Terry wrote:
"In reality what we should expect is a board to be middle of the road out of the box and needs to be tweeked to our personal liking. I'm thankful the boards are made to be tweeked for this purpose. I really am not a tweeker, but expect that I am going to have to do something to get the sound I want. The ability to do this is one of the reasons I buy the higher end boards."

Terry you hit it right there in that paragraph above but it also brings reality to mind.
How long does it take a person to master and tweak a new keyboard to thier particular likes, dislikes and use.
I have been in computers and keyboards since they came out. I went to College classes 2 nights a week to master the early workstations and midi. I have two degrees and know how to study a manual but that never seemed to help me in learning off shore interpretations of how you do things with a particular board. However that said, It still takes me 2 years to totally master a keyboard. Considering this, I become very unconfortable when I consider dumping a board I can use in every way and starting a brand new steep long term learning curve. Especially at my age of 71 or maybe it is because of my age.
I am told by dealers that many boards are traded in just like they came out of the box and never tweaked at all. This was especially true several years ago when they were workstations only.
I will keep the PSR 9000 for another year and TRY to master it. I am just now confortable working with the KN6000 that I have had for 2 years. I started to sell it at least 5 times since July but each time I would get on the forums and get answers and move up another notch in my learning curve. IT ISN'T THE BOARD THAT IS A PROBLEM, IT IS ME!!!
Just my passing thoughts.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all the good friends on this board
Thanks to all for your help on getting moving on the PSR. It is actually making some music now days
Bebop (Bill Forrest in San Jose, Ca. USA)