Radias made in China?
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Radias made in China?
My MS2000BR was made in Japan. Is the Radias made in China? I seem to believe I saw this on the box. Sad to see even Korg succumb to producing high quality instruments in China. Any other Korgs made in Japan still?
but what does it matter?
my Radias is very sturdily built, feels very secure. I only ever get worried about the knobs which is common really for all synths.
my Radias is very sturdily built, feels very secure. I only ever get worried about the knobs which is common really for all synths.
Current Gear: Kronos 61, RADIAS-R, Volca Bass, ESX-1, microKorg, MS2000B, R3, Kaossilator Pro +, MiniKP, AX3000B, nanoKontrol, nanoPad MK II,
Other Mfgrs: Moog Sub37, Roland Boutique JX03, Novation MiniNova, Akai APC40, MOTU MIDI TimePiece 2, ART Pro VLA, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40.
Past Gear: Korg Karma, TR61, Poly800, EA-1, ER-1, ES-1, Kawai K1, Novation ReMote37SL, Boss GT-6B
Software: NI Komplete 10 Ultimate, Arturia V Collection, Ableton Live 9. Apple OSX El Capitan on 15" MacBook Pro
Other Mfgrs: Moog Sub37, Roland Boutique JX03, Novation MiniNova, Akai APC40, MOTU MIDI TimePiece 2, ART Pro VLA, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40.
Past Gear: Korg Karma, TR61, Poly800, EA-1, ER-1, ES-1, Kawai K1, Novation ReMote37SL, Boss GT-6B
Software: NI Komplete 10 Ultimate, Arturia V Collection, Ableton Live 9. Apple OSX El Capitan on 15" MacBook Pro
My bad. I guess this proves China can't make stuff!?!dr_boehm wrote:Hmmmm,
mine was for repair 2 times in the last 3 years.
The digitizer was not working correctly, the headphone output stopped working on left channel and the the pitch wheel srewed up.
Only normal usage!
On mine i read: made in china
Bye, Dirk.
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2disbetter
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Really what does it matter? Would I feel better if it came from Japan? Yes. (Mine said made in Japan, and I just ordered mine not more than 3 months ago)
I'd prefer to see Korg make a profit and continue to innovate. As long as the manufacturing of their products doesn't impact qaulity I have no problem with it.
Also posting that you've had to send your product in for repair and then telling us that it recieved normal wear I think is a little unfair. Your idea of normal wear is not universal. I know in germany (where I'm currently living) humidity and cold are problems in the summer and winter. In the summer, becuase the houses are not climate controlled humidty reaches some pretty sucky levels. This does impact electronic equipment. In the winter, it's a little hard to keep your radiator on all winter long so that tempatures don't drop too much. ALl of this though has an adverse affect on any electronic equipment.
For example in the states I never burn up a computer. In germany despite my best effort to keep air flow optimal, I've burnt up 2 mainboards, 3 graphics cards, and 2 cpus all in the span of 3 years.
So let's be a little fair here. In germany it's hard to control indoor environments sometimes, but this isn't a quality problem, and not korg's fault, just like it's not mine. It's just the way it is.
2d
I'd prefer to see Korg make a profit and continue to innovate. As long as the manufacturing of their products doesn't impact qaulity I have no problem with it.
Also posting that you've had to send your product in for repair and then telling us that it recieved normal wear I think is a little unfair. Your idea of normal wear is not universal. I know in germany (where I'm currently living) humidity and cold are problems in the summer and winter. In the summer, becuase the houses are not climate controlled humidty reaches some pretty sucky levels. This does impact electronic equipment. In the winter, it's a little hard to keep your radiator on all winter long so that tempatures don't drop too much. ALl of this though has an adverse affect on any electronic equipment.
For example in the states I never burn up a computer. In germany despite my best effort to keep air flow optimal, I've burnt up 2 mainboards, 3 graphics cards, and 2 cpus all in the span of 3 years.
So let's be a little fair here. In germany it's hard to control indoor environments sometimes, but this isn't a quality problem, and not korg's fault, just like it's not mine. It's just the way it is.
2d
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