Naturally, a digital out would be nice (and probably increase the price, if only a bit). But chances are that Yamaha would use a low-end A/D converter, and the loss of quality from that converter would probably negate the benefit of having a digital out in the first place. Just as a side point, the line outs in my 2000 are dead quiet. Go out and get some high-quality cables (very important), and a decent A/D converter (such as M-Audio Duo, etc., many out there already), and you should have no problem getting great recordings from the Tyros. The difference in noise level would almost certainly be negligible. The lack of digital out really shouldn't be a deal-breaker. Just my two cents.

[This message has been edited by MarcK (edited 09-11-2002).]