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[SeedyLee]

Looks like the Korg Krome Ex 61 is back in stock at Thomann!

https://www.thomann.de/intl/korg_krome_ex_61.htm

When I looked at buying one a few months ago, my local distributor advised (via the retailer) that the Krome was in fact not discontinued, as widely hypothesised. Instead, production was impacted by a parts shortage. I managed to get a brand new unit a month or so ago; looks like production might be restarting?
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Current Equipment:
Korg Kronos 2 88, Reface CS, Roland JV-1080, TE OP1, Moog Subsequent 37, Korg ARP Odyssey, Allen & Heath Zed 18, Adam F5, MOTU MIDI Express XT, Lexicon MX200 & MPX1, Yamaha QY700, Yamaha AW16G, Tascam DP008ex, Zoom H6, Organelle, Roland J6 & JU06A

Previous: Triton LE 61/Sampling/64MB/4GB SCSI, MS2000BR, Kronos 1 61, Monotribe, NanoKontrol, NanoKeys, Kaossilator II, Casio HT3000, Roland VP-03, Reface DX, Novation Mininova, MPC One

[Koekepan]

Well, this certainly suits me. At least service on my Krome is likely to stay live for a while.

On the other hand, it lends additional force to the idea that the Nautilus is supposed to be the new flagship, which is depressing.

[SeedyLee]

It certainly is depressing, especially when you consider that the Krome surpasses the Nautilus in a couple of areas, namely it’s better sequencer (with the exception of HDR and in track sampling), and a more comprehensive front panel on the Krome (sequencer controls, numeric keypad, bank buttons). The Krome and Nautilus even share the same LCD.
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Current Equipment:
Korg Kronos 2 88, Reface CS, Roland JV-1080, TE OP1, Moog Subsequent 37, Korg ARP Odyssey, Allen & Heath Zed 18, Adam F5, MOTU MIDI Express XT, Lexicon MX200 & MPX1, Yamaha QY700, Yamaha AW16G, Tascam DP008ex, Zoom H6, Organelle, Roland J6 & JU06A

Previous: Triton LE 61/Sampling/64MB/4GB SCSI, MS2000BR, Kronos 1 61, Monotribe, NanoKontrol, NanoKeys, Kaossilator II, Casio HT3000, Roland VP-03, Reface DX, Novation Mininova, MPC One

[bpoodoo]

I do see Krome are back in stock (61 and 73 versions) online in some U.S. stores.

I do wonder if Korg decided to scale back Krome production so it wouldn't compete with the Nautilus. I imagine the production costs would be about the same, but Nautilus would provide a higher profit margin. Pure speculation on my part!
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bpoodoo
Triton Extreme 88 w/MOSS
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