Let's not forget my "silent slab" policy. No way that this is going on stage with me. It's too much of a sacrifice. Last week alone, I did 3 jobs that I didn't need an amp for. There wasn't even ROOM for one. I have one coming up next month that is the tighest setup I ever did - A small Italian resteraunt (Brender and Eddie?) that only holds about 35 people in the dining room that I'll be in.
No dancing .... very light vocals ... just pretty background music. There isn't even room to sit down .... which is one of the reasons that I started standing years ago.

I fully expect to enjoy the VA76 at home - I loved the VA7, so this HAS to be even better. More keys, more buttons .... all good things.

Scott,
With respect to the weaning .... Lately, I've had 2-3 pieces out a number of times, and I never use the speakers then. It's too much sound competing on stage, so I shut them off, but the mains are ALWAYS very close by in these situations, and I have a monitor in the car in case I have trouble hearing. I won't strain if I can help it.

My need for speakers is linked to the times when I'm playing TEENY, tiny spots that amps won't go. I also like hearing some sound coming from right in front of me, as if it were an acoustic piano.... makes it more realistic for me.

I remember really liking the drums and the morphing in the VA, so this will be a good thing for a while, and Roland sound engines are quiet as mice - perfect for the studio. And the VA has 4 independant outputs ! Great feature that I use all the time on the PA80. I love that submix capability.