Customers who purchase a Fantom-X6/7/8 after Jan 1, 2005 are entitled to a free v2 upgrade kit while supplies last. Those who purchased a Fantom-X6/7/8 before Jan 1, 2005 have to pay $49.00 for the Kit.

It is still a deal even if the owners who purchased one before Jan 1, 2005 have to pay the $49.00 in my opinion. But I think Roland should have offered the Kit for free to any and all Fantom X owners. That's my personal opinion of course. Roland has their reasons for charging the fee to those who purchased before Jan 1, 2005 and I'm suspecting the main reason is the incentive for new customers to purchase an X and also to recoup some of the costs to develop the software upgrade, etc. Charging only $49.00 shouldn't upset too many previous owners and they benefit by gaining back some of the R&D dollars as a bonus.

Best regards,
Mike

PS: The XR Module gets the expansion Kit "minus" the additon of the Audio Tracks. Yet they still have to pay $49.00 also (owners who purchased before Jan 1, 2005 that is). But the other additions in the expansion Kit seem pretty appealing too if you ask me.

Best regards,
Mike