Hi, I'm a guy living in Sweden and thinking of purchasing the K2500X. I have to pay $5000 for it here in Sweden and I'd like to know how much I have to pay for it elsewhere, particularly in USA. Can anyone provide me with that information? I also liked to know the diffrence between the K2500X and the K2500XS, and also a price for the K2500XS. Thanks for responding! Pedram

-- Pedram Hekmati (Pedram@home.se), August 23, 1998

Answers

Hi, Pedram. The price is very close to that here in the US also. You should contact one of Kurzweil's retailers to get an exact quote, and there are some special sales going on from time to time which might reduce the cost.

Try www.sweetwater.com, who does a large mail-order business. There is also Halls Piano in New Orleans, and they are well thought of by Kurzweil folks. But if the price is fairly close to local sources, I would think about shipping costs from the US, which I think would be high, and the chance of damage during shipping.

If you buy locally, those problems are handled by the local stores.

The major difference between the K2500X and 2500XS is the XS version has the sampling option installed. If you intend to record your own samples, you need the XS version. But creating your own samples is not trivial, and I have found it to be fairly tedious to do. If it's a trade-off between that or the option proms, buy the options. The piano is vastly better than the normal internal sounds, and if you need the orchestral instruments, the proms again are very good.

Also, check out the KDFX option. It adds a lot of new, very high quality effects to the K2500, and would be especially useful in studio situations.

Regards, --Carl

-- Carl Erhorn (cerhorn@hysoft.com), August 25, 1998.

Pedram,

I live in Korea, where Kurzweil keyboards are made, and I ship them worldwide at far below US retail price. For example, my price for a K2500X is $3500, over $1000 cheaper than retail. I also have all the options available for 40% less than retail price. Let me know if you are interested.

Brian Ratte' Middleman Out Inc.

-- Brian Ratte' (bratte@rocketmail.com), September 13, 1998.