Just got a Tyros and had a EM2000 which is almost a G1000, and a SD-1.

It's really hard to determine which is better but my first reactions where

1 The SD-1's vocal harmonizer sounds much more realistic right out of the box. but the Tyros seems more programmable so maybe it can worked on to give it a more natural type sound, it kind of reminds me of the first vocalizers which sounded chip munkish

2 no XLR input for mic but that's not a really big issue. But it does have a input knob for the mic on the front of the keyboard which is a great idea, especailly for those quick adjustments

3 The piano sound is great, but so is the SD-1, and so is the Roland. They also are a bit diffierent, seems that the Tyros has the hi-fidelty type sound, the SD-1 is a little more analogish warm, and the roland is in the middle

4 Styles, the Tyros has some great style but also have alot that remind me of a bad karoke night. The SD-1 styles are more of the same quality, not as big of a jump from bad to great, they are mostly moderate to really good. The Roland styles where like the Tyros but only reaching the really good status, never hitting great.

5 The Tyros does have alot of PC type operation which is alot easier to understand than the SD-1 and a hell of alot easier to get around than the Roland.

In conclusion, as I play the Tyros I go from, wow this thing cost alot of money and is ok, to this thing sounds great, I can't wait to play more.

Roland still is the king of MIDI file Playback

Yamaha I think is the closest to sounding like a Roland playback

The SD-1 has a different type of playback sound which at times is a little refreshing, kind of a step away from the super polished roland/yamaha type sounds, more "dirty" "fat" "warm"

Once again these are the ramblings of a guy who thinks he knows too much

[This message has been edited by frankieve (edited 09-02-2003).]