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Offline 1391406

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Monterey Blues
« on: Wed, 09 October 2013, 20:36:57 »
Just for the heck of it, I recorded a clip of my Chicony KB-5181 for anyone who's interested in how Monterey Blues sound:

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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 09 October 2013, 23:04:01 »
Wow, Souds Wild, Thight isnt it?    Sometimes I enjoy this SW    :)

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Offline 1391406

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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:04:26 »
Come again?
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:13:09 »
Quote from: 1391406 on Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:04:26
Come again?

getting his post count up.
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:14:23 »
Quote from: demik on Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:13:09
Quote from: 1391406 on Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:04:26
Come again?

getting his post count up.

Or maybe he just gets excited by the sound of switches :P
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 00:37:35 »
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 01:24:08 »
I had them and they sound and feel fantastic, just a little too light for my own tastes.  They definitely need a better built case and keyboard than the KB-5181 to do them justice though.  They just feel so smooth and crisp, but that case is just so plasticy and flimsy.
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 06:49:05 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 10 October 2013, 01:24:08
I had them and they sound and feel fantastic, just a little too light for my own tastes.  They definitely need a better built case and keyboard than the KB-5181 to do them justice though.  They just feel so smooth and crisp, but that case is just so plasticy and flimsy.

I definitely agree.
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 07:13:23 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 10 October 2013, 01:24:08
I had them and they sound and feel fantastic, just a little too light for my own tastes.  They definitely need a better built case and keyboard than the KB-5181 to do them justice though.  They just feel so smooth and crisp, but that case is just so plasticy and flimsy.

Solution- make a wood case! :))
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Re: Monterey Blues
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 12:00:32 »
Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Thu, 10 October 2013, 07:13:23
Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 10 October 2013, 01:24:08
I had them and they sound and feel fantastic, just a little too light for my own tastes.  They definitely need a better built case and keyboard than the KB-5181 to do them justice though.  They just feel so smooth and crisp, but that case is just so plasticy and flimsy.

Solution- make a wood case! :))

I would, but I sold my KB-5181 since I had need of money more than the keyboard unfortunately.  Unemployment led me to sell both my F AT and my KB-5181, it sucks.  Both are kind of unicorn boards.
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