines · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:11 am Post subject:

nowtime · Full Member Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 216

Actually Sweetwater is replacing my Kronos on the next shipment 6/29 because of FedEx's mistreatment of my package.

MidnightPackage · Full Member Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 171

Ah that is great news nowtime ... I cannot imagine how bummed out you must have been to get a damaged package. If your fan is super loud, I assure you that it's damaged, because mine is whisper quiet, and I am very sensitive to such things. Glad to hear it will be replaced so soon. Smile

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ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject:

Good news indeed - kudos to the shop.
They could quite easily have passed the buck to the courier and got them to sort it out with insurance claims etc (yes, yes I know - cynical old git!)

Glad it's sorted though Smile

Dan
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ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject:

Interesting to see that it's running at about 30% of users have had QC issues.....
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dangerousdave · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:13 pm Post subject:

jg:: · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:55 am Post subject:

We do NOT know that 30% of users have QC issues. We only know that about 30% of respondents to this thread in this forum say they have issues. That's very different.

This forum, or any forum, can never pretend to represent all users of the prioduct.

It's well-known that many people will only talk about their product or visit a forum if they experience a problem, or have questions. The overwhelming majority of current Kronos owners are probably sitting at home getting to know their keyboard and have no issues at all. Many of these owners have possibly never heard of korgforums.com.

jg::

BasariStudios · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:31 am Post subject:

Of course, 5 not satisfied out of 7 total...lollllzzz...of course there is a factor
that there might be fakes on both sides.
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