...wellll....
TR EX is much different then Studio in sound quality because there are sounds from (allmost) all Korg's expansion boards... but Kurzweil has old samples which are still one of the best I heard and there can be made great emulations of some older synths... I had k2661 for a few days and play two giggs with it, I just had to give it back to shop because it was USED synth which I notice few days after I purchase it. Now I'm waiting for new one to come.In the shop they give me a choise to choose some other synth so.... I don't know... maybe I'll take a new K2661 because when I compare it's sounds (accoustic & synths) with Rolands X6 sounds,Roland sounds like a toy!
I was thinking of buying PSR3000 but there is no aftertouch and keys are very toyish - sounds are great.
Ketron sounds, especially drums, mandolines, pianos, accordions are one of the best (synth multisamples) I' ve heard...
Oh,yes, 48 real poly on Kurzweil means that as manny(I think 4 or 8) sounds you put in the program, mono or stereo it will be 48 tones.There is Kurzweil's CD -ROM called Clasic synth colection which has emulations and samples of some older analog synths and some classics like D50, 01w, T3,JD990,DX7...Kurzweil ROM multisamples without effects sounds much bether then Korg does.
Matt
[This message has been edited by sLOWER (edited 06-11-2005).]