Beakbird: I'm really sorry to hear about your PSR2000 troubles. I haven't noticed any problems similar to yours (on mine) even though I've been performing professionally on it since Nov 2001.

DonM: I somehow think your 2000 and mine may have come from the 'same' production batch, cuz mine too (since Nov 2001) has had to endure constant transporing, gig setup & breakdown, pretty instense playing though not no real Banging (no synth was designed to handle this), and still shows no evidence of problems (knock on wood). In fact, I just got home from an intense 6 hour gig of entertainng (with the PSR2000) for a big summer city block party & food festival here. My audience was continually amazed how I was able to energize the crowd (with a sea of people dancing in the street) with just the 2000 & my solo vocals (abeit with the help of the 2000's harmonizer giving the show an even BIGGER sound). I still can't get over it's price & features, how easy & quickly it is to transport & move, and most of all, the FULLY PROFESSIONAL sound it delivers. Ok, I'm first to admit that the PSR2000 isn't built as solidly as I'd like, and that the keyboard action is rather lightweight & flimsy , but this is probably the chief reason Yamaha was able to keep it under 25 lbs. Still, after years of becoming accustomed to the fully weighted keys of my acoustic Grand piano, I was (surprisingly) pretty quickly able to adapt to the 2000's lightweight feel. Call the PSR2000 a toy or whatever, but, after 9 months of gigging exclusively with it, it continues to 'deliver the goods' for me. Am I just lucky, and will my luck run out soon? I don't know, but I sure have gotten back many many times MORE than what I paid for the PSR2000.

Scott