Hi John,

I upgraded from the PSR-3000 to the PSR-S900 a few months ago.

Because I play only instrumental music, the sounds for the melody are very important to me.

The SA voices in the S900 are (to my ears) the very same as the Tyros2, and although there are not as many, I feel that Yamaha picked the best of the lot.

The SA Sax is so nice, I would have bought the S900 just for that one sound.

The S900 has much larger WAV ROM than the 3k and there are more dedicated buttons that were not on the 3k...Harmony/Echo, Touch, Sustain, Mono on and off, DSP Variation.

The S900 also has more styles (305 vs.240) better feeling panel buttons that have a nice non-slip rubbery surface, and an easier to read screen.

Having said all that, if the new right hand voices aren't that important to you...if you are primarily a singer or use SMF a lot, then the differences between the S900 and the PSR-3000 may not be all that substantial.

I'm sure you'll get varying opinions on whether the upgrade is considerable enough...it was for me.

Good luck with your decision.

Ian

[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 09-08-2007).]