Well...you make sense.

Sweetwater are providing a moving target. First it's March, then it's April, what next? You can't set any store by what people trying to SELL you something say. They want your money, and if exaggerating arrival dates so you don't buy something currently available helps, then that's what they do.

My best bet would be no later than June, but that's just a BET, and anyone telling you anything they say is anything solid is just lying to you. Factor in the turmoil in Japan right now, and all bets are off. It will get here when it gets here.

Now you can see why I'm confused.

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I called Sam Ash again today. The Kronos 2 hour demo is on April 7.

http://samashmusic.com/events/view.asp?EventID=1332&StoreID=79

Korg representatives will be there. Sam Ash said THEY (Sam Ash) will get the first wave of Kronos machines and they will be available for sale beginning on the day of the demo (April 7).

Demo's also in other states:

http://synth.me/music-gear/korg-kronos-all-access-party-hands-event-prizes-and-free-gift-pre-order

At 09:25 (EST) today, received a call from Sweetwater.com, notifying me that the PA3x will be available at their place next week. I signed a week ago to be notify when arrival was confirmed.
They are taking orders.

I have a good friend who is the owner of Prodigy Music in Toledo, Ohio and a Korg Rep. was at his store on Weds. and told him that the Kronos would be in stores in June. He is a good reliable source and I think June will be it. I'm getting the first 73 key that comes in , He didn't say anything about the PA3x but I'll ask him the next time I talk to him, Later today or tomorrow.

Just got off the phone with Korg, the PA3x and the Kronos have not landed in the US, Korg is not sure yet of when they will have a shippable order. I've had PA3x-61, PA3x-76, Kronos61 and Kronos73 on order since NAMM. So if the Big Box stores have some magic 8-ball or some magic connection with Korg that's great. But I just talked to them and it was a different story, hopefully they are not trying to get people to get excited and place pre-orders, collect money then deliver when-ever.

If something changes I will post. But they are still shooting for late April and on

Yeah, because we know how rare that tactic is...

In their defense, Sweetwater doesn't charge your card until they ship the product.
DonM

Sweetwater tells me the PA3X 76 is coming in on first full week of April. I have one reserved to go and play.
We'll see!

They tell you whether they are backordered on it already?