Members GigMan Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 The Korg Triton Extreme has come down in price about 5 bills - the 76 key version is $1,899.99, whereas the 76 key counterparts in the Yammie Motif ES7 and the Roland Fantom X7 are going for $2,499.99, which is 600 clams MORE than the Triton Extreme 76. Plus - - Korg is giving away the MOSS synthesis board free - not that I'd know what to do with it... Plus - - the Triton Extreme 76 is only 200 bucks more than the 61 key version. So what's going on here (w/Korg) - are they: 1) getting ready for some new model that will supercede the Triton Extreme? OR maybe... 2) the Triton Extremes were not selling as well as the Yammie Motif ES or Roland Fantom X models? Inquiring minds want to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 New product to be released Spring 2007. You didn't hear it from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted August 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by pighood New product to be released Spring 2007. You didn't hear it from me. Hmm... interesting. But that's a pretty darn long way away... usually the big price drops don't hit until AFTER the new unit's on the market a month or two and THEN they're trying to blow out the old one, like when the Yammie S90ES came out and all of a sudden the "classic" S90's took a $500 nose dive... That's not the case here, if you're saying the new product is out in Spring of 07, that still leaves the Extreme on the market for months and months beforehand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Like a stale bottle of blue milk. I suspect the new product will KILL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted August 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by pighood Like a stale bottle of blue milk. I suspect the new product will KILL. Maybe, but I don't know if I can wait that long (Spring 2007) to replace my Triton Le! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nikolai Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 I saw a used 61-key Triton Extreme at Sam Ash the other day for $850. I was wondering what the hell was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Triton will finally be retired. Helluva run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted August 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by Nikolai I saw a used 61-key Triton Extreme at Sam Ash the other day for $850. I was wondering what the hell was going on. Where do you live & which Sam Smash was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Your Pigness, since when did you become an "insider?" What do you know? From whence? How much will it cost? Will it be loaded down with craptastic features like sequencers, audio recorders, and arcane samplers or will it break the mold and be a performer's dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 My snout is sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sizzlemeister Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 LIAR! You're making it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Let's put it this way...all OASYS threads will seem so silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GregCh Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by GigMan The Korg Triton Extreme has come down in price about 5 bills - the 76 key version is $1,899.99, So what's going on here (w/Korg) - are they:1) getting ready for some new model that will supercede the Triton Extreme?Nope2) the Triton Extremes were not selling as well as the Yammie Motif ES or Roland Fantom X models? to promote sales based on price and beat the competition nothing more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrT-Man Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 *($&@(* I need a new synth, but I'm really tempted to wait till next NAMM... given that I don't exactly go buy synths every day, I don't want to buy something now & find out about something way better coming out in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinHines Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 I wouldn't necessarily correlate the recent Triton Extreme price decrease with the introduction of a new keyboard. Korg has a history of reducing the price of a product over time to help generate additional sales. Korg is simply trying to entice those people who haven't purchased at a higher price. Korg set these new prices about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Maybe, Korg is trying to match up better to the Fusion's value. A lot of posts on here keep asking, "Which one should I get?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinHines Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by MrT-Man I need a new synth, but I'm really tempted to wait till next NAMM... given that I don't exactly go buy synths every day, I don't want to buy something now & find out about something way better coming out in the not too distant future. Manufacturers seem to just announce new keyboard products at Winter NAMM, with actual availability months later. Can you wait until April-May 2007? Also, new products have new product pricing. Any new keyboard from Yamaha, Roland, or Korg will be more expensive than current prices for Motif ES, Fantom X, and Triton Extreme respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by pighood New product to be released Spring 2007. You didn't hear it from me. Yeah it's gonna be called the Triton Maximum. Or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flat earth Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by elsongs Yeah it's gonna be called the Triton Maximum. Or something like that I thought i read somewhere that the 'Triton Extreme' was the last Korg keyboard to use the Triton name? Could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GregCh Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 yup, you heard correctly The Extreme is the end of the line for the full blown Triton workstation series Yes, the LE is out there but it has only 48 Mbyte PCM ROM. And no MOSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Originally posted by pighood My snout is sealed. Talk piggy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keyman-sam Posted August 13, 2006 Members Share Posted August 13, 2006 I believe Martin Hines could have some "insider" info, more than any of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pighood Posted August 14, 2006 Members Share Posted August 14, 2006 Originally posted by flat earth I thought i read somewhere that the 'Triton Extreme' was the last Korg keyboard to use the Triton name?Could be wrong though. Extreme is the END of the Triton line. I shall say no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tusks Posted August 14, 2006 Members Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm no insider but the VA component of Oasys has already made it to market in the Radias. Wouldn't it be time for the other components to float downward into the middle of the market? If the rompler part did, it would make sense that it would appear in workstation format. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khazul Posted August 14, 2006 Members Share Posted August 14, 2006 Maybe someone finally realised that tritons aint worth shit! *now takes cover...* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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