I cant for the life of me understand why the weight of the MS is even an issue here. You want a solidly built keyboard, then darn-it "expect some added weight".

How many people do you see lugging around a 76 key Yamaha Motif ES or 76 key Korg Triton??? They're everywhere, and many are lugging the 88 key models around. These are around 40lbs and up, yet they're getting used "everywhere"! It's not a shock to the owners about the weight. These are solid road worthy synths, and that added weight is due to durability.

Dom's MS has a little weight to it because he doesn't build it like crap-and it's as simple as that. The unit has hi-quality parts. You can't have semi-weighted keys and not expect some added weight. You can't expect it to be built like a tank, and have a cheap plastic PSR style body with cheap buttons, ect. Come on folks be reasonable.

You may feel that Dom's position on weight is a little harsh, but tell me one keyboard company where the top dog to the company can be reached so easily? Tell me one keyboard company where you can reach to top man and get answers from him personally????????? I understand his position and agree with him. Why should the current weight be an issue, when the added weight is due to "durability", and his 76 note arranger's weight is comparable to 76 key synth/workstations?

**as far as styles are concerned.., even Dom agreed with a few of you, yet keep in mind the number of new styles on the way. Keep in mind the constant OS updates to add new features. Hell lets see a show of hands from everyone here who bought an arranger from Yamaha, Korg, Roland, or Ketron who got 100's upon 100's of FREE SOUNDS????, and ALL THOSE FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADES, not just to fix bugs, but to "drum roll" constantly add NEW features?