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Laste7 · Full Member Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 147

I will love the data wheel...and to fix it on my own when it fell off. A Keyboard without any self fixed things doesn't give any live feeling when on stage Smile

Can't wait to get my Kronos, hopefully within the next three weeks...

panrixx · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:30 pm Post subject:

gurn · Full Member Joined: 15 Nov 2010 Posts: 196

I didn't want a KRONOS. I'm very happy with my M3m.

But now that there are problems -- I'll be watching for price drops.
If the KRONOS price falls a lot because of this little issue, that is
a buying opportunity.
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Laste7 · Full Member Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 147

As I heard you can easily repair it without open the Keyboard, so there is no worry to loose the warranty. Just a little bit Glue onto the mounting...finished. I think, Korg will do the same, when you send it in. As long as the qualitiy issues are just for datawheels and a "loud" noise of the keys when playing I don't care. "Problems" like this are with every Keyboard, also with the expensive ones. Capacitors blowing up or IC melting down, these are problems. Not buying a Kronos because of a piece of plastic? Sorry Smile

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

panrixx · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject:

gurn · Full Member Joined: 15 Nov 2010 Posts: 196

sparkie · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:05 am Post subject:

jemkeys25 · Full Member Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 243

to bad for you then, it's the best board at this price range ever made, i love it,

MartinHines · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:23 am Post subject:

Gargamel314 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:25 am Post subject:

i absolutely love these cannibal troll posts ... it makes me laugh when they try too hard to convince the choir not to sing at church... I doubt a simple data wheel shortcoming will really deter people from buying a kronos... just like the buttons and pads on the M3 didn't deter people from buying that, when the 01/Wfd came out, there were keybed issues, springs not staying in position and keys not springing up, etc. These are all mechanical flaws that can be fixed once and then never a problem in the future. I doubt there's been any workstation that didn't have its own design defects, it's just we hear about them all at once on this forum now when you didn't back in the day before the internet was so prevalent.

seriously, why go onto a Korg Forum and belittle Korg? i hardly think a data wheel falling off makes the rest of the instrument garbage.
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Vlad_77 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

The Kronos has blown me away. I received on Saturday but due to school and gigs I didn't get any quality time with it until today. To the person claiming the Kronos is "cheap" I would ask if you are smoking some really bad weed. This instrument is solid. The data wheel is fine for me. I spun it quickly, applied pressure to just one side and it is beautifully intact.

The sliders have a nice tight feel and the key bed for a 61 key is the best i have ever played. I will be MIDI'ing Kronos to a Fantom X8 or PC3x but, I could easily feel at home jamming with this bad girl or taking her to auditions with the existing key bed.I am ordering a Kronos 88 for home use in September - the ONLY time I have EVER used two of the same model keyboards ever.

You know, there will NEVER be a perfect instrument and those that wait for it will wait forever. But, I have finally found the missing component to my rig and it is nice to know that except for getting the 88 for home use, this will be the last workstation I will buy for MANY years.

Thank you Korg for an exquisite instrument!

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

ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:37 am Post subject:

But at present there isn't enough data to confirm that there IS a problem:
There's been a handful of issues that due to the very nature of forums get blown out of proportion.

That's not having a go, but simply pointing out the facts - hence my thread about Quality Control issues.

So far only 19 people have voted, with a potential 8 issues/11 without.

Let's put this into perspective, of ALL the Kronos sold to date, only 8 have reported an issue on THIS site.

It could be a simple manufacturing error, not a fundamental problem with the machine.

Therefore why should Korg dive in and say that there's a problem? There may not be: it might a few cases, which is ALWAYS the case......

Of course, the more people who report issues, the more compelling the case, but right now, it's too early to tell imho.

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