As a new guy here, I want to chime in a bit and say I totally agree with Scottyee on the Tyros2. I'm now transitioning from a 30-year career to performing original music whenever and wherever I can, and there's nobody helping me carry the stuff around. (PSR2100, two Mackie srm350s, Logitech sub, poles). I've tried all the top-end stuff, and all of it's too heavy, period, except Yammie. So far, no one has come up to me after a gig and said "Dude, the velocity sample on that snare drum didn't cut it." (whatever that means). Actually, I'm trying out drummers to see if a duo approach works, maybe even a guitar. Also, if I do some recording down the road, I'll take the T2 into the studio and start with it and add other instrument tracks as it suits me.
Anyway, what I want now is a keyboard that sounds good (I've always liked Yammie's "musical" styles) and is light weight. I actually hope the keybed isn't too "good>" I don't want to play "guitar" riffs on a Steinway. One thing. . .I'm disappointed there isn't an XLR mic input and apparently no upgrade of the vocalizer (why?). Lastly, how many "hobbyists" are gonna shell out three grand for a keyboard? DerfM