From my perspective, the S-900 specifications don't make me want to jump in the van and drive to the nearest retailer and buy a pair of them. (I always buy keyboards in pairs.) For now, I'll wait till one shows up within 100 miles, then I'll sit down with it for an hour or so, let my ears be the judge and then make a decission.

Currently, those 3000s have so much to offer that it would be difficult to part with them. Over the years I've been able to tweek and tune the keyboards, added hundreds of incredible third party styles, created some fantastic voices, and I still have only scratched the surface of what this keyboard has to offer.

I would miss that Smart Media Card, which in my case is used similar to a hard drive. I would also miss the auxiliary output and a few other features that seemed to have went by the wayside. As for the SA voices, I'm really not sure how they can be effectively used in live situations, but I'm sure they would be great for studio work.

As for keyboards being disposable--NAH! A $1,500 item is not a disposable keyboard. Of course, I'm against disposable anything. I've always considered that throwing something away for the sake of convenience is just plain stupid. Some folks have a lot more money than brains I guess, and for those individuals cars, homes and people fall into the disposable category as well.

Cheers,

Gary

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