Idont know which OS system wason the keyboard when i tested it recentley but the shop owner knows me vvery well as i have shopped there for over 15 years. When i first tested the G70 i raised my concern with the poor sound quality and the overdone reverb effect and so tnbe owner assured me that he would get the latest OS sytem to correct it as his business is to seel the units. When i went in recently knew what i was going to ask before i opened my mouth and told me that he had upgraded the OS last month so i assume it was the latest upgrade.

Members have mentioned here that maybe its the playing style or technique that makes the difference in sound quality. Others w have said that its about how some of the best sounds are "hidden " or that you have to dig into the keyboard to appreciate its quality.

Let me ask this simple question , when was the last time yopu heard of a manufacturer trying to sell a product by hiding its beast features ? When was the last time you purchased a (small car priced) keyboard that sounded (initially ) crap on the basis of what you felt it might potentially sound like ?

I play currently the Yamaha psr 8000 and want to upgrade but for my hard earned money , there is simply no way that Roland could persuade me to "upgrade" to the G70 for even half the cost.

WE can argue about styles, thats just amatter of taste.We can argue about ease of use, thats just a matter of familiarity. But the G70 that i have given more of my time to than really i should and it simply sounds poor. I dont care how much processing power it has,how great the samples are supposed to be. I have heard the roland fantom x piano. My nephew has the keyboard. It sounds great. Ihave heard the roland fantom x souind through the G70. There is something seriously wrong. I believe that that Roland have rushed this product tothe market and i dont know why the OS upgrades have done little tomake a difference to the sound quality but it hasnt. Heres a little test for the G70 owners . Go to a music shop and listen to the Fantom X piano and then compare it to the G70 piano.If it sounds the same then it would confirm to me that Roland have produced some duff G70 units