i have had the opportunity to demo the Roland G70 next to the Tyros. There is no competition.The Tyros sounds better, is easier to operate and the G70 needs far too much tweaking to the sounds to get anykind of decent sound from it. I spent an hour with it and the so called stunning fantom piano is so soaked in effects that it was messed up ! I have heard the Demos on the web but i've got to tell you that they must have processed the sounds or done some serious revoiceing on the demo's as the sounds from the keyboard straight out the box are really disappointing. I dont know what Roland must have been thinking to release this board when it is quite obviously not ready to be released to a discerning customer.