Hi Gunnar, Actually I DID have a chance to play the SD1 (abeit VERY briefly) back in January and was quite impressed with both sound/styles .

I probably won't make a FINAL decision until I can audition the SD1 once again now that the rootless chord recognition has been added. Funny thing is that this may prove a MORE difficult feat than the implementation of the rootless chord recognition feature itself, because (so far) there are still NO Solton dealers in Northern California willing to stock the SD1. Whether I decide to purchase an SD1 or not, I WILL continue to be a devoted Technics arranger keyboard fan and will probably purchase the KN7000 eventually as well - Scott