I rank 'em different too.. PA80, Motif, PSR2000. Don't get me wrong.. I like them ALL .. that's just the order of the amount of use each one gets. I always liked my PA80 from day one, and nothing has changed. The Motif was a love hate affair until I was able to figure everything out on it. Now it probably gets close to the amount of use that the PA80 gets. Looking past all of the features it has, for me the Motif is just a joy to play when I just wanna be a keyboard player.... The 2k is mainly a backup for live work, but it gets some use at home too. The key feel is the main reason I use it less.. but it sounds great and operates flawlessly. Zuki has it exactly right though ... Different boards for different players.. all of them have a reason to be.

If I had the room and the funds.. The VA76 would be a welcome addition to the home studio. I really liked the one I demoed last year. I don't know from the KN7000, but I liked the 5000 I played, so I'm sure the 7k would also be a welcome addition. Heck, I'd even add the MZ2000 again because of a few of the cool sounds and features it had. Hey I wouldn't turn a Tyros down either if it came my way.. We choose what suits us best, and I wound up with the 3 boards I have for a variety of reasons, but all of the mid to high end boards mentioned here could work for me in some capacity, even the MZ, which really isn't in the same league as the others. Point being for me is that I could make any of these boards "sing" if they sat in front of me and I apply myself.. What a great era to be a kb player...

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 06-23-2003).]