Just a friendly conversation Tom, if something is available on e-bay cheap does not mean it is a flop item and about the website prices only synthplanet.com is selling it for $1259 + shipping synthplanet is not a US retailer (It is located in Belgium) so warranty is a problem all other music stores here in USA have them for $1999 I have not seen a lower price PA-80 is coming with a new flash card "Oriental Flash Card" if it was abandoned by Korg they wouldn't have been producing new things for it and the rumors are they are working on o.s. 3.0.1 right now PA-80 can read Triton programs and also it can import Triton samples I don’t think that Yamaha 9000 have the same architecture as Motif their flagship synth. So it can not load Motif programs, I think PA-80 was released before it was suppose to release but I think now it is a complete arranger workstation with Triton synth engine.

[This message has been edited by Arbaz (edited 12-14-2001).]