Oh i loved my va5 and at the time felt it was way better than the tyros which i had played briefly and was very disappointed. It was only later when the sales guy adjusted the eq etc that it now felt like a power house. I prefer the va5 sounds to the g70 but think the g1000 sounds far better than the va5 and g70.I have no problem if u or anyone thinks my thoughts are unreliable...as long as i get to post my opinion on this forum ill be a happy camper