Am I the only one who feels this way.. I'm sure this keyboard sounds great and all, but I can't see ANY reason in spending $1,700+ on a keyboard that has no sequencer and no sampler. I could understand if this thing had 88 fully weighted keys, but it's just has 61 non weighted. You can buy a fully loaded professional synth for less than the price of the XD-9.. Hell the Yamaha Motif-6 costs less than the XD-9 and I think it completely blows the XD out of the water.. It sells for only $1,689 and that board is loaded! Maybe everyone else sees it different but I can't justify spending over $1,700 on an arranger with no sequencer, sampler, or weighted keys.. For the price the XD-9 is going for they should of at least add the keybed of the X-1..... I'm not knocking the keyboard itself because I'm sure this thing sounds great, but is it worth the $1,700 or so? I got this price of $1,700+ from Music123.com... Are they selling for less anywhere else.. I personally wouldn't spend more than $1,400.00 on a board with it's options.. Even the Korg Triton Le allows you to add a sampler and it costs less than the XD-9

Squeak