J.Larry:
I too initially thought the 2000's keys felt lightweight and flimsy with a spongy feel at the bottom of the keystsroke, especially if played without any sound. It wasn't till AFTER I loaded sounds in that I changed my tune (I mean opinion); but come to think of it, I did play a wide variety of tunes when I initally demoed it, too. For some reason, the keyboard feel (though admittedly lightweight) actually seems to work with the 2000's sounds and its' slight spongy feel contributed to playing expressively. I dunno, maybe it's just me. Afterall, I've had to adapt to plenty of terrible broken down, out of tune, house pianos over the years. My treasured Steinway B Grand has a fully weighted grand action so I certainly appreciate what it offers, but for some weird reason, the 2000's keyboard feel is acceptable to me. Go figure. The PSR2000 is less than 1/2 of the price of the Technics KN6500 or 9000pro. I figure I could easily get two 2000's and always have a backup on hand . . . a thought. All of these boards are sound great, but each has unique features geared to suit different peoples tastes and requirements. Larry, I agree that the KN6500 is the Lexus' of arrangers. I'm still happy though with my Camry, it certainly gets the job done (nicely).