Well after all this chit chat between these two boards, I went back and listened to all the demos of both I could lay ears on. I think both are great sounding boards.....however (or but if you prefer) To my ears, the Genesys voices sound quite a bit harsher or brasher, the Tyros sounds mellower to me. Not saying either is bad, just an observation. For my needs the mellower Tyros sounds suit me better.

As for sheet metal vs plastic I will not live long enough for the plastic to disentegrate and if perchance I were to......I'll be sick of the board by then and want a new one anyway.
Terry