I've been patiently waiting for the new Korg products (PA3x Pro...Kronos) to appear on the market. I've been in touch with Korg, music stores, numerous web sites, and checking the talk here on the SynthZone since the NAMM unveiling. I'm not buying anything until I see these keyboards. Does anyone know for sure when they'll be in the stores? I really don't want to go through the "Audya situation" (announce it today, but wait a year before you actually put it out there).

Mark

Hello Mark,

The PA-3X will be properly presented at Frankfurt, early April.
After which there will be a fair amount of proper demos I would guess. The first ones to arrive in the shops at least here in Europe are expected in June. I think it safe to assume they will be more widely available by August/ September.
The chances of it going the same way as the Audya are about zilch imho.

regards,
John Smies

June?...That probably means by years end in real terms....

BTW which way did the Audya go? I'm confused?...

America wont see them before August.

You were the first to be on the moon, you can't win them all mate !!!

regards,
John

Sweetwater (USA) in their site says that they expect the first shipment of PA3x on 03/27 and they are taking orders counting to have the arranger available that date.

Wind up alert! Wind up alert!

FWIW, the 61 key version Pa3x will also arrive very soon at the Sweetwater.com warehouse according to their staff. Here is the blurb from the website..

"It's Arriving Soon! We've confirmed this item will ship soon from Korg and should arrive in our warehouse the week of 4/10. Go ahead, place your order now. We will ship it immediately, the very same day we receive it from Korg."

Korg PA3X 61 key

All the best,
Mike

Third/fourth week of June to the distributors, in Oz PA series and the Kronos.

I telephoned Sam Ash in Manhattan this morning. They advised me the new Korg keyboards won't be available for "months." Also, they have enough orders for the Kronos (from previous Oasys owners), so that the "first wave" of them to come in will be sold immediately.

BUT....at least Korg is going to demo their keyboards at Sam Ash around April 7. That's one I'm not going to miss. Maybe I'll even get a reliable answer to "when they're coming to the stores."

Mark