in this month's Keyboard magazine (April 2005) there is an article on "The Making of the Korg OASYS"... it's a fascinating read. One engineer made a comment that is worth bringing up here (from Pg 16):

"When I was at Ensoniq we'd bring store guys into a mock product planning session and ask them to design their dream synth... the results always ends up costing out at around $10,000. Cause they want everything."

So maybe it's time we answered a question when we make our "dream arranger" wishlist: how much are we willing to pay for it?

My current dream arranger would be a portable version of the Yamaha CVP-309 home arranger. It has a MSRP of $13k and the street price is the infamous WTMWB (whatever the market will bear) but I hear that $8500 street is about norm. That's in a fine finished grand-piano-style case so I figure $6500 MSRP and $5K street to be fair for a portable version of the CVP-309. 76-note keyboard of course but a weighted 88 option would also be nice. I'd call it the "PSR-309 Pro".

So what kinda bread are you guys willing to part with for your dream arranger?

[This message has been edited by The Pro (edited 03-24-2005).]