Kronos 61 just arrived !!

ant.dwrit@googlemail.com · Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:58 am

I hope this is not a sensitive issue with people who have pre-ordered from the likes of Bonners, Digital village etc. but I was checking the sites for availability and came across 'gear4music.com' they were showing yesterday, for 4 July delivery. I paid extra for sat. morning delivery and its just arrived on my doorstep. Time is a bit scarce today as I have friends coming round later for the Haye v klitschko flight. here is my day- unboxing this afternoon and real boxing tonight. anyway on a serious note, gear4music very impressed with them and this is where I shall be buying any future gear.
cheers, Ants.

kron · Post by **kron** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:26 am

Congrats man..!
How much did you pay in total?

ant.dwrit@googlemail.com · Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:10 pm

Cheers Kron, £2599+£13 for the Saturday delivery. Just finished the first session with it, 90 minutes just flew by. It sounds fantastic and the layout and menus are quite similar to the M3, there's just a hell of a lot more to take in. Would have been playing for hours but have to go out, also friends coming round tonight so it will have to wait till tomorrow.
I managed to sneak it in while the wife was at work, its safely in the back bedroom now with all my other stuff and she never goes in there.
So overall quite a result !!
Ants

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:18 pm

ant.dwrit@googlemail.com wrote:.....I managed to sneak it in while the wife was at work, its safely in the back bedroom now with all my other stuff and she never goes in there.
So overall quite a result !!
Ants

Nice one. Unfortunately, I would not get away with that. My wife pops her head into my room every now and again. As she talks to me I see her eyes 'scanning' to see if there is somethimg in the room she has not seen before

cello · Post by **cello** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:46 pm

panrixx wrote:My wife pops her head into my room every now and again. As she talks to me I see her eyes 'scanning' to see if there is somethimg in the room she has not seen before

I think I married your wife's sister!

franzlp · Post by **franzlp** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:49 pm

When it comes to your new Kronos you can't be worried about what the wife thinks. You need to be proud and a macho man about it.

cello · Post by **cello** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:17 pm

franzlp wrote:When it comes to your new Kronos you can't be worried about what the wife thinks. You need to be proud and a macho man about it.

LOL - that's one approach...

But here's my reality...

Me: "Honey, I'd like to get an OASYS. It's expensive but it's the best there is and our music is going to really benefit from having it in the studio"

Her: "Hmmm, how much?"

Me: "Around £4,000 - I can get it used off eBay."

Her: "What? You're kidding right - for a secondhand keyboard?"

Me: "Well your cello cost a lot more - it's 250 years old; it must be on its 50th owner by now."

Her: "But I earn a living from that"

Me: "Well we can earn more if I get the world's best keyboard. It'll help your career."

Her: "Okay then."

18 months later...

Me: "Honey, I'd like to get a Kronos"

Her: "What's that then?"

Me: "It's the best keyboard currently available"

Her: "No it isn't."

Me: "Don't you start..."

Her: "Well, you told me the OASYS was the best"

Me: "Yes, I did, you're right honey, dear - and it is, was, oh - I don't know. But this is the next generation of the OASYS"

Her: "Well, you don't need it if it's what you've already got - and how much is this?"

Me: "It does a little bit more. About £2,500"

Her: "But that's cheaper than the other one. How come if this Kronos is better?"

Me: "Look, it's complicated. I think it would be a good thing because all the fab work we've done with the OASYS will be doubled by the Kronos"

Her: "Well, sell the OASYS and get the Kronos"

Me: "Not that easy, OASYS prices have gone down because of the Kronos - anyway, it's better to have them both because then our work will be even better - and I love this OASYS! And remember your instrument cost the same as a small house"

Her: "Maybe, but I don't want two of them. Get it if you must, but I am not happy..."

Me: "Would you like a new dress or some new shoes, darling?"

...

Pips · Post by **Pips** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:08 pm

Enjoy, mine arrived last Thursday - just loving it

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:48 pm

I buy whatever I want because I'm not married. And you guys aren't making me wish I were.

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:02 pm

JimH wrote:I buy whatever I want because I'm not married. And you guys aren't making me wish I were.

There are other benefits

shap · Post by **shap** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:57 am

panrixx wrote:
JimH wrote:I buy whatever I want because I'm not married. And you guys aren't making me wish I were.
There are other benefits

Oh, definitely. It's actually much easier to cook for two. Very hard to buy fresh groceries for just one person.

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:00 am

Yes, that is right. Also, who else would answer the phone/door when you are totally occupied on the Kronos?

shap · Post by **shap** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:05 am

panrixx wrote:Also, who else would answer the phone/door when you are totally occupied on the Kronos?

Why the heck would I want to open the door or answer the phone when I know perfectly well that it isn't a KRONOS calling?:lol:

Rockitman · Post by **Rockitman** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:23 pm

I managed to hide the new kronos from my wife for a few days.
I have to admit it arrived at the worst time, when we had a few bills to pay. What surprised me was that when she found out, she wasn't mad.
She does suggest that I have a problem, an addiction to new keyboards.
I didn't try to explain that "this one is different", I just agreed that I probably am a keyboard addict. I added that I could have worse addictions...is there a 12 step program for this?

RonF · Post by **RonF** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:39 pm

Rockitman wrote:...is there a 12 step program for this?

There IS! Buy 12 new keyboards.....and the 13th one will seem less of a big deal to you!

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