The physical weight of a keyboard has absolutely nothing to do with it's quality of sound or construction. A good example of this can be readily seen when tape recorders first came on the market, many of which weighed nearly 100 pounds and sported huge reels holding inch-wide audio tape. Even at high speeds the recordings were noisy and required lots of editing and filtration to insure a good quality end product.

Today, tape recorders are essentially a thing of the past. They've been replaced by lightweight digital recorders that provide outstanding recording quality that is noise free. Some weigh less than 10 pounds and include an excellent, multi-channel mixer that's part of the package.

The same is now true with keyboards. I've read posts where individuals touted their keyboards as the best because the housing was made of heavy-guage steel. "Yep, I can drop this off a 10 store building, run over it with a truck and it will still play." You must be kidding! Why in the hell would anyone in their right mind want a keyboard that weighs 50 to 60 pounds? It will not play or sound any better than one that weighs 30 pounds, and if you play for a living, and lug the equipment around 7 days a week, you'll be damned glad your keyboard, amp, mixer, etc.. is made of lightweight material that's easy to transport.

If your keyboard never leaves the house, weight is of no consequence. If you hope to perform for a living, buy something that is lightweight, sounds great and has a user friendly operating system. Keyboards were never made to be dropped, banged around, slammed into walls, run over by a truck or pounded upon with your fist--they were meant to be played.

Cheers,

Gary

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