keybed - any purchase regret?

[Davidb]

And i will say the same about the Kronos keybeds in a similar way, of course they are better than the ones on krome but they are nothing like the quality old keybeds use to have.

This is why i just avoid buying new keyboards made today, from Korg or some other brands for that matter, i prefer to have my T3 or 01W with great keys and some great sound modules than having a krome or kronos. It's almost all made in china these days.

I fully agree with you.
I cannot express myself better in this regard.

[sullycq]

My only concern is long term reliability. That is because of the apparent problems people are having with the Kronos. The Korgs that I have owned in the past were spot on reliable.

There really are not many problems with the Kronos ... although there are several topics about keybed problems, almost all problems are solved with the free fix of the keybed and new Kronosses are fixed before shipping.

Not really true. Noisy fans, USB port problems, faulty motherboards...

I agree that in the past, the build quality was much better. Also, shouldn't playability be the the top priority in a musical instrument? Who cares how real the piano sounds are if the keyboard is so poor that you can't get any feeling out of it. Just my opinion.

[michelkeijzers]

My only concern is long term reliability. That is because of the apparent problems people are having with the Kronos. The Korgs that I have owned in the past were spot on reliable.

There really are not many problems with the Kronos ... although there are several topics about keybed problems, almost all problems are solved with the free fix of the keybed and new Kronosses are fixed before shipping.

Not really true. Noisy fans, USB port problems, faulty motherboards...

I agree that in the past, the build quality was much better. Also, shouldn't playability be the the top priority in a musical instrument? Who cares how real the piano sounds are if the keyboard is so poor that you can't get any feeling out of it. Just my opinion.

USB port problems? That's something already solved, noisy fans is indeed a problem but it depends mostly on the situation, in a studio where it is silent it might be hearable. Faulty motherboards is mostly about RAM chips not placed correctly (by users?) ... anyhow I'm not going into a 'battle'.

[lozw]

I only have a 61, and whilst I don't have any issue with the feel I think it is very noisy, with the clicking and springing of the keys being quite audible.