I went to my local music shop as i often do tocheck out the latest arranger keyboards. I had the opportunity of playing the PSR3000. Iinreally is of poor build quality but more than that i was not impressed with sound quality either. I heard the keyboard through its own built in speakers and the piano sounded dull and lifeless. Maybe it was just the way the EQ was set on the board or the fact that the shop is rather large . But i own a Yamaha PSR 8000. It also has built in speakers but with concrete blocks in them to give the sound more creibility. Frommy stand point my old keyboard that must be some 7 years old now from its own speakers sounded much better than the 3000 and the build quality is much better. I cant help but think that somewhere in the mad rush to buy something new we are really not getting value for money. My keyboard could be bought for about £400.00 now. The 3000 cost arond £1200. There is no way i wouldpay that kind of money for it compared to what i already have.