hi Bill,

I had reservations the first time I played the psr2k also. As soon as I put my hands on the light flimsy key feel I said to myself "this is a toy" and that didnt surprise me because I said that about the 740 also of which I still think the 2k is just that with a few more extras and cosmetics thrown in. When I sang thru the vocalizer I knew right away that the quality wasn't near the two 9ks I own and play nightly,(the mic effects weren't that bad) although it is an improvement over the 740 in alot of ways, but not "Professionally" speaking in my opinion. The 2k is a decent MID level keyboard "FOR THE MONEY" but it seems people are making it out to be the "ULTIMATE" unit which it is not even close. On Yamaha units you MUST get into the editing of styles, importing of other KB syles, multipads, sound parimeters, effects, to get them to sound right. To many people depnd on the "Out of the Box" styles and sounds. They can be excellent instruments if you take the time to learn and adjust accordingly its internal workings to make it shine. Don't be affraid to experiment, and don't think you saved $1000.00 or so vs buying a Psr9000 because it is a different animal in so many ways.

sorry if I was too honest,

donny nj



[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 11-28-2001).]