George is right. When I played with the WK3000 for 30 minutes or so at the store, the speaker is LOUD. I was impressed by the piano sounds. I think the speaker is the LOUDEST even compared to the much more pricey Yamaha PSR2000.

George also pointed out another similar keyboard but a lot cheaper, CASIO CTK671 - I think that will probably be an even better choice for a beginner's keyboard. I never tried it though. Is the speaker as loud as WK3000/3500 ?

See the thread http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/007854.html