Micco,

You make some great points regarding Yamaha, Tyros, and arranger keyboards. I agree with all of them!

I have the Tyros, the Motif ES 88, and a Korg Triton Extreme. I have played the Fantom. Each of these boards have their own personalities. I purchased the TE for it's Synth and Orchestral sounds, easy interface, and variety of sounds.

I purchased the MOTIF ES for the keybed (88 weighted keys) and the piano sounds, I purchased the Tyros again for orchestral sounds, fast patch selection, and rehearsal.

I have played the Fantom, and it has some great Piano and other sounds. I was very impressed. In the end I think the MO ES has the best overall sound, the TE biggest quantity of quality sounds and great interface.

My needs have changed as well. I am now thinking about selling both the MO ES 88 and the TE and purchasing a high quality MIDI controller and then going to RACK units. I really don't use the sequencers or composition features of the MO and the TE very much as I play with bands. I use the Tyros for sequencing and style performance.

I am also growing very weary of the Tyros. I HATE the keybed. I need 76 keys, I hate the Vocorder, and the support for new OS releases has been horrible.

I am seriously looking at getting the Roland G70. That has the FAntom pianos plus you can add expansion boards (SRX) and samples.