Korg Kronos vs Yamaha Motif XF

Korg Kronos vs Yamaha Motif XF

I see many searches about a review betweet the Kronos and the Motif.
Korg and Yamaha are competitors to eachother like Apple vs Microsoft. One moment Yamaha is ahead of their competition the other moment Korg is.

Well, let’s put a few facts and specs next to eachother

Feature	Motif	Kronos
Tone Generator	AWM2, with Expanded Articulation	Synthesis Types: 9 SGX-1 Premium Piano (Acoustic Piano) EP-1 MDS Electric Piano (Electric Piano) HD-1 High Definition Synthesizer (PCM Virtual Memory Technology) AL-1 Analog Synthesizer (Analog Modeling) CX-3 Tonewheel Organ (Tonewheel Organ Modeling) STR-1 Plucked String (Physical Modeling) MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer (VPM Synthesis) MS-20EX (CMT Analog Modeling) PolysixEX (CMT Analog Modeling)
Polyphony	128	SGX-1: 100 voices*3 EP-1: 104 voices HD-1: 140 voices AL-1: 80 voices CX-3: 200 voices STR-1: 40 voices MOD-7: 52 voices MS-20EX: 40 voices PolysixEX: 180 voices
Wave rom	741 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 3,977 waveforms	SGX-1 Premium piano: more than 4 GB in samples from SSD. 8 layers, choice of opening angle of the tail of the piano 314 MB (ROM 1,505 multisamples, 1388 drum samples)
Outputs	OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack) ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L, R (standard phone jack) A/D INPUT L, R (standard phone jack) DIGITAL OUT PHONES (standard stereo phone jack) FOOT CONTROLLER 1, 2 FOOT SWITCH x 2 (SUSTAIN, ASSIGNABLE) MIDI IN/OUT/THRU USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE) AC IN ETHERNET (100BASE-TX) IEEE1394 (available when the FW16E has been installed)	L/MONO, R: 1/4” Balanced; 170 ohms Stereo; 85 ohms Mono (L/MONO Only) Individual 1-4: 1/4” Balanced; 170 ohms Stereo; 85 ohms Mono Headphones S/P DIF USB-B: Audio Inputs 1 and 2 S/P DIF: Optical, 24-bit USB-B: 24-bit, 48 kHz, 2 channels Damper pedal (half damper supported), assignable switch, assignable pedal MIDI: In, Out, Thru USB: USB A (TYPE A) x 2 (external USB devices) USB B 2 USB high-speed ports (supports 480Mbps)

So as you can see, this new Kronos workstation is a game changer. With its new Solid State drive, a massive 4GB piano, a nice big touchscreen (Yamaha XF no touchscreen, come on 😉 ) and of course as everyone by now knows: the 9 synth engines for a price that is around 450 dollars/euros higher than the XF.