Ever since I started reading this forum, everyone has made comments about the excessive weight of the 9000. Approx 50 lbs.

Well I decided to gut a 9000 and see what it would weigh if it were similarly equiped as the Tyros. I removed the speakers and cabinets,(lots of weight right there)the cabinets are quite oversized for what is in there. I hope the plan was to provide better bass response with a large empty wooden cabinet, I personally think they might have tried a different avenue. Anyway I'm digressing. I also removed the heavy amplifier and the accompaning transformer to power the darn speaker system. I removed all unecessary (my opinion as to whether it was necessary ot not)metal cabinetry housing the other required transformers and voila...! A very light PSR 9000 that you can now pack under one arm and .....OH WAIT! Did you want to be able to hear the darn thing? Well I better bring my PA, Speakers, Tripods, Snake, Amp Stand and whatever else a fellow needs for gig'n. I managed to get the 9000 down to a whopping 30 lbs. Still not a Tyros. If thats what a fellow was all concerned about, (weight that is) this is a viable alternative to spending another large chunk of change. Oh well...

Here's to experimenting. It's what keeps driving us to have the latest and greatest!

Regards,

Dennis Almond