"I think the QS series was nice. Very warm sounds. The Fusion is supposed to be updated on the sounds, so a more polished QS based sound set would be great in my opinion."

Don't think your alone with that opinion.

" Alesis is really heading in the right direction here. They're releasing a complete powerhouse of a synth and workstation for an affordable price. Granted I'm a supporter of the Motif ES, but I think the Alesis is offering more for less money (again my opinion)"

Hahahah yeah the price really shocked me, first pictures I was hopeful it would be in the 3k to 4k range. Thing looks like the enterprise after all ( or the dash of a classic auto as some have pointed out ).

Nothing wrong with being a Motif supporter Only want to know...are you gonna hold off on the Motif pending some Fusion demo time? or just go with the Motif ?

Ahhh pointless story. In Jr. High had some thuglet that called himself "gansta motif ", so now whenever I see the Yamaha Motif I get a flashback :P Then the Yamaha Motif keys all meld into a fake gold grill.

Gansta Fusion...