From first hearing this "PA80" - and the Demo of it, it was never going to be a hit anyway, so I'm not surprised that the VA-7 is better by comparison - and the VA-7 sounds "inferior" to me if compared to other Brands from Japan, (Technics/Yamaha etc).
Maybe When A "VA-9" comes out (if it does) can we treat Roland as "serious contenders" to Technics and Yamahas domination of top line arrangers...
J5