Originally Posted By groovyband.live
Originally Posted By abacus


The Genos ..... has been selling like hot cakes, (At the start they just could not make enough of them) which when you consider how poor the sales were of the T5 (Only the 76 note keyboard saved it) compared to previous generations,.....




Where do the sales figures come from?

I mean, is there a reliable source with actual numbers (please post the link) everybody can check and verify (this is the base of science since its inception)?

Or can someone say the exact opposite or any random number in between?


I do not know how well or how bad it sells, what *I* can say is that in a very BIG store I recently visited, they do not even carry the Genos (or the Montage), because it is too much money into a very slowly rotating stock.

If you want one you have to pay it in full, they place the order to Yamaha, and sometimes later you return to pick it.

And the ONLY place where Yamaha in Europe keeps some stock is in Germany, and from there they deliver the requested unit(s) directly to the store in every EU country. Not exactly a piece of hardware sold like hot cakes.....


No manufacture puts out sales numbers so as not to give things away to the competition, however those in the know can get insider information (Just like in any industry) as to what is going on. (If it is made official then you would have to sign an NDA so that it couldn’t get out)

As to selling them faster than they could make them when the Genos was first introduced, just ask any dealer, as Yamaha could not meet the demand and as soon as they were delivered they went straight out the door to the customers. (From memory I think initially there was a 3 month waiting list after the first batch) Things have now stabilised as the Genos has been out for quite some time.

Remember keep your eyes and ears open when it comes to technology as details come out unofficial than through official channels. (If you want to know what is going on get friendly with the various dealers and distributers (It takes time) and you will eventually become part of the loop)

Finally just look how many people are using them to see how popular they are in comparison to other boards. ((Your post seems to indicate that you are relatively young so you wont fully understand until you have gained more experience)

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