Hi Alex . Actually I've found the street price of the Technics KN7000 to be substantially cheaper than the street price of the Tyros, especially after you outfit the Tyros with Tyros Speakers and an optional HD as well. The KN7000 includes terrific sounding built in speakers and SD memory in the core package. As far as weight goes, yes, the Tyros only weighs 27 lbs, but it's without speakers, so considering how terrific the KN7000's speakers sound, at 37 lbs (10 lbs more), this is actually lighter then the Tyros if you factor in the Tyros speakers (12 -14 lbs). As far as the USER interface goes, as much as I like the Yamaha friendly interface, I still think Technics interface has the edge. I also think the Technics KN7000 sounds (orchestral) are very impressive, especially the Steinway grand sample, which sounds better (to my taste) than even the best Yamaha Live Grand. Another big plus re the KN7000 is its superior full keyboard mode chord recognition. Yamaha's full keyboard mode chord recognition sucks. What kills it for me about the KN7000 is its crappy sounding & featureless vocalizer and wimpy sounding drum fills. In contrast, Yamaha's vocalizer & dynamic drum fills truly SHINE. Am I upgrading (from the PSR2000) to the Tyros or KN7000. I don't know yet. I've now auditioned all the contenders (KN7000, SD1, XD9) except for the Tyros now, so at this point, I'm just going to WAIT till I have the opportunity to play and hear the Tyros IN PERSON before deciding which keyboard to upgrade to (if any). - Scott