Chony, you got to be kidding, right? Have you compared it to the other 'top of the line' arranger models out there from: Korg, Roland, GEM, & Ketron? It'lighter and less bulky then the rest of the pack.

Chony, the keyboarad feel is one the primary reasons I decided to stay with the Tyros vs downgrading to a PSR3000 for it's slightly lighter weight & size & speakers. Other important differences (to me) is that that the Tyros has 3 vs 2 foot controller outputs, 3 RT live panel voices vs 2, dedicated 3 intro/3 ending buttons vs having to go into the screen, separate conveninetly located mic volume KNOB in addition to mic trim on the back of the kb. The 2000 only includes the mic trim on the back of the kb. Another thing I appreciate about the Tyros over the PSR3000 is that the physical arranger buttons themselves are larger, and more ruggedly built to withstand the rigors of gigging than the PSR3000. I can atest to the durability of the Tyos because I've had mine & played it daily for nearly 2 years without any problems. The ONLY thing I initially missed was having onboard speakers, but I got over missing that real quickly, especially considering the other MORE IMPORTANT performance benefits I get from it.

Chony, the PSR3000 is an excellent keyboard too, if you don't mind the spongy (less responsive imo) keyboard feel. When my Tyros was in the shop for the USB warranty upgrade a few weeks ago, I had to borrow a PSR2000 to play, which has the SAME keys as the PSR3000. I have to admit that it's SPONGY (less responsive) keyfeel limited my ability to produce as much 'musical expression' in my playing as I had grown acustomed to on the Tyros. In addition, others here reported that there is no difference in sound, when auditioning the Tyros & PSR3000 side by side, I definitely noticed a DIFFERENCE in the overall sound of these two keyboards. Scott Langholff had also auditioned the PSR3000 & Tyros together and observed the same thing. Perhaps it's just because we're both named Scott. Then again, the PSR3000 is considerably LESS expensive than the Tyros.

Scott