U-Dave

Pretty appropriate comments on the Barbetta stuff - I've had dealers tell me that the quality is all over the board with those - and the best ones sound fine - but - mine don't and when my 8$ headphones make my FP3 sound like a wonderful instrument you got to wonder why. I am leaning to Mackie and DanO has by far the best price on them I've heard - about 625 apiece. I'd also considered their powered monitors for even better fidelity and lighter - but they could get marred up alot easier. Some folks talk the Yamaha MSP10's, and some like the KRK stuff - but I am 1400 miles from the nearest guitar center!! and Alaska is always out of the loop for getting to listen to new stuff. I do think I need a pair to do justice to whatever high end arranger i end up with after NAMM - single speaker sound is just not a good option for me. As to arranger choice - I await the GEM Genysys release this month (hopefully at NAMM) and will go with them if the sounds are improved and they keep relatively the same functional layout - if not I am tossed between the KN6500 and the SD1 - even though ironically enough I think the web demos for those are weaker than the psr2000 or Roland EM55. It is nice to have choices and! enough money saved up.

regards
MH