Fran:
I totally agree with you. Like I already said way before the VA-7 was on the market: it can and will never replace the G-1000, because the G is pro and the VA-7 is homeuse made. That doenst implie you cannot use the VA-7 for Pro parties and the G for home, but the real professionel player will understand. He who doesnt understand simply is not a pro player. Or they have owned a G-1000 without really needing the G-1000 (a E96 would be enough for them).

Same thing about the PA-80 and the i30. If it would be a replacement, the wouldnt change from G to VA and from i30 to PA-80.

Some things are much easier than people tend to think ("wait untill you have played it" and "dont judge and instrument beacuse of a picture"). Well you CAN judge an instrument in certain degrees very very well. The proof of this was the VA-7 and I think the PA-80 will be the same for Korg.

Ilija