The styles and sounds and ease of use is supurb on the Genesys, but I would not say that the Yamaha or Technics is not great for some. It all depends on what you want to do and how you want to do it. You all know from my reports that the Yamaha has no sampler and the Tyros does and that the Genesys even has a vocal remover to remove vocals from a CD tune and then record your voice or instrument with the song, but.......some will like the mega vocies better in Yamaha, or the styles better in one or the other. It just really depends on your taste. Some customers walk in and say they love the Genesys sounds but don't like the looks, or they love the Yamaha's looks and sounds but maybe not the styles as much (9000 series, not Tyros), but here again, it's a matter of taste and to some extent, many keyboard players have great loyalty to their brands. I sound like a broken record here, but I have the Genesys and I love it and I've played the Tyros and I love it. It's just two different wonderful keyboards and two great choices for you.
George Kaye
Kaye's music Scene
Reseda, California