I agree with your points as well Ian and Fran. The thing is though, once a model is out of production, while it is possible to have repairs done, it also seems to be very costly. This was my experience with both the PSR740 and my Korg M1 before it.

So today, yes it is more practical to have the PSR3000 in that regard. No argument from me on that. A couple of years or so down the road, when it has long become old news and 2 generations of PSR's have surpassed it, pretty much the same boat as the MZ I think.

Fran, I've heard the same thing about the MZ being based on the Technics K5000. I have no idea whether this is actually true, or whether perhaps it might be believed because the 2 boards do share some similar features, plus the ability of the MZ to import and use Roland and Technics styles.

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 01-11-2006).]