Al: definitely play the Motif ES before buying if the piano sound is a major feature. Some people rave over the Mo ES piano so it's a very subjective thing. I'm highly critical over the upper midrange sounds which I think are thin and lack overtones, but others differ. As to the action of the Motif ES 8 - it's the best I've ever felt. I haven't heard anyone complain about the Motif ES 8 action yet.

As to the sax sounds - it's true, I've played with many sax players and I've never heard a keyboard emulation of a saxaphone that does the sax justice.