Hi Danny, that is what I meant Qoute "FIRST IMPRESSIONS" you can't judge by first impression, remember you are buying something that probably last in your hands over 3 years. You understand me better when I say that with Gem keyboards if you know how to set the Reverbs and all the other settings you can make it sound 10x greater, that is why I said don't judge by listining for a few hours. And the factory setups are not always the best !!! I myself have changed all the Styles setups on my WK4 and they sound 10x better then they where before.
So as always it always boils up to how impressed you where those couple of hours, but you will be judging something with what somebody wanted you to listen to and not the global ability of a keyboard.
Remember when you are playing live the more features you have at hand the more Pro you are and the more flexibility you have the better performer you become. So don't judge by the looks and if a button lights uo or if it is a touch screen. Jugde bye firstly the sound and second in my list is the flexibilety to set things up on a keyboard.
One example I've heard here is about the REAL PIANO. if he played it with the wrong REVERBS of course it sounded not so good because that is what is all about, and that is REVERBS if not used wright the you wont hear the ATMOST of it. One last thing I suggest is that when you go to listen to Genesys tell the SALES Person to let you hear the MIDI SONGS that comes with the keyboard and there you will listen to what Genesys can really do, because they use the REVERBS to the atmost. and I tell you judge on that on on just you playing the keyboard.

[This message has been edited by ziggy (edited 10-23-2002).]